They say laughter is the best medicine for (almost) anything—and luckily for us, there are plenty of funny movies to watch ...

But in all this genre mastery, comedy is perhaps the sharpest tool in his kit. Whether it’s a well-timed diversion to give the viewer a break between intense moments, like every ridiculous, ...

From the earliest days of cinema, comedy has been one of the most dominant genres. In the silent era, stars like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin brought laughs to audiences worldwide, while ...

Barbra Streisand arrives on the screen, in “Funny Girl,” when the movies are in desperate need of her. The timing is perfect. There’s hardly a star in American movies today, and if we’ve ...