Interview: Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon for The Big Sick

Comedies are some of the hardest films to make. Humor is completely subjected, but a well-crafted one is both universally funny and relatable while remaining interesting. The Big Sick achieves this and more, showing us that the rom-com genre can still offer some…

Movie Review: Dean

Dean is not, as it purports to be in nearly all of its marketing material, a “comedy about tragedy.” It’s more along the lines of a middling post-mumblecore dramedy about Demetri Martin wish-fulfilling himself into bed with Gillian Jacobs.  Granted, that…

An Afternoon with Fred Armisen and Jane Lynch

On Saturday, March 11th, I was fortunate to spend my afternoon with actor/comedian Fred Armisen and actress/comedian Jane Lynch at the California Theater located in the heart of Silicon Valley to accept their Spirit Maverick Award thanks to Cinequest Film…

Chris Hardwick Announces ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival

In case you’ve been living under a rock or searching for ANOTHER festival to add to your list of festivals for 2017, have you heard of Chris Hardwick’s first ever ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival? Think of San Diego…

Emmys 2016: Nomination Round-Up

And we’re here! After weeks of predictions and wishful thinking (including our own) the 2016 Emmy nominations have been announced and they’re…okay. The big thing worth noting (and most definitely celebrating) is the late inclusion of The Americans, a show many…

TYF’s Best 30 Episodes of Television 2015

We are currently living in the age of “peak” television. There are just so many shows that it’s hard to decide on the few you’re going to watch. Quantity doesn’t always promise quality, and there have certainly been a fair…

67th Emmy Nomination Roundup

There’s an odd feeling of bittersweet “you win some, you lose some” about this years Emmy nominations. There’s a lot to love, and there’s a lot to be annoyed with. Personally, I always figured that despite its remarkable first season,…