comedy

Molly Shannon opens up about what inspired her 'SNL' character Mary Katherine Gallagher and the demands of playing the awkward schoolgirl.

Raine Allen-Miller's 'Rye Lane' is a lively romantic comedy with stellar chemistry from actors David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah.

Randall Park's 'Shortcomings' is a funny and irreverent rom-com that probes the many rom-com tropes that have fallen on the genre for many years.

Nicole Holofcener's 'You Hurt My Feelings' is a smartly written and dramatically genuine film that trusts its terrific ensemble cast led by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

'Cheers' was Ted Danson's longest job, running 11 seasons. But, he's worked steadily ever since and credits 2 reasons he avoided being typecast.

For Amy Poehler, comedy is an art form, and she welcomes chances to analyze and debate its role in culture — even when it can land comedians in hot water. 

Alice Englert's 'Bad Behaviour' is an absolute mess, despite a strong central performance from Jennifer Connelly, as it tackles far too many themes without cohesion.

The 'Cheers' series finale featured the monumental return of Shelley Long as Diane Chambers. That meant Long would finally meet her replacement, Kirstie Alley.

Maryam Keshavarz's 'The Persian Verison' is a warm family comedy-drama about mothers and daughters that ultimately manages to find the compelling dramatic beats.

'Theater Camp' is a passion project through and through featuring heart-warming messaging, although its comedy and narrative focus are lacking.

'Frasier' offered legendary actor Ben Gazzara a role on one episode of the 'Cheers' spinoff. Had Gazzara not made this demand, they would've hired him.

'Cheers' welcomed Tip O'Neill to the bar in its first season, but the writers were disappointed when the politician refused to do one scene they wrote for him.

Nida Manzoor's 'Polite Society' is an eccentric, yet heart-warming feature debut, including a delightful performance from rising star Priya Kansara.

'Cheers' writer Ken Levine reveals the frightening tale behind one of the show's classic episodes. You laughed when you saw it, but Levine was on pins and needles.

The 'Cheers' theme song is so famous people can still sing it, but NBC originally had an issue with the song, and the opening credits that played during it.

Ted Danson has been an environmental activist since he was on 'Cheers.' Danson explained how he used 'Cheers' to raise awareness for the cause.

Norm actor George Wendt reveals his 2 favorite 'Cheers' jokes out of every episode, and Woody Harrelson delivered both of them.

'The Pod Generation' has fascinating social commentary, but it doesn't translate into a very compelling narrative or emotionally intriguing characters.

When 'Cheers' ended, Kirstie Alley reflected on the impact the show had on her career and realized how cocky it made her to be part of the show.

John Ratzenberger played 'Cheers' regular Cliff Clavin for 11 years and he would've gone on longer had others not decided it was time to end the show.