Comedy

TV Review: The Cleveland Show

Catie Lazarus | Posted 11.27.2009 | Entertainment


Catie Lazarus

Based on the reaction from the packed crowd at The New York Television Festival's screening, The Cleveland Show will be a welcome in many homes.

Other Diseases Feel Neglected Since Outbreak of Swine Flu

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.26.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

It's been pissing me off how much media press Swine Flu has been getting. I mean, I killed 354 people yesterday, and I don't even get the back page in the New York Post.

New Study Shows that Children Who Play Educational Video Games Wrongly Believe 'Education Leads to Success'

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.25.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

"There was an astonishingly high percentage of misinformed children who are in for a real surprise," said STAThead executive Bill Myers.

How To Live On $0 A Day: This Could Be the Best Health Care Reform Plan You're Gonna Get

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.24.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

Sex is also a good, inexpensive form of exercise that doesn't require getting out of bed (although it may compel you to leave the fetal position). This will require a partner since batteries are costly.

Recent Gmail "Crash" Forces Spammers to Awkwardly Approach Potential Customers in Person

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.24.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

"If this is a trend [with Google], I don't know how I'm going to convince people that 'gorgeous sluts are waiting to meet you,'" said an anonymous spammer.

The Return of the Great Herb Vandecker, Poet

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 11.24.2009 | Comedy


Robert J. Elisberg

Back in April, to honor National Poetry Month -- a sadly neglected holiday that sits somewhere between French Fry Week and Pick Up a Rock Day -- I introduced the brilliant Herb Vandecker.

Obama Takes On the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Climate Change, and China in One Day

Duncan Quirk | Posted 11.22.2009 | Comedy


Duncan Quirk

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Chris Dodd Confronts WWE's Linda McMahon On Her Senate Candidacy

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.21.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

While Linda McMahon's announcement of her candidacy for the Senate was certainly a surprise, no one could have expected the shocking response from Senator Chris Dodd. Take a look.

If It's The Last Thing I DOOOO!!!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 11.21.2009 | Comedy


Jilly Gagnon

The revenge literature would have you believe that the only way to truly savor your moment of deliverance is to have waited for it for a long. They tell you this because they want to sell your story to Lifetime.

Obama to Address "Rising Terrorist Unemployment Rate" in America

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.21.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

Terrorists, who came to America with high hopes of destroying it, have found it difficult to find any terrorist-related work due to the hard economic times.

Dick Cheney's Spine Surgery to Install Much-Needed Spine in Formerly Spineless Body

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.19.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

The surgery is a more simple procedure than one would think. It merely entails slicing an opening in the patient's back, and placing a spine where normal, politically-sane, and spined-humans have a spine

Project Runway Episode 5 Recap and Photos: Derelicte

Una LaMarche | Posted 11.18.2009 | Style


Una LaMarche

The designers arrive at their secret destination: the LA Times! I'm actually kind of amazed that employees weren't setting things on fire in the background during this scene--isn't it like Lord of the Flies over there now?

How To Live On $0 A Day: Finding Your Next Set Of Wheels

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.17.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

Costco shopping carts Costco carts are humongous and totally lacking in style. But that's part of their charm. In fact, it's the only part of their charm.

Desperate U.N. World Food Program Enters Starving into U.S. Eating Contests

Lee Camp | Posted 11.16.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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Prague: Monstertown

David Parker | Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy


David Parker

To avoid being robbed of all my korunas and left for dead on a Mala Strana sidewalk, I ducked into a bookstore. In the window, two books were prominently displayed: Mein Kampf and Winnie the Pooh.

Kanye West's Full-Length Video Music Awards (VMA) Speech Revealed

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

Even though Kanye West did successfully interrupt Taylor Swift's modest and grateful acceptance speech, he later admitted that he actually had a full-length speech that he unfortunately did not have enough time to give.

For Your Health

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy


Jilly Gagnon

While hydration can have both short and long-term health benefits, scientists warn that "no beverages, regardless of what they actually are, should be consumed at either very warm or very cool temperatures."

Tina Fey Wins Emmy For Sarah Palin Impressions On SNL

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy


LOS ANGELES — Is Tina Fey an Emmy winner? You betcha. Fey received an Emmy Award on Saturday for her impersonation of Republican vice presidenti...

Larry Gelbart: The Mold Was Just Broken

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment


Robert J. Elisberg

He was an amazing writer and probably a better person. There may have been more renowned writers in a single medium, but his versatility was breathtaking.

Project Runway Episode 4 Recap: The Kitty Cat Inside You

Una LaMarche | Posted 11.11.2009 | Style


Una LaMarche

Nic has the most awesome talking head ever in which he muses that these women could be "anything from homeless people to Eskimos." Yes, because those groups are forever linked by their decisiveness.

Strange Bedfellows Abound as Conservatives Scramble to Delegitimize Un-American President.

Michael Gene Sullivan | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy


Michael Gene Sullivan

Conservative groups across the country are reaching out to former political foes to fulfill their own pledge to free Americans from the oppression of being brought together.

Recession Hitting Puppet Economy Hard

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago


The recession has taken its toll upon American workers of every trade but none have been hit worse than puppets. That's right, puppets -- those cute,...

Harley Riding Chin Hair

Emily Bracken | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style


Emily Bracken

It's not something you'd notice from spitting distance, but if you look at me up close, you'd discover I have hair on my chin. Not blond wisps. Not peach fuzz.

Back to School!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy


Jilly Gagnon

School isn't so bad when you're making it a better place, like they did in the 80's documentary, 21 Jump Street!

Zen and the Art of Subway Rage Avoidance

Una LaMarche | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


Una LaMarche

In any given subway station in New York City, somebody is always waiting to piss me off.