Tag: Albert Brooks
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This Is the Best ‘The Simpsons’ Character to Only Appear Once
The Simpsons is a timeless work of comedy. In its Golden Age, it employed some of the most gifted comedy minds in the business, from Conan O’Brien to the elusive John Swartzwelder. Alongside them were a variety of excellent performers, like Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, and the late, great Phil Hartman. It is very rare…
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Tony Bennett Was The First Celebrity To Appear As Himself On The Simpsons
When “The Simpsons” debuted on December 17, 1989, it was an instant sensation. Matt Groening’s bizarre, weirdly proportioned yellow people felt like a dark antidote to the corny TV Americana that had persisted through Reagan’s America, and the show’s popularity proved that audiences were ready for a change. Plus, it was incredibly novel to have…
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Every Movie Directed by Albert Brooks, Ranked
Albert Brooks is best known for being a comedian and an actor, with perhaps his best-known role, at least for younger people – and for better or worse – being that of voicing Marlin in Finding Nemo. But even when it comes to acting, it’s not fair to entirely pin him down to the comedy…