Can the Theatrical Comedy Make a Comeback? 'The Naked Gun' Is a Test
variety.com
Will the new "Naked Gun" starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson light up the box office after past comedies have underperformed?
  • Nusm@peachpie.theatl.socialEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Absolutely. But they’ve got to be good and they’ve got to be funny.

    Airplane , the original Naked Gun trilogy, Young Frankenstein , Blazing Saddles , they all hold up today and are still hilarious. We didn’t stop going to see theatrical comedies, they stopped being funny.