In Steve Carell’s first few episodes of the American version of The Office, his character, Michael Scott, hewed closely to the template created by the series’ British mastermind, Ricky Gervais. Scott, ...

Steve Carell might not be the funniest man in America. But he's unquestionably the most popular, and he does some of his best big-screen work ever in "Dinner for Schmucks." A rare Hollywood adaptation ...

There's a lot less bite in "Dinner for Schmucks" than there was in the classic French farce that was its inspiration. Whereas "The Dinner Game" ("Le Diner de Cons") from celebrated writer-director ...

This week’s film fare raises the age-old question “What’s worse, a bad romance or a bad comedy?” The two contenders are the Zac Efron melodrama CHARLIE ST. CLOUD and the Steve Carell vehicle DINNER ...

I once read that the secret to comedy is to “not act funny.” It’s about acting normal in situations where acting normal is the last thing one expects. Well, I was a believer until the other day. Then ...