2000s comedy movies marked a golden age, critic argues

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFilm critic Matt Singer says the early two-thousands were a golden age for comedy movies, and he's written a book to prove it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's called Funny Business, it runs three hundred thirty-six pages in hardcover, and it's about the Frat Pack, CBS News reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThree hundred thirty-six pages. That's a long defense for something nobody has attacked.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Frat Pack is Ben Stiller, Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson, Steve Carell and Vince Vaughn.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe book covers Zoolander, Borat, Anchorman, Old School and The Hangover.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the publisher says the movies seemingly vanished overnight. So the golden age had a very short lease.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe book traces them from Second City and the Groundlings to Saturday Night Live and then the big screen. I'd say watch it.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorCounter-review: it's a book about movies, so I can't skim it in the dark with the sound off.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBen Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies says it celebrates and defends one of the strongest eras in American comedy.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's his verdict, and mine is a solid yes.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFine, golden age. Nobody ever checked what it was gilded over.