Tantalus was doomed to eternal thirst and hunger, standing in water that receded from his lips below branches of fruit just out of reach. His son, Pelops, was cut into pieces and turned into a stew ...

Torrey DeVitto and Yannis Tsimitselis in 'Love's Greek to Me.' Photo Credit: Dimosthenis Christopoulos, Hallmark Media Torrey DeVitto and Yannis Tsimitselis in 'Love's Greek to Me.' Photo Credit: ...

Discussing the 2,400-year-old Aristophanes comedy that he’s adapting and directing at San Francisco’s EXIT Theatre, Stuart Bousel is quick to admit that it’s a hard play to get your mind around. “It’s ...

Greek actor Yannis Tsimitselis chatted about his new romantic comedy “Love’s Greek to Me.” Michael Robison directed the film from a script by Joie Botkin. Tsimitselis stars in “Love’s Greek to Me” ...

"You got us back to Greece. You're the head of the family now." Focus Features has unveiled an official trailer for the comedy sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, this time written and directed by ...

This play showed up on a wing and a prayer! A freshly-hatched, modernized version of the ancient Greek comedy “The Birds” will migrate to Dumbo next week. The satire about a democracy starring gods, ...

Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts will present a platform performance of “Athens, Georgia,” a new rock musical based on the ancient Greek play “The Frogs” by Aristophanes, with music ...

We already brought you one update from the Broken Lizard guys earlier this week (about Super Troopers 2), so why not another! Collider talked with Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan recently and ...

More news about Spike Lee’s “Chiraq” is trickling out. The movie will be based on an ancient Greek comedy about a battle of the sexes, according to That may come as a surprise to those who have made ...

Comedy. Starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. (R. 109 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The golden age of comedy - this new golden age, which will only be apparent years ...

You may think you know everything about Greek comedy, but a new book, Greek Laughter, by Stephen Halliwell, tells you how it was really done. Reviewed by Mary Beard in the Times of London, the book ...