How many times must characters get smashed in the head with doors and other wooden planks before, I admit it, even the most farce-averse among us gets worn down enough to love it? Is there a statistic that indicates how many times actors -- pretending to drink paint thinner while pretending to believe it's whiskey -- can spray-spit into the air before the old-time comic routine starts seeming fresh and funny?
SOURCE: Newsday at 10:02PM on April 2, 2017