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Review: 'The Bitter Buddha' follows Eddie Pepitone's dreams

2013-02-14 19:40:00

Eddie Pepitone, perhaps the funniest stand-up comedian you've never heard of, gets a deserving close-up in the amusing, freewheeling documentary "The Bitter Buddha." Although the dyspeptic Pepitone, an unmade bed of a guy in his early 50s, has...

'Inside Comedy': David Steinberg on comedy, inside and out

2013-02-09 07:45:00

Veteran comedian David Steinberg, who has directed such hit TV comedies as "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Mad About You" and "Seinfeld," returns to Showtime on Monday evening for the second season of his interview series, "Inside Comedy." This season he turns...

Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles

2012-06-05 10:03:00

First published on Sept. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles -- not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa...

As cities' struggles persist, Congress must act, mayors say

2012-01-18 16:37:28

Jimmy Carter, shortchanged again

2012-03-06 16:36:21

'American Idol' vs. 'The Voice': Which singer is best of all?

2012-03-23 16:37:18

Market Watch: Elevating the cactus pear

2011-11-04 00:00:00

The cactus pear is the Rodney Dangerfield of the fruit world, beloved by immigrants from parts of Latin America and the Mediterranean basin but largely ignored by most consumers in the United States. That may be changing, however, as the leading...

TCA 2011: Ed Sullivan: No joke teller, but he brought the funny

2011-07-31 21:36:42

Pawlenty's gone, so who's the next Republican to fold?

2011-08-17 04:36:07

John Hughes dies at 59; writer-director of '80s teen films

2009-08-07 00:00:00

John Hughes, the influential writer-director who captured the humor and angst of the teen experience, 1980s style, in hit movies such as "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday. He was 59. Hughes, who...

Neal Taylor dies at 78; fisherman regaled generations of Santa Barbara anglers

2011-02-21 00:00:00

For Neal Taylor, fishing wasn't limited to weekends or, for that matter, water. On one of Santa Barbara's busiest streets, the seven-time national casting champion showed a friend just how it's done, lofting his line into an intersection when the light...

Robert Schimmel dies at 60; acclaimed comic known for sexually explicit routines

2010-09-05 00:00:00

Robert Schimmel, a critically acclaimed comedian who made audiences squirm and then laugh with X-rated explorations of sexuality and vulnerability usually drawn from his own life, has died. He was 60. Schimmel died Friday at a Phoenix hospice from...

In Springfield: Despite a long production time for each episode, the "Treehouse of Terror" episode got topical, featuring presidential candidates Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton. Beyond Springfield: Bill Clinton re-elected president; Steve Jobs returns to Apple.

2012-02-16 12:34:46

Rodney Dangerfield

2010-09-30 13:18:36

, Calif. Maguire's parents divorced when he was 2 years old, and he shuttled between his mother and father's homes for much of his childhood.

2009-12-02 17:09:14