COMEDY OF THE ABSURD

Do you like parody, spoofs, satire, black comedy and silly, nonsensical humor? Then you will like these comedy of the absurd books, movies, plays and stories.

This article shares information on 10 of Associated Contents most fascinating writers.

An overview of the late Kurt Vonnegut's best-selling 1969 novel, Slaughterhouse-Five.

This article shares information on 12 of the best movies about fathers.

The adaptability of comedy is best expressed in the way that comic films have addressed the static conventions of a love story by addressing it through the prism of an ever-changing social milieu.

Assaults, Tonight, and The Marijuana Boyz is the second chapter to the gripping lives of The Marijuana Boyz. Set in 1993, it tells the Real life tale of a Marijuana possessed youth!

You'll just have too too much fun with this guy. Keep your eye on him.

A review of the ten worst sequels of the past ten years.

Here's a look at five of the best horror movies from the past decade.

Will Ferrell and Danny McBride have many dedicated fans. This in and of itself will make the movie a success. The fact that when it comes out, there are no other big name movies coming out should increase the Land of the Lost Success.

Descriptions of the comedy stylings of the current cast members of Saturday Night Live

President George W. Bush has been fodder for comedians since virtually his first day in office. It is therefore no surprise there is an animated series dedicated to him. That series is Comedy Central's Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States.

The work examines the relations between men and women of the renaissance; how shakespeare created a world of irony; how women and men usurped their roles, and the foolishness of life itself.

Part 2 in a look at the films of fly-over country. Here I look at four examples of some of the best movies evr set in Middle America.

At the end of the day, it should be obviously clear: political correctness is taking hold of the Michael Richards scandal.

Whatever message Mike White was trying to get across in "Year of the Dog", he failed. Miserably. Reminiscent of a public service announcement gone horribly awry...

A brief explanation of part of what makes comedy classic as opposed to temporal.

An essay tracing the major themes in the movie "Raising Arizona," most notably, the concept of parenthood, and the use of the absurd in cinema.

Even the television show The Office is getting into the funny t-shirt biz.

The writer of School of Rock directs his first feature. Is it a School of Rock or a School of Flop?

The only way to escape it is to crawl in a hole and keep yourself there until you hear Christmas music in the air. Of course these days Christmas music begins in early November so you better wait until you hear champagne corks flying and the singing of Auld Lang Syne.

Anyway, "30 Rock" premiered tonight for its second season, a couple of weeks after it picked up the Emmy for Best Comedy Series. After watching tonight's episode, it feels like it was well deserved.

Time to dissect comedy!

A short review of my favorite comedies of all time.