Joel Stein

After getting his wife's blessing, he tries for some extramarital credit with an ex-pop princess

After watching her wrestle a screeching cat in the bath, this writer's admiration won't be shaken easily

Comedy Central asked EW's columnist to host an episode of ''Reel Comedy''

Joel Stein's request: Keep whatever's on your hit parade to yourself

Joel Stein wrestles with his love of surgical perfection and simultaneously outs the comedians plea for publicity

As two fib-friendly journalists have learned, the truth will set you free -- from your job. Luckily, Joel's too lazy to lie.

Fed up with scripted shows with half-baked, boring plots strung between sex and violence, our columnist cheers the get-right-to-it attitude of the derided genre

A lifetime of videogame playing couldn't prepare Joel for Def Jam Vendetta and the awesome power of Meth

In L.A., a luxe multiplex is redefining the moviegoing experience

Fed up with scripted shows with half-baked, boring plots strung between sex and violence, our columnist cheers the get-right-to-it attitude of the derided genre

A lifetime of videogame playing couldn't prepare Joel for Def Jam Vendetta and the awesome power of Meth

In L.A., a luxe multiplex is redefining the moviegoing experience

Lucy Liu and other celebs are pleading poverty in a PSA

The finest geek minds we could find test their mettle against the Great American Pop Culture Quiz

Banishing the media from the red carpet on Oscar night strikes this fella as a misguided attempt at patriotism

And it's an even sadder day in Moviesville when our writer bids a not-so-fond farewell to the ''Big'' box office hit

Boldly going where most comic writers fear to tread, Joel Stein offers up some gems to the innuendo-happy judge

Snoop Dogg and his pal Bishop Don Magic Juan teach our man J-Fizzle how to crank out ''crackalackin'' new words

In defense of Frenchie: At what point does someone's past become too real for reality TV?

Can too many naked chefs spoil a convention? Our brave columnist investigates how a syndicated TV series is born.

Joel Stein goes backstage with his former ''Man Show'' boss

Neither jazz pants nor long hours nor utter humiliation will keep some people from Super Bowl glory

Why should Joe Millionaire shock us? Secrets and fibs always pave the road to happily ever after.

Just what makes celebs go to such great lengths (or depths) to recapture the warmth of the lost spotlight?

A visit to CBS' marketing center in Las Vegas reveals the highly scientific process it takes to create a TV show

Our bold columnist braves Dungeons & Dragons (and disses) with Lord of the Rings master Elijah Wood

Poop-scooping Ozzy? Shoplifting Winona? The biggest winners of 2002 were losers.

What does it take to morph into a successful thespian? Not as much as you might think (don't tell Madonna).