Allan Johnson

Sometimes the making of the movie is almost as interesting as the movie itself. And when you're operating in the world of independent film, well, the laughs never end. Judy...

Dear Ellen: I'd ask how it's going, but I've got a pretty good idea. It's been a long time since I've talked with you. I knew you were coming to...

The name has changed, yet again, to "Welcome to New York." And the show is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday nights on CBS, following another newcomer, rather than among the...

On an early evening at Stage 23 of the Paramount Pictures lot here, about 200 audience members sit on bleachers, and roughly 50 people-crew members, studio executives and officials from...

The name Gabe Kaplan has been missing from the comedy rolls for about 12 years. The star of ABC's 1975-79 comedy "Welcome Back, Kotter" was a hot commodity on the...

"Moms" (The Story of Moms Mabley), by the Black Ensemble Theater: Strong performances offset an inconsistent storyline in writer/director Jackie Taylor's account of the nearly 70-year history of the first...

`Who could have predicted that the Elian Gonzalez thing would go the way it did," says Richard Jeni about the 6-year-old Cuban refugee who has captured America's imagination. "I think...

`When I came to Chicago I didn't even know what improvisation meant, as far as pertaining to comedy," Matt Besser says. "I knew about Second City, but I didn't know...

In a 30-plus career that includes theater, film and television, it's kind of amazing that Robert Klein still has it in him to do stand-up comedy. But Klein, who is...

A team of experts assembled by the Chicago Historical Society is getting into the detective business in the matter of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. The CHS is investigating the authenticity of...