Now showing: Sweet, sweet vengeance. No, not Liam Neeson’s latest brooding thriller. I’m talking about a movie that was once mercilessly hammered by critics and is now being re-released nationally for ...

“You taste like a burger … I don’t like you anymore.” So declares Paul Rudd’s sleazy camp counsellor to a discarded conquest in “Wet Hot American Summer,” a profoundly quotable film whose cult classic ...

A long-lost recording of the eternally silent Harpo Marx has resurfaced after half a century. Turns out, he’ll actually get the last word in over brothers Groucho, Chico and even Zeppo. And some folks ...

Comedian Allan Sherman once recorded a song called “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” about writing a letter home from a hated camp. Apple’s Siri engineers may be soon writing similar letters (okay, emails) ...

The first biography of the ‘Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah’ comic positions him as a bridge between Jewish and American life. When my niece got married recently, the first dance song played at her wedding ...

Allan Sherman achieved national fame in the 1960s with parody songs. (Photo credit: Sid Avery) Allan Sherman was a Jewish American comedy legend who earned fame as a song parodist throughout the 1960s ...

Upon hearing the title of this musical revue, anyone born within shouting distance of 1960 can tell you what comes next. Allan Sherman was the “Weird Al” Yankovic of his time, writing and performing ...

On July 26, we lost one of my heroes of surreal and satirical humor, pianist/singer/songwriter Tom Lehrer. As were millions of people across the globe, I was saddened ...

I woke up with the Lavern and Shirley theme song running through my head. Anyone who grew up in the era of 1970s sitcom TV knows how catchy that theme song is. Going down the proverbial rabbit hole, I ...

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Allan Sherman's "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!" is a novelty song that has been loved as a monument of American humorous music since its release in 1963. Written in the form of a letter detailing the ...

“We’re gonna do it!” I woke up with the Laverne and Shirley theme song running through my head. Anyone who grew up in the era of 1970s sitcom TV knows how catchy that theme song is. Laura ...