comedy

Humor and comedy from all geeky fandoms.

Everyone Misreads Matt's Arc in Digimon. The Crest of Friendship Was Never an Award.
I've read a lot of takes on Matt from Digimon Adventure . Most settle on the same static label: his Crest is Friendship, but he sulks, doubts his friends, and leaves the group. So he doesn't have friendship. He doesn't deserve the Crest.
By Jina day ago in Geeks
Anime’s Safest Hero Is Also Its Most Exhausting
1. Two Scenes, One Interface Look at two scenes. On the isekai side, the male lead starts with nothing. A male character claps his shoulder: “You’ve got something, kid.” A female character blushes: “You’re actually very gentle.” He heads to the peak of life.
By Jin4 days ago in Geeks
"Shrek": A Swamp Full of Laughs and Heart at Stage 284
What makes us special makes us stronger. Stage 284 transforms its auditorium into the fairy-tale world of “Shrek.” Based on the 2001 DreamWorks animated film, Shrek is a green ogre who reluctantly ventures on a quest with his new friend Donkey to rescue Princess Fiona. Throughout their journey, they learn they’re not so different after all.
By Marielle Sabbag6 days ago in Geeks
Despina Mirou and the Art of Becoming Someone Else
There’s a particular kind of courage involved in walking onto a stage with nothing between you and an audience except a microphone. An actor working on a film can ask for another take. A comedian has to live with the silence, find the next line, and keep going. Despina Mirou has pursued both kinds of performance, building a professional life that stretches across film, television, theater, and stand-up comedy.
By Marquee Current Entertainment News6 days ago in Geeks
Merrimack Valley Stageworks Takes on "9 to 5"
Nothing’s going to change if you don’t change it. Merrimack Valley Stageworks is bringing music, comedy, and female empowerment to the stage with “9 to 5” this November. Based on the 1980 classic, the story follows three female office workers who band together to get revenge on their sexist, egotistical boss and take control of the workplace.
By Marielle Sabbag7 days ago in Geeks
Nobody's Fool: an article
Nobody’s fool is one of Paul Newman’s later works. The movie was done in 1993, but was released theatrically in 1994. It is quite frankly one of my favorite movies of all time to be quite honest with you. Paul Newman did a great job in his role. I mean of course he was gonna do a great job. He’s Paul Newman or was Paul Newman either way rest in peace, sir. Jessica Tandy the legendary actress was also in the motion picture, and the film was dedicated to her because unfortunately it would become her last motion picture. May she also rest in peace.
By Revista Miko:XCI 7 days ago in Geeks
The cute face hiding a cold system: how to tell when an anime world is built on cruelty
The anime filter works as a narrative contract: round faces, bright colors, and adolescent friendship promise a kind of lightness that can be consumed. When that lightness is peeled back, the discomfort comes from a structural question. Is cruelty placed in the logic by which the world operates, or is it merely a tear-jerking backdrop for character relationships? The answer determines whether a work can withstand the test of removing the filter.
By Jin9 days ago in Geeks
Which Gambit was Better?
Have you ever doom-scrolled and found a video you felt needed a blog because the comment section was too short and limited? Trust me, it's happened to me a lot. I came across a video about the live-action X-Men character Gambit. The video is called “Is Channing Tatum’s Gambit really that bad? The video was made by YouTuber Cinefrenzylab; check out the channel and like their videos.
By stephanie borges10 days ago in Geeks
North Shore Players to Celebrate Community, Love, and Theater with "Godspell"
“Thou shalt love the Lord, your God, with all your heart and soul.” - Godspell. “Godspell” is coming to the North Shore Players (NSP) stage this November. Premiering in 1971, “Godspell” follows Jesus Christ as he gathers a group of followers and teaches them lessons about love, kindness, and faith.
By Marielle Sabbag11 days ago in Geeks
Love Furry shorts
What do you say, we take a trip undergrrround? Not “Underground” with 1 R but with 3 R’s. I am talking about some animated shorts under 30 seconds about two anthropomorphic canines. They live together as human couples do. One is a hyena named Diesel, and the other is his girlfriend, Roxie, a wolf. If you haven't heard of this interesting show, you might want to check it out on YouTube. I came across it in the suggestions notifications tab while watching more video clips of the famous Miss Chiff, written and created by Dreamshorizon.
By stephanie borges13 days ago in Geeks
I Watched 10 Hours of Short Dramas. Then I Tried to Read a Book.
1. The trending topic says “dumbing down.” Users post ten-hour screenshots. The hashtag #HongguoShortDramasAreDumbingPeopleDown trended. Some users posted screen-time reports: ten hours a day on Hongguo Short Dramas. Ten hours looks like this. You open the app when you wake up. You eat with it, take it to the bathroom, plug in the charger. The screen dims and lights up again. One episode ends. Another starts. By evening the phone is hot, your eyes are dry, and your head feels empty. You open a book. You know every word. None of them stay.
By Jin13 days ago in Geeks
Why Marvel’s Mutants Can Never Be “Easily Co-Opted” — And Why That Fantasy Keeps Coming Back
In many discussions about mutants, highly upvoted answers often display a strange optimism: since mutants are powerful, human governments only need to give them official positions, honors, jobs, and exemptions, and they can “co-opt” the X-Men and even the entire mutant population as super civil servants. Those who can fight go into the military, those who can read minds go into interrogation, those who can control fire go into power generation, those who can heal go into medicine, and the weak can be assigned marginal posts. As if the mutant problem were merely a “human resource allocation” problem, solvable easily as long as the interests are sufficiently served.
By Jin14 days ago in Geeks