Thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, even most non-comics readers are familiar with the origin stories of the big-ticket heroes. Everyone knows about the radioactive spider and the super solider serum. Those are easy, and in a lot of ways, they are perfect stories for the big screen and big audiences. But, there’s also the…
Robin Williams was a man of many faces, many talents, and many, many fans. We may have lost the legendary act in 2014, but his memory lives on forever through the countless pieces of entertainment he gave the world over the years. Robin’s heart beamed through the screen as we watched his movies and TV…
Eric Cartman Is known to have done many terrible things throughout the 26 Seasons of South Park. In fact, his most terrible acts tend to define him as a character. If you ask any fan of the show to name the most memorable things Cartman has done they would probably mention the time he lead…
Before she was starring alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (2023), she was giving a memorable decade-long run on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Aside from her recent portrayal of Weird Barbie, McKinnon has also proven to be one of the funniest female comedians today through her roles in Rough Night (2018),…
Family Guy has a torn reputation on the internet. It has been praised for its irreverent humor and clever writing, yet as the show has continued to run over two decades it has been criticized as “blunt and witless – contrived shock tactics delivered with all the subtlety of a supernova.” But, regardless of how…
The Simpsons is well know for its “Treehouse of Horror” Halloween specials, but these annual episodes are not the only times the show’s writers and animators venture into the realms of the dark, scary, and macabre. Throughout the series the Simpsons and the other citizens of Springfield endure nightmarish scenarios that would haunt most people…
It’s no secret that NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ has jumpstarted a ton of careers for comedic actors and actresses over the years, but what about the now-successful entertainers who were once turned down by Lorne Michaels and the show? Thankfully, these acts found their own way into the limelight and onto our TV screens in…
We’ve seen plenty of the X-Men over the years, with multiple film franchises and spinoffs dedicated to our favorite mutant crime fighters. Those versions of the characters have ranged from pretty good (Hugh Jackman as Wolverine) to truly terrible (whatever was going on with the whole Dark Phoenix storyline), but none of them defines the…
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier. The 2006 star-studded movie based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel of the same name has secured its place in ’00s pop culture and is an overall fan-favorite within the comedy-drama genre. The fashion-based film may have premiered over 15 years ago, yet the iconic moments…
Brilliant, edgy, ahead-of-his-time, ingenious, and downright hilarious are just some of the plethora of adjectives to describe the legendary stand-up comedian George Carlin. With a career spanning over 50 years, Carlin graduated from class clown in high school to early days performing on The Ed Sullivan Show to eventually becoming so successful in stand-up that…
