This is James Taylor with Theatre Talk. Are old jokes really the best jokes? Two productions seen this past weekend give a pretty good answer. UCLA Live's presentation of Arlecchino, Servant of Two ...

Saying that he wants his shows to be “popular” and for “everyone to like” them, the showrunner carried on, “The more people who like the shows, the happier I am, so if there’s anything in a show that ...

Back in the ’90s, Waterworld was one of Hollywood’s most notorious flops. (Although it was only kind of a flop, but we’ll get to that.) The post-apocalyptic 1995 action movie starred Kevin Costner and ...

Jon Stewart has officially apologized for his old jokes ridiculing transgender people. During the season two premiere of his Apple TV+ show "The Problem with John Stewart," the comedian defended the ...

As Passover approaches and we begin preparing for the seder, this old joke will no doubt be heard often in the coming days. It is a familiar and tongue-in-cheek explanation of what the seder is all ...

We all love bad jokes. And we'd argue knock knock jokes are exemplary. Part of what makes them so great is their performative ...