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Minnie Driver is looking back at the ’90s.The actress, 54, revealed that her 1997 action comedy movie “Grosse Pointe Blank” was “revolutionary” to her. On Wednesday’s episode of SiriusXM’s “This Life of Mine with James Corden,” Driver confessed that the project was almost completely improvised because the original script was “disastrous.”“Grosse Pointe Blank” stars John Cusack as a hitman who returns home for his 10-year high school reunion and reconnects with the ex-girlfriend (Driver) he still has feelings for.“We were making [“Grosse Pointe Blank”] and the script isn’t really that good, and everyone knows the script isn’t really that good, but it’s this great idea,” she told Corden.

Second City Theater.For decades — since 1959 (!) — the improv and sketch institution has served as one of the major training grounds for American comedy. Notable alums include the aforementioned “SNL” players as well as household names Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, John Candy and Martin Short to name just a few from their stacked roster.And now the venerated theater has landed in New York, putting on laugh-out-loud funny, ballsy, personal, physical, immersive shows seven nights a week.So, we checked it out.On April 25, the New York Post attended a production of the theater’s ambitious mainstage revue “Ruthless Acts of Kindness.” To give you an idea of what to expect — and we highly recommend you do — here’s everything you need to know and more about getting your inner Lorne Michaels on and catching a show at New York’s newly opened Second City Theater.Commuting to the Brooklyn theater from Queens, Manhattan or the Bronx?If that’s the case, we suggest boarding either an L train and getting off at the Bedford stop for a 5-10 minute walk to the venue or taking the scenic route and strolling over from the G’s Nassau Avenue stop.

The Impractical Jokers are squeezing a few live shows into their 2024 calendar.From March through August, Salvatore “Sal” Vulcano, James “Murr” Murray and Brian “Q” Quinn will tour all over North America as part of their ongoing ‘Drive Drive Drive Drive Drive Tour.’On this spring and summer leg, the trio will bring their signature pranks and patter to New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, May 5.A little more than two months later, the Staten Islanders are slated to drop into Atlantic City, NJ’s Ocean Casino Resort for two shows on Saturday, July 13.Soon after, the merrymakers close their NY/NJ run with gigs in Bethel (July 19), Saratoga Springs (July 20) and Syracuse (Aug. 23).For those who are wondering how the oft-laugh out loud show translates to the stage, you don’t have to worry — the Jokers have already figured that out.“It’s more of a multimedia show,” Sal Vulcano told Cincinnati.com.

“Whose Line Is It Anyway,” the gang has still got the magic.And now, they’re taking it on the road.From Oct. 8 all the way until April 18, 2024, long-running cast members Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B.

“Masked Singer” host did not attend the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night but gave TMZ his feedback on Kimmel’s opening monologue, which included a joke about him and his12 offspring. “Disney spent $2 billion on this movie, and just to break even, all of Nick Cannon’s kids had to see ‘Avatar’ four times,” Kimmel, 55, joked about theOscar-winning“Avatar: The Way of Water.”“It’s hilarious,” Cannon told the outlet while leaving the Avra Beverly Hills restaurant.“I created ‘Wild ‘n Out,'” he added about his longtime improv, comedy TV series.