Janeane Garofalo – Stream On Demand

Kevin Pollak's documentary 'Misery Loves Comedy' on Amazon Prime

‘Misery Loves Comedy’ – Comedians reflect on Peacock

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Documentary 06/28/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

“Do you have to be miserable to be funny?” That’s the question that comedian and actor Kevin Pollak poses to his fellow performers in this documentary.

The original 2001 comedy from David Wain and Michael Showalter.

The original ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ on Peacock

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/25/2021 Sean Axmaker

Wet Hot American Summer (2001) has lived longer than anyone would have predicted while watching it in 2001. The self-aware summer camp spoof/nostalgia lampoon spawned a prequel and a sequel series for Netflix that play out in the same cheeky, silly, self-aware manner of adult actors playing at being teenagers. It feels as much an […]

‘Ratatouille’ – Food glorious food on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award, Animation, Blu-ray, Comedy, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, foodie film, Kid Stuff, Streaming Movies, SVOD 06/30/2020 Sean Axmaker

“I’m a rat, which makes life hard.” That’s an understatement. In Ratatouille (2007), the dynamic animated film from writer/director Brad Bird (The Iron Giant and The Incredibles) and Pixar Studios, Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) may be a rat but he’s also a budding gourmand. Where his family is content to raid trash cans and scarf […]

‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Animation, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, Kid Stuff, Streaming Movies, SVOD 06/24/2020 Sean Axmaker

Kiki’s Delivery Service (Japan, 1989) carries us into the experiences of a young witch as she charts her path in the real world. Sincere, spirited Kiki has turned thirteen, the age when witches leave the nest for a year of solo training. She’s ready to take on the world with her broomstick and her best […]

Garry Shandling and Rip Torn in 'The Larry Sanders Show'

‘The Larry Sanders Show’ on HBO Now

!Featured, Comedy, Cult TV 09/23/2016 Sean Axmaker

Hey now! The Larry Sanders Show was the original buzz show on HBO. A scathingly funny sitcom created by and starring Garry Shandling, it ran on the channel’s late-night schedule between 1992 and 1998, receiving fair ratings, great reviews and a rabid following in Hollywood as it became the industry’s cult show. Shandling had previously […]

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross star in the cult HBO sketch comedy 'Mr. Show'

‘Mr. Show with Bob and David’ on Amazon Prime and HBO Now

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Comedy 05/22/2016 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

“Hey everybody, it’s Bob and David!” In fact, it’s all 30 episodes of Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995-1997), the HBO sketch comedy created by and starring Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. This inspired, inventive show combines the freewheeling creativity of Monty Python’s Flying Circus with cabaret theater, and each episode swirls around an ingenious […]