Posts Tagged ‘Comedy’

The Ricky Gervais Show, Ep. 1 Review

Ricky Gervais’ new show is all about his comedy podcast that enjoyed an enormous following. Sitting down with his good friend and colleague Stephen Merchant and the absent-minded Karl Pilkington, they basically talk about nothing. The show has a unorganized format because Gervais and Merchant react...

February 22nd, 2010 | Animation, Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

‘How I Met Your Mother’ Season One Review

Its basically a love story in reverse. The viewer already knows that Ted ends up happy and with two kids, but they don’t know who he marries. Speaking to his kids, future Ted (Bob Saget) explains the long, arduous journey of how he met their mother. Years before, Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) is a twenty-something...

February 18th, 2010 | Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Community: ‘Communication Studies’ Review

Drunk calls. If you are a college student, you have most likely been the recipient or instigator of a call to a person of the opposite sex in an inebriated state. People will say their true feelings bluntly, however, there is an understanding that these things won’t be remembered in the morning. Unfortunately,...

February 14th, 2010 | Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

The Office: The Meeting Review

“The Meeting” aired last night and it was a satisfying return to form for The Office. For the last couple of seasons the show focused more on the personal lives of the workers and less about their actual day-to-day business. There were many hilarious episodes during in recent seasons but I sometimes...

September 25th, 2009 | Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Cougar Town: Pilot Review

I really wasn’t expecting a lot from Cougar Town. It seemed like an ABC comedy that was a rehash of Desperate Housewives. The show centers on women in a suburban Florida town who crave sex. After watching it was confirmed that the women living in Cougar Town definitely want to have sex—a lot of it....

September 25th, 2009 | Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Modern Family: Pilot Review

A gay couple with a an adopted Vietnamese baby, a May/September relationship, and a traditional family comprise the characters of Modern Family, a show that explores the dynamics of three different families that are all related (the patriarch of the May/September relationship ties the other two families...

September 23rd, 2009 | Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Two and a Half Men: “818-JKLPUZO” Review

Two and a Half Men is a show that, like it or not, demands to be reviewed by any legitimate entertainment critic. Last season, it was the highest rated comedy on television and on Sunday, Jon Cryer upset Neil Patrick Harris to win the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor. Its star, Charlie Sheen, is the highest...

September 22nd, 2009 | Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Accidentally On Purpose: Pilot Review

Accidentally on Purpose is CBS’s new comedy starring Jenna Elfman. She plays Billie, a newly single 37-year-old woman living in San Francisco just out of a three-year relationship with the successful and smart, James (Grant Show). Out partying with her friend Olivia (Ashley Jensen) and sister Abby...

September 22nd, 2009 | Comedy, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

Curb Your Enthusiasm Season Premiere Review

Larry David’s life is far from perfect. Although he is wealthy and retired, he has so many social hang-ups and quirks that his basic interactions with friends almost always put him into hilariously bad situations. The show rarely disappoints and luckily for all fans, David decided to bring the show...

September 21st, 2009 | Comedy, Featured, Reviews, TV, TV Shows | Read More

The Goods Review

This summer, studios have expanded the reach of the typical “guy comedy” movie. Movies such as The Hangover have broad appeal due to the affability of their characters, which allows an advertising executive to spin the movie as being about friendship, thereby overshadowing some of the movie’s...

August 14th, 2009 | Comedy, Featured, Film, Movies, Reviews | Read More