Go Ahead. Make Me Laugh

Hollywood keeps churning out hit comedies, but the exhaustion is showing

Stay out of my way. Send the kids to Grandma's. I've just seen the latest comedies, and I'm in no mood to laugh.

Those who know me will testify that a good joke can launch me into giggle fits; a valentine can set me weeping; nearly any episode of The Simpsons can do both. So I am no emotional slug. When I enter a movie theater, I bring high spirits and modest needs. I merely say, as Clint Eastwood might, "Go ahead. Make me laugh."

America feels that way too. Comedy, as Hollywood has long known, is the most reliable movie...

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