Comedy

Catherine O'Hara

Needle Drop: When 'Schitt's Creek' Turned Tina Turner's 'The Best' Into a Love Language

May 28, 2026

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3 min read

Needle Drop: When 'Schitt's Creek' Turned Tina Turner's 'The Best' Into a Love Language

In the Season 4 episode "Open Mic," Patrick's stripped-down Tina Turner cover doesn't just surprise David, it also reveals the courage beneath one of TV's gentlest romances

JP Mangalindan

FYC

Dispatch • Dan Levy and the 'Big Mistakes' Cast on Making Crime a Family Affair

May 27, 2026

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6 min read

Dispatch • Dan Levy and the 'Big Mistakes' Cast on Making Crime a Family Affair

At a Netflix panel on May 16, Levy and the cast unpacked the dark comedy’s criminal chaos and the family mess no one can escape

JP Mangalindan

Michael Patrick King

May 11, 2026

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6 min read

Close-Up: 'The Comeback' Co-Creator Michael Patrick King on the Final Scene With Lisa Kudrow

King spoke to Scene and Unheard about the artistic choices behind Kudrow’s final scene as Valerie Cherish—and what it means to see her clearly at last

JP Mangalindan

Billy Porter

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Apr 28, 2026

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6 min read

Dispatch • Greg Berlanti, Billy Porter, Zach Braff, and Mickey Liddell on 25 Years of 'The Broken Hearts Club'

At a screening in West Hollywood on April 25, the creative team and cast of 'The Broken Hearts Club' reflected on chosen family, queer visibility, and a movie that helped change what was possible

JP Mangalindan

Robin Williams

At 30, 'The Birdcage' Still Knows the Cost of Hiding

Mar 3, 2026

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3 min read

At 30, 'The Birdcage' Still Knows the Cost of Hiding

Mike Nichols’ 1996 broad comedy opened as a farce. Three decades later, it feels less like a punchline and more like a love letter

JP Mangalindan

Apple TV

Dispatch • ‘Palm Royale’: The Cast on Consequences, Carol Burnett, and a Thornier Palm Beach

Dec 7, 2025

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3 min read

Dispatch • ‘Palm Royale’: The Cast on Consequences, Carol Burnett, and a Thornier Palm Beach

At an event in Los Angeles on Dec. 6, creator Abe Sylvia, Kristen Wiig and the cast reflected on the show’s new focus, its shifting alliances and Carol Burnett’s quiet generosity

JP Mangalindan

Movie

Sliding Doors: 'Back to the Future' and the Marty McFly That Almost Was

Sep 2, 2025

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3 min read

Sliding Doors: 'Back to the Future' and the Marty McFly That Almost Was

Before Michael J. Fox, Eric Stoltz played the iconic role. His version of the film almost changed everything

JP Mangalindan