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Funny People is frustrating and overstays its welcome

28.08.09
Funny People, starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, is director Judd Apatow's poisoned valentine to the comedy business... more

The Adam Sandler effect

25.08.09
Love him or loathe him, Adam Sandler is in London to promote his latest film, Funny People. Here, he attempts to explain his extraordinary draw.... more

Check out the biggest movies this summer

05.06.09
Sacha Baron Cohen's new comic creation, the latest instalment from Harry Potter at Hogwarts and adventures in the land of lizard men - here is our guide to the biggest movies of the season... more

Funny men in Night at the Museum 2

22.05.09
Ben Stiller calls in the kings of comedy for a Night at the Museum sequel that outclasses the original and scales the heights of absurdity.... more

Stoners meet cops in Pineapple Express

11.09.08
Stoner comedy Pineapple Express avoids many of the pitfalls of such dogs as You Don’t Mess with the Zohan.... more

Who you gonna call? The original cast of Ghostbusters to make a third film

06.09.08
A new generation may be introduced to lime-green ghosts, the Marshmallow Man and proton packs in a third instalment of Ghostbusters, according to trade newspaper Variety.... more

Step Brothers is brilliant no-brainer, dude

28.08.08
Some American critics are offended by Judd Apatow’s crude comedy of losers but it really is, like, totally funny.... more

DVDs of the week

23.07.08
The Orphanage may be the scariest movie since The Shining, Baumbach returns with Margot at the Wedding, while lead actress Heard proves a screamer in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane.... more

DVDs of the week

13.05.08
Rip-roaring silliness and an obvious plot come as standard in Walk Hard, Eyes Without A Face is not for the faint-hearted and Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a quirky fairytale.... more

History is on side of Grant as Blues look set to see off raiders

28.04.08
If Avram's team can replicate the result from the 11th century he may live to fight another season... more

Can sex addict and reformed junkie Russell Brand conquer America (and can America cope with him)?

25.04.08
Sex addict. Reformed junkie. Self-confessed egomaniac. How will Britain's most notorious funnyman get on as he tries to conquer Hollywood? He was unknown in America until a few weeks ago, but with the release of Russell Brand's new film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, all that has changed.... more

Dumped for Russell Brand

24.04.08
The cocky comedian steals the hero’s girl from under his nose in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the latest rom-com from the Knocked-Up stable. ... more

From beach bum to bodyguard

27.03.08
Drillbit Taylor is a grave disappointment which is only saved from being a cliché by Owen Wilson's oddball, improvisational playing.... more

Ready to mock?

17.01.08
John C Reilly gives easily the best performance in Walk Hard, but is left in the lurch by a spoof that never quite cuts the mustard.... more

Why the Brits are lining up to storm Oscar night

17.01.08
Hollywood's showcase may be threatened by the writers' strike but that won't stop British talents bound for glory.... more

DVDs of the week

08.01.08
The delightfully-paced Knocked Up, Jackie Chan high-kicks his way through Rush Hour 3, and Western fun in Seraphim Falls.... more

Boys just want to have fun

13.09.07
There is much more to Superbad than the usual teen comedy and you cannot help laughing even as you wince.... more

Rolling in gross profits

10.09.07
Famed for playing spoilt, American brats, Jonah Hill, the comic star of box office hit Superbad reveals a sensitive side.... more

By a happy accident, a lot of laughs

23.08.07
Knocked Up is funny, rude and has a heart of gold. The central performance from Seth Rogen will surely make him a star, says Derek Malcolm.... more

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