National Lampoon Takes Aim at SXSW

Exclusive: Comedy institution brings podcast for 50th anniversary

"...doing them on Instagram and Twitter. Instead, the tyrannical sitcom rules supreme again on television. "One of the worst..."

Jan. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Fonz to Gene Cousineau: Henry Winkler's Career of Fearless Reinvention

The man who defined cool on the changing demands of acting, being an icon, and the joy of fly fishing

"...minor supporting part of Arthur Fonzarelli on the breezy sitcom Happy Days and turned him into the Fonz, the..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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Austin Film Festival Review: "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It’s Over"

CW comedy cast and crew bid West Covina adieu in short doc

"...run for Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna’s musical sitcom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend when it wrapped on the CW in..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan

Eastside's Past and Present Revealed in John Mulvany's Latest Exhibit

Secure the Perimeter" at grayDUCK Gallery asks, “What if the outside force is an inside job?”

"...their rural childhood home, and you've got the worst sitcom pitch in the world," he tells me with a..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life Revealed at Austin Film Festival

Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic also joins lineup

"...a trip behind the scenes of everyone's favorite musical meta-sitcom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It’s Over,..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Queer Comedy That’s Not Just for Queers

Way Down in the Hole and Liz Behan take over ColdTowne

"...shows; movies; and short written pieces which reimagine the sitcom Frasier where the titular pop psychologist is a centaur...."

Aug. 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

An Evening With Chlane at ColdTowne Theater

In a light, enjoyable sketch show, comic couple Chloe and Lane Ingram show the cost to intimacy with just one person over others

"...riot. I would watch these two on their own sitcom or web series. But since that's not an option,..."

June 21, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

The Great Feckin' Depression of Seamus O'Doherty

Th' dark-eyed Dubliner & his ginger mog: Captured by Austin's Izzi Ross

"...treat: The gags, character-based and redolent of the best sitcom tropes, are actually funny, landing at least an amused..."

June 12, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

ATX TV Fest Recap: Taking the Future One Day at a Time

Series creator says "there’s hope" show will be saved

"...not renew its contemporary re-imagining of Norman Lear's classic sitcom One Day at a Time, but the Stateside Theatre..."

June 11, 2019 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan

Livin’ la Queer Latinx Vida

The convention-busting writers' room of Starz' drama comes to ATX Television Festival

"...by Netflix's recent controversial cancellation of Cuban American family sitcom One Day at a Time. When asked who to..."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

ATX Television Fest Heads to Letterkenny

"You were talking with your pals the other day ..."

"...the Canadian web series that became an unexpected international sitcom smash...."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

One Day at a Time Comes to ATX Television Festival

Fest adds Veronica Mars, Letterkenny, and more

"...there’ll be a special screening and Q&A for the sitcom set in rural Canada, which has become one of..."

April 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Comedy: The Laugh Button Live!

Kathy Griffin ignited a late-night set full of high energy

"...her portrayal as Aunt Becky on the long running sitcom Full House. (Well, previously best known for that role.)..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Luv Doc: Lucky You

How can someone who has experienced such wealth and plenitude ever hope to live a life free of tortured conscience?

"...Then again, I didn't grow up rich. Well, actually,..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Wrong Tim D: Eros Vlahos England's 2nd most popular sitcom 'Right Place, Wrong Tim' is besieged by bloodthirsty killer..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Second Wave of Acts Added to Moontower Comedy Festival 2019

Latest list of headliners shows Moontower up Schitt's Creek

"...make you happier than the start of the Canadian sitcom's fifth season, try this news on for size: Schitt's..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Ring in the New Year With a Binge Watch

12 streaming shows to get you to midnight and beyond

"...head for The Good Place, a philosophy-heavy, wonderfully subversive sitcom set in the afterlife that’s got more turns than..."

Dec. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Miseducation of Today's Youth: Let's Talk About Queerness

Out Youth Teen Guest Writes for Qmmunity

"...and the adults in their lives. Crossdressing as a sitcom punchline normalizes the ridicule of transgender people. Homophobic jokes..."

Nov. 20, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Elliot Pearson

ATX Television Festival Adds the Guilds

Blumhouse, Vida, and Men in Trees on the program

"...in Trees? ATX Television Festival recalls the short-lived ABC sitcom, and will celebrate it as part of the “Cancelled..."

Nov. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What'cha Watchin'?

Editor Kim Jones programs hifalutin Shakespeare and the highly gross mortifications of the pubescent body

Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Column by Kimberley Jones

Local Comedy People With Issues Takes the Long Path

Third time’s the charm for writer-director Dan Siegelstein

"...Specht as Jack, and shot it like a TV sitcom before the first commercial break. "That invites people to..."

July 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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Ridiculous true story of childhood retained makes for ridiculous fun

"...After a decade of directing sitcoms, sketch comedy, and stand-up specials, first-time narrative feature director..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

David X. Cohen Brings Futurama Back to the Future

ATX Television Festival brings some of the cult show's voice actors together for a table read

"...for saving Brooklyn Nine-Nine when Fox dropped the popular sitcom...."

June 8, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

American Berserk Theatre's Killer Girls

When the killer girls of this timely satire strike back at abusive bros, revenge is sweet, smart, and hilarious

"...is the sort of conveniently diverse group that populates sitcom offices and movies from Bridesmaids to The Breakfast Club:..."

May 18, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Now Streaming in Austin: Distance

He said, she said, IRL and online, in Distance

"...to assemble a team and brainstorm like a TV sitcom, they exchanged ideas and drafts via text and email..."

May 11, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt on Their New Horror A Quiet Place

The filmmaking power couple on fighting monsters and real intimacy

"...who became a household name because of smash hit sitcom The Office. Not that he's running away from the..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Comedy: Your 2018 Lineup

March mirth blows in with Bloom, Offerman, Gaffigan, & Cavett

"...of the first season of the comedy network's pitch-black sitcom Corporate​ with a stand-up showcase featuring the program's creators..."

Feb. 27, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Holiday Viewing: TV Christmas Episodes

Celebrate the season in Sunnydale, the Oval Office, and more

"...More Sitcom Shenanigans... The Office (UK), “Christmas Special Parts I and..."

Dec. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Barney Miller: Dark Knight

Holy Wojo, Batman, these sitcom detectives seem awful familiar!

"...Knight, a production that mashes up the old ABC sitcom with DC Comics’ Gotham Central sort of action. “I..."

Oct. 19, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

My Obsession: The Dick Van Dyke Show

Was the Sixties sitcom a harbinger of horror?

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Column by Joe Gibson

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