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Games on a Plane

Channel 7 in the Anchorman Era

Bob Palmer signs off

Hail, Mary

Mary Katherine Gallagher may be a Superstar, but do you really care?

Q&A with Party Down star Adam Scott

Ken Marino and Adam Scott of "Party Down." Starz, a cable network best known for screening films, is branching into producing series -- and one of the most promising, Party Down, premieres at 8:30 p.m. tonight. The show is about a hapless bunch of starving actors fronting as caterers as they wait f ... More >>

Revenge of the Nerds

Judd Apatow's pretty good year.

Semi-Pro

Will Ferrell’s umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Double Trouble

Will Ferrell’s umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Hamlet 2 is simply tragic

Will Ferrell’s umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Despite Rainn Wilson, The Rocker is more childish pop than hard-core funny

Will Ferrell’s umpteenth sports comedy is only half bad. His half.

Step Brothers

With Step Brothers, Ferrell, Reilly, McKay & Co. still don't wanna grow up. And thank God for that.

The Foot Fist Way

Tae kwon do comedy The Foot Fist Way stars a truly cringe-tastic Danny McBride.

Summer Movie Preview

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

They Killed the Dog

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

Farce of a Champion

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

Shirt Tale

With a guayabera, clothes make the Mexican.

Backbeat Lounge

Leggo my Leto.

Stranger Than Fiction

Playing against type, Will Ferrell can’t quite ground this artificially whimsical romantic comedy.

Men Behaving Badly

Bad Santa meets Napoleon Dynamite in this tepid man-child comedy.

Five for Fighting

Just because Jurassic 5's latest disc is titled Feedback doesn't mean the crew's looking for any.

Crash Test Dummy

The loudest, boldest comic actor around takes an endless victory lap.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 10, 2006

Our top DVD picks for the week of July 27, 2006.

From the week of August 10, 2006

Tortilla Flat

Nacho's funnier than Napoleon, which isn't saying much.

This Time, It's Serious

Nacho's funnier than Napoleon, which isn't saying much.

Springtime for Mel

Brooks's latest Producers is flawed, but better than the first.

Love the Sin

Brooks's latest Producers is flawed, but better than the first.

Cursed

Bewitched delivers just what you'd expect: absolutely nothing.

Will to Win

Ferrell kicks and screams his way to another hit.

Woody and Woody

It's his 45th movie in forty years, and you're not likely to remember it.

Good News

Will Ferrell's Anchorman is dumb, and funny, as hell.

Heaven Must Have Sent Them

Bug’s The cast of Honky Tonk Angels gets into the holiday mood.

Tights Fit

Elf has all the trimmings of a holiday standard.

Free Will

Another SNL vet may be the next Bill Murray. Seriously.

Will to Power

Mr. Ferrell comes into his glory in Old School.

Fallon Fast

Saturday Night Live's prime player is rapidly outgrowing television's small screen

Conan O'Brien "Freebird" makes you want to flick your Bic

Now this is what you call going out on a high note. In case you missed it, Conan O'Brien ended his stint at NBC on Friday night by strapping on a Les Paul and playing "Freebird" with Will Ferrell, Ben Harper, Beck and ZZ Top's Bill Gibbons. Ferrell actually does a pretty mean Ronnie Van Zandt an ... More >>

The Babysitters rise from the ashes of Six Months to Live

Photo by Kelly Kievit​Are you already lamenting the loss of beloved weirdo pop outfit Six Months to Live? Well, do we have good news for you! In just a few weeks, you'll be able to enjoy some of the same zesty pop/rock flavor with former Six Months to Live frontman's new act, the Babysitters.

Cop out: Injections of zaniness don't light the impersonality of The Other Guys

Photo by Kelly Kievit​Are you already lamenting the loss of beloved weirdo pop outfit Six Months to Live? Well, do we have good news for you! In just a few weeks, you'll be able to enjoy some of the same zesty pop/rock flavor with former Six Months to Live frontman's new act, the Babysitters.

Five terrible holiday parody songs

​There's just something about this time of year that inspires people to record parodies. Jack Black and Jason Segal just spoofed the David Bowie and Bing Crosby classic, "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy," and yesterday, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly premiered their version of the tune. Cli ... More >>

UFO Phil on his plan to build a giant pyramid on Pikes Peak

UFO Phil.​Think you're good at suspending disbelief? The latest story from Phil Hill, aka UFO Phil, will put you to the test. The vigorous self-promoter, who says he's been abducted by aliens "my whole life," now has a plan to generate free electricity for all by building a giant pyramid on P ... More >>

Comedy Central's Comedy Awards: Due recognition or sideshow?

​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

Top Ten Pay Phone Scenes in Movies

Is there anyone there?​In a way, there's nothing sadder than obsolescence, a thing no longer useful left to fall into misuse and disrepair -- and there's maybe no better example of that than the pay phone. That's why, for the past couple of weeks, we've been highlighting one Sad Payphone of th ... More >>

The Beastie Boys's "Fight For Your Right - Revisited" trailer is awesome

The Beastie Boys.​The Beastie Boys have been men for quite some time now, but they've clearly never lost their sense of playfulness. The group's long-anticipated upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 (no, you didn't miss part one), is shaping up to be quite an event, judging by the just-r ... More >>

Rowdy Roddy Piper on Charlie Sheen and staying in the ring

Watch out, Cindy Lauper.​Rowdy Roddy Piper is one of the stranger interviews I've ever done. He's a hard man to get a hold of -- he juggles a variety of projects from showbiz to professional wrestling -- but once you get him on the phone, he's like a spigot unstopped, a torrent of tangentially ... More >>

In honor of Hot Sauce Committee Part Two: A look at the Beastie Boys' top five videos

​The Beastie Boys have been shaking our ear drums with their mind-blowing rap, hilarious and brilliant lyrics, and daring beats since the '80s. Over the weekend, the crew premiered its new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (streaming below), at Madison Square Garden, center court. That momen ... More >>

The '90s make a womping comeback: Fifteen tracks get a good old dubstep goose via remix

​There are a lot of things to love about the '90s: Power Rangers, Cindy Crawford, Titanic, Beanie Babies, Win Ben Stein's Money, Mr. Bean, Friends or that notorious low-speed chase involving a white van and a retired professional football player. The music, however, was the best part of the de ... More >>

Starfox 3D, Michael Chabon and zombies, zombies, zombies this week, August 6, 2011

​We told you last week that things were about to pick up, so hopefully you didn't blow all your hard earned cash on mimosas this weekend, because there is a ton of great content to highlight this week. We've got not one, but two different pieces of zombie media -- a game and a comic -- and the ... More >>