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Forgotten 90s comedies like "Quick Change" deserve to be rediscovered for their unique humor and clever storytelling. Gems like "Serial Mom" and "Multiplicity" were underrated, blending dark humor and satire with lighthearted comedy. Cult favorites like "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" and "BASEketball" may have been forgotten but still offer plenty of heart and laughs.

The 1990s were a great time for comedy movies, although plenty of releases have been forgotten entirely by modern viewers. While this was the heyday for stars like Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, and Robin Williams, who led massive box office hits that people know and love to this day, many more comedy movies were produced that have been doomed to obscurity. While Mike Myers may have hit big with the Austin Powers and Waynes World films during the 1990s, he also starred in movies that aren't as well remembered.

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Three finalists have been chosen to represent Southern California in the final rounds of the August Wilson Monologue Competition in New York in May. Pablo Lopez of Los Angeles, Rhyver White of Hawthorne, and Eliana Pipes of Altadena finished in first, second, and third, respectively. Lopez, who also received a $500 scholarship, is guaranteed a place in the final round in New York City on May 6, but White and Pipes, who took home scholarships of $250 and $100, are national semifinalists and will need to perform in a semifinal round in New York with students from six other regions for a chance to move on to the national finals. Judges for the final Los Angeles round, which was held March 4 at the Mark Taper Forum, included actors Michael Beach, Keith David, and Loretta Devine, as well as Ebony Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Wren Brown and L.A. County Arts Commission administrator Kimberleigh Aarn.