Part of the promotional campaign for The Naked Gun legacy-sequel was a trailer spoofing charity promotional videos, as star Liam Needson pleaded with viewers to buy a ticket and help save the entire business of movie comedies. The joke sadly wasn’t too far off from the truth. Theatrical comedies have been having a rougher go since Covid than most movie genres, as viewers are opting to wait to watch them on streaming, believing they don’t need to be seen on the big screen. This ignores the fact that few moviegoing experiences — massive spectacle included — are as rewarding as watching something funny in a packed theater filled with people laughing at the same time, but that unfortunately is the way things have gone. And as a result, enormous comedy stars have had to find ways to ply their

See Full Page