Tag: comedy
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#NavigatingNetflix: Episode 2: ‘Idiocracy’
In this episode of Navigating Netflix, the team looks at the brilliant comedic satire “Idiocracy” and examine its plot of a future humanity that has been dumbed down to the point of near-uselessness.
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freudian take on vatican life makes cannes smile
from reuters: The Vatican got a dose of Freudian analysis at Cannes on Friday with “Habemus Papam,” a gentle Italian comedy about a newly elected pope who gets cold feet when the weight of his responsibility dawns on him. The film by Italian director Nanni Moretti drew laughter and healthy applause from critics on day…
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‘Book of Mormon’ Set to Open On Broadway
A new musical set to open on Broadway Thursday night looks at religious faith and doubt with a healthy dose of imagination: the audience meets Jesus, Church of Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith, Satan, and an African warlord as well as Darth Vader, Yoda and two hobbits.
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9/11 Truth Comes to Saturday Night Live
“We felt that with the 9/11 terror attacks coming up later in the summer, that sector of the market would probably triple in value… and once again, we were right.”