Comedy

Sahil Kapur

John Oliver Rips Beck, Limbaugh: "Kind Of A Joke In Themselves"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 07.09.2009 | Comedy


The Daily Show's John Oliver is unhappy with mainstream journalism, and even drearier on the notion that he's something of a journalist. "I watch cab...

Mighty Movie Podcast: Lynn Shelton on Humpday

Dan Persons | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

In Humpday, two friends back themselves into a corner when they resolve to make an amateur porn video together, examining the straight male's anxiety over his nascent gay side.

Study Shows What Everyone Knew Already

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 07.07.2009 | Comedy


Jilly Gagnon

"The data shows definitively that the expected outcome of this study did indeed occur," said a statistician with Nielsen group. "We're as completely nonplussed about it as you are."

Why I Am Resigning

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.07.2009 | Comedy


Robert J. Elisberg

It's said that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. And that's why, since I'm tough, I'm going. Because I'm not a quitter.

On The Streets: The 'Truth' About Hybrid Cars (VIDEO)

Jonathan Kesselman | Posted 07.07.2009 | Comedy


Jonathan Kesselman

Ricky Gervais: I Can't Stand Brit Comedy; America's Is Better

The Sun | Posted 07.06.2009 | Comedy


In a scathing attack he also claimed American comedy is more sophisticated than home-grown attempts at humor. ...

Believer, Beware "Gets" The Funny (And Poignant) Side of Religion

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living


Frank Schaeffer

Believer Beware is laugh out loud funny, touching, irreverent and yet, in deeper ways, pays religion the ultimate compliment: it's worthy of scrutiny, debate, hate, and love.

You Can't Spell Sarah Palin Without Anal Rash

Una LaMarche | Posted 07.06.2009 | Comedy


Una LaMarche

Joe Biden turned up the simplest and, some might say, most revealing anagram: "Job need I."

Q&A: Harold Ramis Goes from Ghostbusting To Getting Primitive Directing Year One

Brad Balfour | Posted 07.05.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

Before a small group of comedy-infused journos, veteran funnyman, director/writer Harold Ramis spent over an hour not just talking about his latest co...

Vatican Investigating American Nuns; Dan Brown to "Write" Novel About It

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 07.03.2009 | Comedy


Jilly Gagnon

The fact that the investigation around which his new novel will be based has not yet taken place did not seem to faze Dan Brown.

Canadian New Yorkers Unite

Donna Fish | Posted 07.02.2009 | New York


Donna Fish

The other night I attended my first Canadian Association of New York event.

Give it Away, Give it Away, Give it Away, Now!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 07.01.2009 | Comedy


Jilly Gagnon

Summer's in full swing, which means low-level "celebrities" competing for "charities" of their "choice."

The Six Crazy People You Meet on the New York Subway

Una LaMarche | Posted 06.30.2009 | New York


Una LaMarche

Living in a city like New York that is overflowing with people, it is hard not to become a sort of amateur anthropologist.

How To Live On $0 A Day: The Next Big Thing In Marketing -- Anti-Social Media

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.30.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

With traditional media facing extinction and a disheartened, disinterested public, Toilet Paper Messaging (TPM) has emerged as one of the most effective marketing tools out there.

The Uncomfortable Circle: Iran?

Xeth Feinberg | Posted 06.25.2009 | Comedy


Xeth Feinberg

A political cartoon by Xeth Feinberg.

Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC) Makes Full Apology

Jane Condon | Posted 06.25.2009 | Comedy


Jane Condon

I want to apologize to my staff because I said that it was possible that I would be off hiking the Appalachian Trail, when I know full well that the Appalachian Trail does not run through Argentina.

Mark Sanford: The Twittersphere Reacts

Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.24.2009 | Comedy


Thousands of tweets were sent via Twitter in the wake of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's admission that he spent this weekend in Argentina where he...

"Where I Was" by Governor Mark Sanford

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 06.24.2009 | Comedy


Ian Gurvitz

I was taking tango lessons so I could take my wife dancing for her birthday. It was going to be a surprise, so thanks for screwing that up.

How to Live on $0 A Day: Taking Your Life Back From Creditors

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.23.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

Say you stop wasting your entire unemployment check on the hedonistic pleasure of protecting your precious credit rating. Instead, you're going to try eating, and maybe splurge on health insurance.

A Happy Medium

Una LaMarche | Posted 06.23.2009 | Comedy


Una LaMarche

I have always wanted to be discovered in a supermarket. Notice I say "discovered"--I have always wanted to be famous but have never wanted to try for it, stuck as I am in an ever-vacillating battle between fear and laziness.

Behind the Scenes At The White House: The AMA Weighs In On Healthcare Policy Reform

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living


Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

The AMA debate on health care: The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve.

The Hangover: I'm Over It.

Sarah Greenwalt | Posted 06.22.2009 | Entertainment


Sarah Greenwalt

When will us girls get our own immature, perverted, inappropriate, screwy and hilarious buddy comedy?

What Else "Wouldn't" He Hurt? On Flies and Presidents...

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 06.22.2009 | Comedy


Jilly Gagnon

Obama may have a charming off-hand manner, an intellect that rivals the combined IQs of his predecessor and predecessor's cabinet taken en masse, and a hot wife, but this is a man who would hurt a fly, with impunity.

Has Change Come to the South?

David Parker | Posted 06.22.2009 | Comedy


David Parker

In the French Quarter, bartenders still look like strippers, strippers still look like prostitutes and prostitutes still look like, well, they also look like prostitutes.

Seeing Stars in Chicago, Just For Laughs

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 06.19.2009 | Comedy


Sean L. McCarthy

Robert Smigel still enjoys sticking his hand into a dog puppet and insulting famous people, particularly now that famous people are on Twitter. Such as Oprah. Yes. He pooped on Oprah.