Ryan Adams has often been photographed wearing Ratt T-shirts, and as it turns out, he wasn’t just being cute with it. On a recent visit to NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, Adams broke out a gorgeous solo-acoustic cover of the glam-metal band’s 1984 nugget “

In trying to make any sense of ABC's duuuuummmmb new sitcom, "Work It," it's quite tempting to rummage through centuries of examples that might help us deconstruct modern civilization's endless fixation on putting a man in a dress for comic effect. But f

NEW HAVEN — Like plea bargains filling an afternoon court docket, “law talk” permeates the American vocabulary, a Yale University legal scholar says. If it weren’t for laws and courts, Fred R. Shapiro explains, kids wouldn’t have a posse to hang out with

In trying to make any sense of ABC’s duuuuummmmb new Tuesday night sitcom, “Work It,” it’s quite tempting to rummage through centuries of examples that might help us deconstruct modern civilization’s endless fixation for putting a man in a dress for comi

NEW HAVEN — Like plea bargains filling an afternoon court docket, “law talk” permeates the American vocabulary, a Yale University legal scholar says. If it weren’t for laws and courts, Fred R. Shapiro explains, kids wouldn’t

ABCs Work It runs into trouble trying to find humor in cross-dressing By HANK STUEVER The Washington Post By HANK STUEVER Updated: 2012-01-02T01:47:12Z Eric McCandless Lee and Angel (Ben Koldyke, left, and Amaury Nolasco) find they can get jobs only if t

The American Cinematheque is ringing in the New Year with some wild and crazy comedy classics. The Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre is serving up a 70-millimeter print of Stanley Kramer’s lengthy, wacky all-star 1963 comedy, “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Wor

ABC executives know they won’t be getting a lot of love from critics for their new sitcom “Work It,” which debuts Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on Ch. 4. It is an absolutely dreadful show in which a couple of guys — Lee (Ben Koldyke) and Angel (Amaury Nolasco) —

Only tribute artist hired by Elvis Presley Enterprises to perform at Graceland's Heartbreak Hotel. For one night only, Chris MacDonald will lovingly bring back the magic of “the King or Rock-n-roll” in a truly dynamic performance complete with costumes,

Jerry Lewis has been in the news a lot lately, mostly because he's the subject of a new documentary, Jerry Lewis: Method to the Madness, which premiered last week on Encore. If you haven't heard about it, a bunch of funny people like Jerry Seinfeld, Eddi

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah! For some terrific celebratory music, I suggest the Idelsohn Society's Hanukkah Mix, featuring the likes of Gershon Kingsley, Milton Berle, Johnny Mathis, Neil Diamond, Woody Guthrie, and a dozen more greats. Idels

I* an unlikely venue — a converted gymnasium off Avenue B — one of New York’s newest opera companies is keeping musical tradition alive. On the 99-seat Connelly Theatre’s postage stamp of a stage Thursday, Amore Opera offered a lively, slapdash performan

On the occasion of the new TV show "Work It" (which we talked about yesterday): While it may have deeper implications today than it did decades ago, men dressing like women is one of the oldest forms of comedy. It is at the heart of one of the best featu

What follows is my speech to the 30th anniversary dinner for People for the American Way, delivered at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on December 5, 2011. Please watch it below, or continue scrolling to read it in full. It is the 30th anniversary of People F

Debate overload One of the harbingers of television comedy was Milton Berle. A reporter once asked him, how do we resolve the Vietnam war? Berle thought just for a second, answering we should put it on TV as a weekly show on ABC. It would be canceled aft

Thank you, JJ. To be lauded by you-- touches me deeply. I couldn't admire or respect you more - as a man, a talent, or a spirit. You who don't know JJ - visit his offices, where he works. Spend ten minutes there -he doesn't have to be there-- and y

Milton Berle (“Mr. Tuesday Night”) was a talented performer but perhaps best known for his comedic endeavors when dressed up in women’s clothing. Many people feel that throughout history, a man dressed as a woman has always been more bone-tickling than

Watching The Muppets it quickly becomes clear that writer/star Jason Segal has great respect for his source material. When the Muppets last appeared on screen over ten years ago, the franchise felt stale. Much like the Star Trek reboot, The Muppets rev

By Jason Gay Isn't it a little presumptuous for the NBA to skulk back on Christmas? December 25 is a cherished day for family, for Bing Crosby over egg nog, for Dad to waste three hours trying to build the electronic space pterodactyl before giving up an