March 29, 2014

Steve Coogan Raises Silliness to High Art

Silliness raised to an art form. This is the brilliance of Steve Coogan. Anyone can be silly. It’s one of the first forms of humor that kids learn. To find silliness that is not simply immature or careless, but is nuanced and detailed, is rare. Steve Coogan has been bringing nuanced, detailed, silly humor, particularly in the form of his character Alan Partridge, for nearly 20 years in Britain.
February 25, 2014

The Oscar They Didn’t Give Out: 80 Years of Best Comedy Picture

The comedy film has always been Oscar’s bastard child. If they won’t recognize the masterpiece of the comedy film, we will. Members of the Interrobang Staff poured over eight decades of comedy films, fighting tooth and nail over 5 precious spots for each year, and finally picking the ultimate list of winners. The results are all here, Here 80 years– nominees and all– of what should have been the Academy’s Best Comedy Picture list.
February 21, 2014

Lock Yourself In Weekend: Peter Sellers

He's been called Great Britain's finest comedic actor since Charlie Chaplin, and deservedly so. Which is why we created this perfect "Lock Yourself in Weekend" at home film festival with the essential works of Peter Sellers.