Comedy
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Danny McBride movies explore violence as character flaw
In "Vice Principals," a scene where Danny McBride's character, Neal Gamby, attempts to gouge out a rival's eye with a spoon, initially drew viewer complaints before becoming a signature example of his
Mateo Garcia·June 20, 2026

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Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor's new book 'Something We Said' is a daughter's reckoning.
At just 12, Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor watched her father, Richard Pryor, publicly challenge Barbara Walters' use of the n-word—a word he himself used on stage, yet had forbidden his daughter to ever le
Karim El-Sayed·June 13, 2026