Even when filmmakers make most of their jokes land, comedies tend to be very topical and context-specific, meaning that a lot ...

In the 2008 satirical comedy Tropic Thunder, Stiller portrays Tugg Speedman, a method actor famous for his role as an autistic farmer named Simple Jack.

Elon Musk mocks Ben Stiller with offensive Tropic Thunder reference over Kamala Harris support ‘Zoolander’ star previously shared his support of Vice President Kamala Harris, saying he was ...

Elon Musk used an insensitive slur to ridicule Ben Stiller for his support of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. On Wednesday (November 27), a tweet from former ...

Elon Musk took to social media to react to Ben Stiller's recent comments about his 2008 film "Tropic Thunder" not being able to be made in 2024.

In the post, he included a screenshot of a headline, which read: “Ben Stiller says woke America killed ‘edgier’ comedy,” alongside a photo of Stiller’s Tropic Thunder character. In the controversial ...

Fifteen years later “Tropic Thunder” is a flawed comedy that we’re still trying to agree on Robert Downey Jr.'s outrageous performance keeps it in the discourse, and asks us to think about ...

Upon its release, Tropic Thunder also attracted criticism from the disability advocacy community over the portrayal of 'Simple Jack.' ...

It was used in part due to Stiller's actor character, Tugg Speedman, starring in the fictional movie "Simple Jack." "I make no apologies for Tropic Thunder," Stiller wrote on Twitter in February 2023.