In the US, comedy has long filled the space vacated by partisan news media. Now France is following its lead, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst ...

Comedy and music have long served as powerful mediums for addressing societal issues. Throughout history, these art forms have been used to critique and expose the flaws in political systems. Greek ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities. By Adam Bradley LAST SPRING, DURING the Broadway revival of ...

Starring director Bahman Ark as Bahram, the story centers on a mid-career filmmaker whose entire body of Turkish-Azeri-language work has never been screened in Iran. When his newest film is once again ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the news that broke this weekend, it’s impossible to separate Spinal Tap II: The End Continues from a sense of finality. Rob ...

Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari has long explored the quiet tensions and bureaucratic pressures of everyday life in Iran, from his acclaimed shorts to festival recognized features like "Disappearance," ...

Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari has long explored the quiet tensions and bureaucratic pressures of everyday life in Iran, from his acclaimed shorts to festival recognized features like “Disappearance,” ...