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The Naked Gun wants to revive classic comedy, but truly shines when it dares to be new

There is a joke in Liam Neeson’s The Naked Gun. Of course, there is more than one. When it comes to jokes, the extremely late reboot of Leslie Nielsen’s detective comedy series is about as jam-packed as his co-star Pamela Anderson’s skin-tight dress.  But this one is a subtle and running gag Neeson’s Lt. Frank […]

Eurovision bans Pride flags for performers, lifts restrictions on flags for spectators

The Eurovision Song Contest has lifted restrictions that barred spectators from waving Palestinian flags and other banners of non-competing countries or entities — but the updated flag policy also states performers can only wave the flag of the country they’re representing, effectively banning Pride flags for artists. The updated policy, shared with CBC News, specifies that […]

Teri Garr, co-star of Tootsie and Young Frankenstein, dead at 79

Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favourites as Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, has died. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health problems in recent years, and underwent an operation […]