By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s Monday morning at the House of Blues. Helping to promote the comedy concert film, “The Original Kings of Comedy,” Steve Harvey tells journalists that fellow comedian Bernie Mac has the perfect slogan. Read more...

By Emilia Hwang Daily Bruin Senior Staff You turn on American Movie Classics just in time to catch the opening credits of the 1961 musical “Flower Drum Song.” Though the overture has a distinctive Chinese sound, its lush orchestrations remain noticeably the work of American icons Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Read more...

By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Senior Staff Jason Graae has an acting resumé a mile long: his own one-man show, “An Evening of Self-Indulgence;” Harry Houdini in “Ragtime,” the original Sparky in “Forever Plaid,” and one role that made him a fixture of every child’s life in their most precious formative years. Read more...

By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Senior Staff It may be the uppity, booming Celtic drum, it may be the sometimes comical lyrics of the Irish jingles, or it may even be the “River Dance” type of choreography ““ whatever it is, everyone seems to like it. Read more...

By Sharon Hori Daily Bruin Senior Staff Prime-time television never ignited such romanticism in young viewers. With one hour of “ER,” a new generation of inspired doctors is born. Read more...

Saving Grace Starring Brenda Blethyn and Craig Ferguson Directed by Nigel Cole Now playing in select theaters Your late husband has jumped out of a plane without a parachute. Read more...

By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Staff The Groundlings’ “Smackdown Sunday” has nothing to do with wrestling. An improv and sketch comedy troupe, The Groundlings’ performance is like “Saturday Night Live” mixed with ABC’s improv show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Such entertainment unfortunately never reaches laugh-out-loud, hilarious heights, but does draw lots of smiles and laughter overall. Read more...