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Mike Birbiglia's Broadway show explores life's big questions with big laughs

3 years 10 months ago
At one point during Mike Birbiglia's new Broadway show, "The Old Man and The Pool," he jokingly scolds the audience for laughing over a story about the death of a man in a YMCA pool. He stares, he admonishes, he reminds the crowd what, exactly, they're laughing at. And then he pauses. The crowd can't stop laughing. One after another, someone's howl becomes contagious, and the laughter keeps going for several minutes as Birbiglia watches.

Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds try their hands (and feet) at musical comedy in 'Spirited'

3 years 10 months ago
For those wondering who would build a giant holiday musical-comedy around Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, the "produced by Will Ferrell" credit provides a helpful clue. "Spirited" tries turning "A Christmas Carol" on its head, and while it's big and boisterous, the movie (hitting theaters before Apple TV+) isn't consistently irreverent enough to feel like much more than a streaming stocking stuffer.

'Fleishman is in Trouble' ages like fine whine with its look at post-divorce life

3 years 10 months ago
If you find yourself disliking everyone in Hulu's too precious "Fleishman is in Trouble," don't worry, because it's not clear they like themselves. Author Taffy Brodesser-Akner has adapted her book into a limited series with its literary conventions intact, but the result is a frustrating showcase for very good actors as very whiny characters, including Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan and Claire Danes.
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