Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani Action Drives an Uber by Jay S. Jacobs Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista come from totally different worlds – at least as far as show business is concerned. Which is why it was so dementedly brilliant to cast them together in the action comedy Stuber. Nanjiani comes from the comedy … Continue reading
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Say Anything Jeff Dye… We’re Listening!
Say Anything Jeff Dye… We’re Listening! by Ronald Sklar – Photo by Harley Reinhardt http://www.popentertainment.com/jeffdye.htm With a hosting stint on MTV’s Money From Strangers and a growing following, Jeff Dye’s career goes boom! By rights, he is way too good looking to be funny, but there he is, that adorable Jeff Dye, making us laugh … Continue reading
Daniel Tosh is Not Completely Serious
Daniel Tosh Is Not Completely Serious by Jay S. Jacobs “I don’t have a girlfriend in every city in the country,” Daniel Tosh explains. But some people think: why shouldn’t he? He’s young. He’s single. He’s a hip and happening stand-up comedian. The women must be lining up, right? “When somebody brings that up, it’s … Continue reading
The Job – The Complete Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
The Job The Complete Series (2001-2002) (Shout! Factory-2005) It is a mystery why Denis Leary has never become huge. He’s one of the funniest guys in show business, and yet none of his films or TV ventures seems to catch on. He is a brilliant stand-up comedian (just track down his old CD No Cure for … Continue reading
Richard Lewis is No Longer in Pain … Well Sort of …
Richard Lewis is No Longer in Pain … Well Sort of … by Ronald Sklar “It wasn’t a very romantic proposal,” Richard Lewis tells me about how he offered to tie the knot with his wife. “It wasn’t in front of the Eiffel Tower. In fact, it was in the bedroom — I had tall … Continue reading