PROGRAMS Acting Funny From the depths of television history to the chart-topping hit shows of the 21st century, TV actors have always excelled at providing audiences with a good laugh.

Matthew Hancock as Zakia in A.R.T.'s production of "Trans Scripts." (Courtesy Gretjen Helene Photography/American Repertory Theater) Fashioned from the very words offered to playwright Paul Lucas ...

But with Funny Pages, he’s delivering a film that’s maybe the closest approximation to the work of cinematic counter-culture godfather John Waters since his retirement nearly two decades ago. A24 ...