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Actor has Funny or Die on-set meltdown

Dennis Quaid's curse word-filled, on-set meltdown - which surfaced on Reddit Monday - was all for a Funny or Die sketch.

Twelve Questions: Cori Gonzalez-Macuer

He was a loudmouth vampire in What We Do in the Shadows, but comedian Cori Gonzalez-Macuer prefers dry understatement. He talks about tattoos, whisky, failure and success.

Straight as a Dai

What does it take to be a successful comic? Well, being funny sure helps. But so, too, Dai Henwood tells Greg Dixon, does having a clear head and a brain for business

Alan Davies: Master Blaster

Let's talk the big stuff

Forget the birds and the bees, Michele A’Court says there are other important things to tell your children. Rebecca Barry Hill talks to the comedian about parenthood, making people laugh and being a grandmother at 53.

Mel Brooks, 88, back for a show

It sounds like the set-up for a joke: what does Mel Brooks have in common with Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and Sir John Gielgud?

Why we laugh inappropriately

An attack of the giggles can sometimes appear at the strangest moments, but laughter often isn't to do with comedy value.

Take it like a man

Comedian Urzila Carlson talks about gender-bending life experiences, the delights of toilet humour and learning to man up.

What to expect from Eddie Izzard's NZ tour

The name of Eddie Izzard's latest tour Force Majeure means a superior force, an act of God, an unavoidable event.

The Big Read: Urzila Carlson

Horrible Bosses star standing tall in Hollywood

At a time when more Hollywood comedians are flaunting their loudness and lewdness, Jason Sudeikis' rise to stardom seems remarkably understated and subdued.

Boris Johnson: Hollywood needs to get a grip

Whoa, this can't be right. Guys, guys, guys - this isn't the end. It feels like the lights have just come on in the theatre just when I was settling down to my popcorn...

Dr Evil pokes fun at hackers

Mike Myers has reprised his Austin Powers villain Dr Evil to poke fun at the Sony/North Korea hacking scandal on Saturday Night Live.

Comedy review: Chelsea Handler, ASB Theatre

How offensive can Chelsea Handler get? Chris Schulz braved the TV comedian's first Auckland show to find out.

Comedians Russell Peteres, Bill Burr head to NZ

Two North American comedy stars are making their way to Auckland next year. Canadian Russell Peters is returning to New Zealand after his sold-out 2013 show.

New Cosby accuser emerges

Veteran comedy star Bill Cosby struck a defiant pose and lapped up standing ovations at one of his live shows in America at the weekend as he faced down growing allegations of rape and sexual assault....