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RIP Jonathan Winters, 1925–2013
Winters was a certified shape-shifter; he helped establish the idea, now common to comedy fans, that being a humorist was not just about telling jokes but...
Groundbreaking Improv Comic Jonathan Winters Dies
His breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others
Not Just Laughs: Stand-Up Comics Come to Broadway
"Anything that keeps me off Dancing with the Stars is good," Chris Rock was telling David Letterman a few weeks ago, explaining why he's co-starring in his first...
10 Questions for Robin Williams
In the play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, you're the tiger, who becomes a ghost. How does one prepare to play that? A little pacing, biting whenever...
Robin Williams, Under Control
Robin Williams is a dangerous guy. Or maybe he and the people who make his movies just think he’s a dangerous guy. There is an unwillingness to just let him rear...
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Remembering Jonathan Winters (1925–2013)
Jonathan Winters, known to some as the king of ad-lib comedy, died April 11, 2013, at the age of 87. Famous for his improvisational offbeat humor and quick wit,...
