Actor Michael McKean (1947)

Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022), an American comedy-drama directed by David Frankel and written by Brad Copeland, is based on the true story of married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee from Evart, Michigan. After retiring as a production line manager after forty-two years, Jerry’s first attempt at using his new motorboat ends in an unfortunate accident. While seeking refuge in a local gas station shop, Jerry overhears the clerk discussing the improved odds of winning the WinFall lottery in Michigan due to a “rolldown.” With his background in mathematics, ...

Better Call Saul (2015–2022) is a show that branches off from Breaking Bad, a popular crime drama series that aired from 2008 to 2013. It follows the story of Jimmy McGill, an ex-con artist striving to make a name for himself as a public defender. The show captures his gradual transition into his eventual Breaking Bad persona of Saul Goodman, the ostentatious criminal lawyer who has ties to the drug cartel. Most of the events take place six years prior to those in Breaking Bad, from around 2002 to 2008. Jimmy’s brother Chuck McGill serves as his inspiration to leave his past as ‘Slippin’ Jimmy’ behind when he lived in ...

In the American comedy film Whatever Works (2009), directed and written by Woody Allen, Boris Yelnikoff is a cynical and misanthropic chess teacher. He used to be a quantum mechanics professor at Columbia University before getting divorced. Boris tends to keep to himself and only has three friends and students he interacts with. He can be condescending towards those who don’t match his intelligence level. Additionally, he frequently sings “Happy Birthday” while washing his hands throughout the film. One night, when Boris returns home, he finds Melody, a simpleminded 21-year-old, at his front door. ...

The Sunshine Boys (1996) is an American comedy TV film, helmed by director John Erman and based on Neil Simon’s eponymous 1972 play. The story follows Al Lewis and Willy Clark, two cantankerous comedians who were once part of the famed duo ‘Lewis and Clark’, also known as the Sunshine Boys. However, after a successful 43-year run, they went their separate ways with a bitter falling-out and have had no contact since. Now, a major network is planning a reunion for a comedy history special.

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) is an American comedy-drama film directed by John Carpenter. Nick Halloway, a stock analyst known for avoiding responsibility and connections with others, frequents his beloved Academy Club where he meets Alice Monroe, a TV documentarian, through his friend George Talbot. Their immediate chemistry leads to a steamy encounter in the ladies’ room and plans to meet for lunch on Friday. The next day, still feeling the effects of the previous night’s festivities, Nick attends a meeting at Magnascopic Laboratories where he quickly becomes bored and decides to take a nap. A mishap ...

Young Doctors in Love (1982) is an American comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. The story follows a group of eight young medical interns who join the City Hospital surgery staff, headed by the brash and cynical Dr. Prang. Among the patients at the hospital is Sal Bonafetti, an old mafioso who has disguised himself under a different name due to fear of retaliation from rival crime organizations. His son Angelo takes on the identity of a woman named ‘Angela’ to keep watch over his father. In addition, professional hitman Malamud also becomes a patient in order to carry out an assassination attempt on Sal. ...