I open my speaking engagements with a knock-knock joke I’ve written for actors. “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Method actor.” “Method actor who?” And then I pause as long as it takes for the actors ...

Comedy is hard, but voting for comedy is harder, especially if you’re a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. This year’s nomination of “The Tourist” for best comedy-musical likely may have ...

When “American Night: The Ballad of Juan José” first premiered in 2010, playwright Richard Montoya may not have envisioned the election of President Donald Trump in his comedy exploring the balance of ...