Dear Abby: This is in response to the letter from “Embarrassed in Boston,” whose 31-year-old son and his cousin got the giggles during the funeral service of a relative. I attended the funeral of a co ...

Commentator Brian Egeston says that for a while he became good at delivering funny funeral speeches. Then one day he bombed, and a cousin who followed got all the laughs. He can't quite figure what ...

Ron Young as a not-so-lovable relative. Desert Theatreworks has opened its 2018-19 season with a hilariously funny production of SOUTHERN FRIED FUNERAL. A clever script, great acting by the ensemble ...

Directors’ contributions to theatrical productions generally go unnoticed, since most audiences are incapable of discerning the subtle workings that often elevate the transition from the page to the ...

I RECENTLY read a report which says the British funeral has been transformed. Mourning is out and rejoicing is in. It’s not even called a funeral any longer, but a celebration of life. Abide With Me ...

Yes, even death can be funny. At least in the United Kingdom. With a macabre parade resembling Hitchcock's "The Trouble with Harry" and several episodes of "Monthy Python's Flying Circus" blended ...

I want to be Joan Rivers when I die. No, really I do. I want 1,000 of my nearest and dearest, (out of the millions who are mourning) to show up. I want the invited thousand to stop and get their names ...

When it comes to death, mortician Ken McKenzie says people are far too serious. After creating a “Men of Mortuaries” calendar featuring buff, shirtless morticians wielding shovels in 2007 and ...

The original Death at a Funeral only came out about three years ago, so it may seem a bit soon to resurrect it. But director Neil LaBute and an all-star cast surprisingly breathe new life into the ...