‘Grief’

This 1994 ultra low-budget picture may have an unlikely title for a comedy, but a large part of its appeal is in its willingness to take its people seriously amid much laughter. In a nifty feature debut, writer-director Richard Glatzer makes hilarious use of his experiences as a producer of “Divorce Court” as he takes us into the crazed world of writers for a fictional lurid daytime courtroom TV show, “The Love Judge.” The staff runs the gamut of sexual leanings from gay to straight, from an individual uncertain about his orientation to another of indeterminate gender. Craig Chester (pictured) and Jackie Beat star (Cinemax Wednesday at 8 p.m.).