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8 Shows That Started as Pure Comedies but Became Way More Dramatic Over the Years

Who doesn’t love a good comedy show? From skits and sketches to slapstick and sight gags, comedy has the power to brighten even the darkest of days. Some shows, though, start out as pure comedy and ...
Uproxx

Father John Misty’s Bleakly Moving ‘Pure Comedy’ Is The Most Misanthropic Album Since ‘Yeezus’

With Kanye West presently on hiatus and Noel Gallagher stranded between solo albums and Oasis-related anniversaries, the new reigning champ of the press junket is none other than Josh Tillman. Every ...
The Hoya

Album Review: ‘Pure Comedy’

Since adopting the moniker Father John Misty in 2012, singer-songwriter Josh Tillman has released a trio of fantastic albums. Released April 7, Tillman’s latest album “Pure Comedy” features his ...
Rolling Stone

Hear Father John Misty Rail Against Hypocrisy on ‘Pure Comedy’

UPDATE: Father John Misty will release his album Pure Comedy on April 7th, the singer-songwriter announced on Facebook. Father John Misty rails against religious and political hypocrisy on his ...
Salon

Holy Joker: Father John Misty releases “Pure Comedy”

Josh Tillman’s newest album as Father John Misty, “Pure Comedy” (released April 7), is the flamboyant folk singer-songwriter’s hardest to like and easiest to hate. It is less personal, slower and ...
Rolling Stone

Watch Father John Misty’s Surreal ‘Pure Comedy’ Short Film

Father John Misty performs a handful of new songs from his upcoming LP Pure Comedy while Los Angeles burns in a new 25-minute short film. The black-and-white piece, also called Pure Comedy, is a ...
AOL

'Clean, Pure Comedy’: Byron Allen Shrugs off Box Office Slump After Taking Over Stephen Colbert’s Late Show

The debut numbers are in for the show that took over Stephen Colbert's late-night slot on CBS. The numbers for Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed show that the series struggled to maintain its predecessor ...