When it premiered almost stealthily on Prime Video three years ago, The Jury became the comedy of the moment. With a mockumentary format, it showed the interaction between the various members of a jury. The linchpin that made it a phenomenon was the blend of reality and fiction: the protagonist, Ronald Gladden, was a real person who believed he was actually part of a jury. The truth was that it was all fake and that his fellow jurors were actors, a premise reminiscent of the film The Truman Show. After that experience, the same team has put together a second installment with a completely different setting. The Jury: Corporate Retreat arrives this Friday on Prime Video with three episodes. The next two will premiere on March 27th and the last two on April 3rd.

After the success of the musical Blood brothersThe Condal Theatre in Barcelona will host the comedy from March 19th A brilliant idea, by French author Sébastien Castro, starring Lluís Villanueva, Xavi Mira, Anna Azcona and Susanna Garachana (who also adapted the play), and directed by Xavier Ricart. "I'm especially excited to present A brilliant idea!"Because it contains two elements that make it a very interesting proposition. On the one hand, it's a company with professionals who are true experts in the genre and who have proven they have a firm grasp on the audience. On the other hand, this is a text that can already be considered a comedy classic; it has already triumphed in France and now arrives at the Condal stage," says Daniel Anglès, artistic director of the Teatre Condal, where the play will run until April 19. Xavier Ricart echoes Daniel Susanna Garachana's words regarding his adaptation work. He affirms that he didn't make a mistake with the casting and says he is "happy with the effort" they made, and he is grateful that the Teatre Condal allowed them to work in their space from day one. "It's not easy to do comedy; it requires surrounding yourself with a good team." "The comedy's only message is that people can come and enjoy themselves, have a good time, and forget about what's happening outside," Ricart explains.

In a seminal study on romantic comedies of classic Hollywood, The search for happinessStanley Cavell proposed interpreting these films as spiritual parables about the desire for a better life. The American philosopher also maintained that the uniqueness of these films lay in their insistence on portraying the reunion of their protagonists, the possibility of "coming together." againThese precepts, defined by Cavell, emerge in the enchanting No connectionA comedy with a touch of drama, in which a couple with children decides to separate amicably and seek new horizons, while it becomes clear that they are incapable of forgetting each other.

Ramon Pardina's (Barcelona, ​​1977) first play came about in the midst of a breakup. Perhaps that's why the writer and screenwriter began to explore what his life would have been like if he had chosen different paths in his love life. From that search, full of hypotheses, emerged UnpairedA romantic comedy directed by Roc Esquius and starring Esther López and Ricard Farré, which premieres this Thursday at Espai Texas. The show revolves around an ordinary couple approaching forty who are experiencing a downturn in their relationship after missing the opportunity to have children. "This is a turning point in a relationship, a crossroads. From there, they wonder what their lives would have been like if they had done things they didn't do," explains Pardina.

He Hilaria festival It remains firm in its founding principles of programming comedy in Catalan and even reveals to us that Our favorite comedians also speak CatalanLast year it was Yunez Chaib, and this year it is Asaari Bibang (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 1985) from Hospitale who will offer Just one night, a 100% Catalan improvisation show this Thursday at El Molino.

Can anyone in the entire world imagine Inspector Clouseau not being played by Peter Sellers? It's hard, isn't it? I don't know if there has ever been a more stony, more organic, more cathedral-like identification between an actor and a character throughout the history of cinema. Well, the story could be different. Sellers was Clouseau thanks to Peter Ustinov—then a star recently awarded an Oscar for Spartacus—he abandoned the project for which he had already been hired. The reason? He thought it was terrible that Ava Gardner didn't end up playing his wife in the fiction. It was the reaction of the film's producers to the multiple and unacceptable demands that the actress had tried to impose and that led to hiring the actress Capucine in her place. That cider opened the doors for the British actor, a commercial risk, without a doubt. Sellers had just arrived in American cinema and the public identified him with his most recent role, the depraved Clare Quilty of the Lolita Kubrick's. The operation went well and Sellers became the hilarious (and disastrous) detective with the mustache, the trench coat, and the hat. The role of a lifetime, without a doubt, which he repeated several times throughout successive sequels under the direction of Blake Edwards. A cinematic and commercial success that has gone down in cinema history. As has also happened in history with Sellers' stormy character, his ability to make filming difficult, the ambivalence of a dark personality.

On August 21, 2010, many viewers in Spain discovered the chaotic dynamics of the extended family formed by the Pritchetts, the Dunphys, and the Tuckers. Modern family arrived in Spain as a comedy with a fresh and different approach. The series had debuted a year earlier in the United States, but soon captivated half the world. Over eleven seasons and 250 episodes, Modern family Not only did it triumph in audiences, but it also accumulated awards – it won 22 Emmys in total, five of them consecutively for best comedy – and, above all, popular esteem.

Friends, Girls, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory and New girl These are just some of the titles that come to mind when talking about comedies centered on groups of friends in urban environments, a genre in themselves. The list expands this Wednesday with the premiere on Disney+ ofAdults, an approach to the world of friendship from the perspective of generation Z.

Marc Sarrats, one of the most well-known faces of the Catalan comedy scene and a regular contributor to theIt's happening, jumps into fiction with a new proposal for 3Cat, The creator of influencers, a series that will be available on the platform starting this Monday. The comedian transforms into a digital guru willing to advise businesses and individuals, a character with whom he shares the name, Marc Sarrats. In this harrowing autobiography, which mocks the world of content creators and promises of meteoric success, Sarrats is characterized by his lack of judgment and excessive ambition, two elements that lead his clients toward absurd and catastrophic situations.

It had all the makings of a flop—it was an adaptation of a cult British comedy by Ricky Gervais—but, in the end, luck and talent were on its side. This week The office has celebrated twenty years since its premiere with the pride of continuing to be one of the most influential series in the history of television and remain present in the lives of viewers thanks to streaming platforms, which they consider one of their star shows (in Spain it can be seen on Netflix, SkyShowtime and Amazon Prime Video). The celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the American version of The office It doesn't just draw on nostalgia, but also looks to the future: a good part of the series' team is working on a spin-off series that will be called The paper and in the United States it will premiere on the Peacock platform, owned by the NBC network that aired the original series.