Comedy and Humor

Dear New York: What the F*ck Is Wrong With You?

Sarah Shanfield | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Bikers, Bicycling, New York Bicycling, Pedestrians, My Ny, New York, Prospect Park, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Comedy, New York News
Sarah Shanfield

Before I could move out of anyone's way, the cyclist turned around in his cerulean shorts that left little to the imagination and asked me the question that many of your citizens ask of me after almost running me over: "What the f*ck is wrong with you?"

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Paul Ryan's Atlas Shrugged Quiz

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: House of Representatives, Humor, Representative Paul Ryan, Hank Rearden, Barney Frank, Political Humor, John Galt, Comedy and Satire, Comedy and Humor, Ryan Roadmap, Satire, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan Roadmap, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Atlas Shrugged, Who Is John Galt, Comedy News, Humor and Satire, Ellis Wyatt, Comedy, Dagny Taggart, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

If you were going to compare one current member of Congress to Dagny Taggart, who would it be? Please feel free to explain your reasoning, and remember, there are no wrong answers except "Nancy Pelosi."

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Susan G. Komen Foundation Adopts New Cancer Screening Policy for Worthwhile Lives

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Comedy and Satire, Komen Foundation, Comedy and Humor, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Humor, Satire, Susan G. Komen Planned Parenthood, Komen Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen, Planned Parenthood, Comedy News, Humor and Satire, Comedy, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Planned Parenthood, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

"Those are the numbers we're looking for," Gladson continued, "and some day, thanks to the strides that Komen For The Cure has taken today towards providing breast cancer care for only the most desirable candidates, we'll get there."

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New Movies From Mattel

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: High School Musical Game, Comedy and Satire, High School Musical, Real Steel, Comedy and Humor, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Humor, Satire, Real Steel Movie, Uno, Kerplunk, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Humor and Satire, Comedy, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

To the Dreamworks production staff: We're so pleased to see that our Rock'em Sock'em Robots movie has done so well! We're sending along a few more original treatments for your consideration -- enjoy!

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The Adult Presidential Fitness Challenge!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Presidential Fitness Challenge, Comedy and Satire, Comedy and Humor, Adult Fitness, Humor, Satire, Fitness, The Flexed-Arm Hang, Humor and Satire, Comedy, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

Welcome to the Presidential Fitness challenge: adult edition! To determine whether you're maintaining average adult levels of fitness, please test yourself in each of the following areas.

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Wait -- It's on the Tip of my Tongue!

Amy Chavez | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Aging, Memory Loss, Comedy and Humor, Women News
Amy Chavez

It had been in the back of my mind for a while to call an old friend. The problem was I couldn't remember her phone number -- a sure sign of aging.

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Alternate Explanations for the Current National Debt Levels

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Debt, Comedy and Satire, Debt Crisis, National Debt, Comedy and Humor, Politicians, Humor, Satire, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

"I'm bored," she whined, reaching for the only bottle of whiskey on the table that still had anything left in it. "Let's do something interesting." "Like what?" Boehner said. "Legislating?"

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The Angry Birds Deal With Post-Traumatic Stress

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Comedy and Satire, Angry Birds Game, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Satire, Angry Birds, Ptsd, Angry Bird Ptsd, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

Blue Bird: [slightly frantic] Bring me another three drinks, or so help me god, I will divide in mid air and explode this bar in several places at once! Every single bottle will shatter, even if the wooden portions of the bar stay intact, dammit!

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Hyper-Competitive Daycare Interviews

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Daycare, Comedy and Satire, Competitive Parents, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Satire, Preschool, Comedy, Competitive Preschools, Preschool Interviews, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

We pride ourselves on admitting only the most tooth-filled infants into our extremely-early education programs. With a program as competitive as ours, we occasionally see parents trying to inflate the number of teeth their children have managed to grow.

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A Proposal for the Ages

Joe Cristalli | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Comedy Slideshows, Romantic Comedy, Funny Wedding Proposals, Wedding Proposals, Comedy and Humor, Comedy News
Joe Cristalli

I recently got engaged. It was a special and intimate moment that deserves privacy. I'm not going to exploit my newfound engagement just to get some cheap laughs from a couple randos who don't care about me or my fiancée, Jessica.

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My Suburban Midwestern Mother's Summer Trend Forecast

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Comedy and Satire, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Summer Fashion, Suburban, Suburban Mother, Satire, Trends, Humor and Satire, Comedy, Fashion Trends, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

All the super-high heels might look nice, but what about arch support? When you're my age, you'll wish you'd thought more about arch support.

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Child vs. Dog: One Couple's Canine Obsession

Millie Kerr | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Cats, Comedy and Satire, Comedy and Humor, Dogs, Comedy, Family, Comedy News
Millie Kerr

As the youngest of four children and the only girl, you might assume that I safely occupy the role of somebody's favorite. My father, for instance, wh...

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(Secret) Video Kills the Comedy Star

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Mtv, Comedy and Humor, The Buggles, The-Comedy-Store, Bill Burr, Emerging Comics With Matt Taylor, Twitter, Youtube, Performance Art, Great Performances, Facebook, Comedy, Video, Los Angeles News
Jennifer Ketcham

Places like The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, and Improv have been safe havens for these talented and often self-deprecating live performance artists to try out new material before hitting the road.

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A Smooth Soul Singer Talks to His Crockpot

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comedy and Satire, Soul Crockpots, Slow Cooking, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Soul Singer, Crockpot, Satire, Crockpot Comedy, Sexy Slow Cooking, Sexy Crockpots, Smooth Crockpots, Humor and Satire, Comedy, Soul Food, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

Hey, baby, how you doin'? Good? Because you sure are lookin' good, with that brushed-metal finish, and that sassy little cord poking out from behind, a treasure trail to electric pleasures.

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Harvard Sailing Team -- Boys Will Be Girls (VIDEO)

Nick Kreiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harvard-Sailing-Team, Sketch Comedy, Video Shorts, Sketch Comedy Videos, Comedy and Humor, Los Angeles News
Nick Kreiss

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Survivor 22: Rerun Island: Russell Blows It, Mansweater Sucks It, and Big Mouth Stamps It.

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: North by Northwest, Survivor Episode Recap, Reality TV, Vertigo, Survivor, Survivor-Recap, Jerry Herman, Cbs, Alfred Hitchcock, Russell Hantz, Survivor 22 Recap, Mission: Impossible, Tarzan, Comedy and Humor, Survivor 22, Survivor 22 Episode 4, Hello Dolly, Lost, Jeff Probst, Polymorphus Perversity, Comedy, The Mentalist, Television, This Week in Terrible Television, Strangers on a Train, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

We opened this week with a terrifying nightmare vision: Russell had cloned thousands of exact replicas of himself, and they were waking up, and flying off to attack!

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Survivor 22: Rerun Island: A Consummation Devoutly to be Wished.

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Survivor Episode Recap, Survivor 22 Recap, Russell Hantz, Reality TV, Survivor 22, Survivor, Comedy and Humor, Spartacus, Survivor-Recap, Jeff Probst, Survivor 22 Episode 3, Cbs, Comedy, Witch Hunts, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

Survivor opened this week watching Matt, aka Dr. Jesus, arriving on Zombie Island, a newly-made member of The Squawking Dead, like all Christians, seeking Redemption and Resurrection, whereas what he needs is what all zombies seek: brains.

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A Winter's Tale

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Humorous Bedtime Stories, Comedy and Satire, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Satire, Bedtime Stories, Children's Stories, Modern Parenting, Parenting, Children's Bedtime Stories, Parenting Humor, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

Well, yes, sweetie, he was white; he was made of snow, snow is white. No, I don't think that reflects on Daddy's deeply-internalized racial prejudices. I think it reflects on what snow looks like.

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Survivor 22: Rerun Island: A Phillip's Head Screwy Driver

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Survivor Episode Recap, Survivor 22 Recap, Russell Hantz, Reality TV, Survivor 22, Survivor, Comedy and Humor, Cthulhu Mythos, Survivor 22 Episode 2, Hp Lovecraft, Survivor-Recap, Jeff Probst, Cbs, Comedy, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

So we got our first look at Zombie Island. Oh, they call it "Redemption Island," but every time I've ever heard someone offering "redemption," it always turns out to be a religious con-man-or-woman.

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Survivor 22: Rerun Island: Our Man Big Mouth

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Burnett, Russell Hantz, Survivor Episode Recap, Survivor 22 Episode 1, Reality TV, Survivor 22, Survivor, Comedy and Humor, Donald Trump, Survivor-Recap, Jeff Probst, Nicaragua, Cbs, Sarah Palin, Comedy, Survivor 22 Recap, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

In his online bio, David says: "9 times out of 10, when I walk into a room, I'm the most-intelligent person there." Perhaps, but obviously, when he's outdoors, he's the idiot wearing a black business suit into the rain forest.

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Betty White Still Hot in Second Season of Cleveland

Greg Archer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hot-in-Cleveland-Ratings, Fame, Television, Sitcoms, Aging, Comedians, Betty White, Comedy and Humor, TV Land, Hot in Cleveland, Valerie Bertinelli, Comedy, Entertainment News
Greg Archer

Brace yourself, Hot in Cleveland still sizzles. And the opening moments of Wednesday's episode find her bonding with an old chum: Mary Tyler Moore.

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Search Zen-gine

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Justin Bieber, Zen, Search, Comedy and Satire, Finding Zen, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Satire, Search Engines, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

You searched: Friday dance nights downtown. And your search returned: Do you know the sound of one hand clapping?

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The Greatest Morning Show Moments in World History

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Historical Humor, History, Comedy and Satire, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Satire, Morning Shows, Morning Shows in History, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

"The overthrow of the monarchy has been the hot topic this summer -- even hotter than the fevers people have been getting with this latest bout of plague!"

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Twelve Days of Christmas Cleaning: Turning Everyday Crap Into Something Gift Wrapped

Caprice Crane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regifting, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, Caprice Crane, Comedy and Humor, Christmas Gifts, Twilight, Christmas, Diet, Gifts, Comedy, Last Minute Christmas Gift, Funny, Christmas 2010, Comedy News
Caprice Crane

Instead of getting crap you don't want for Christmas, get rid of the crap you already have -- but don't want. Clean out your home and bestow some treasures upon your gift recipients this year.

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Survivor 21: Infants vs Senior Citizens: Fetuses Gone Wild!

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comedy, Reality TV, Survivor 21 Episode 15, Comedy and Humor, Survivor, Survivor Episode Recap, Cbs, Survivor 21, Survivor-Recap, Nicaragua, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

This was a a three-hour telecast, so we have a lot to discuss. Buckle up for safety.

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