It’s hard to imagine that there would have been snarky jokes and memes during the assassinations of John F. Kennedy or his brother Robert. Making light of the tragic event in Pennsylvania over the ...

Dr. Weatherby is the director of the Digital Theory Lab at New York University. Over the past decade, there’s one truth that liberals have been loath to admit: Donald Trump is funny. This aspect of ...

I memorized those lyrics when I was 11 or 12 years old, by watching “That Was The Week That Was,” the NBC comedy that ran from 1965 through 1967 and made Lehrer famous. I loved the show, not only ...

Political humor can amuse, provoke or even spark outrage, as seen in Jimmy Kimmel’s recent suspension. CU Boulder Today spoke with Peter McGraw, director of the Humor Research Lab (HuRL) and a ...

A new study from the Media Research Center found that 81% of all political jokes told on major late night comedy shows in 2023 targeted conservatives. The media watchdog analyzed each of the 9,518 ...

The answer from many quarters at midweek was a resounding yes, days after an assassination attempt against Republican former president Donald Trump rattled the nation over political violence that has ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Courtesy of Preet Mandavia. When comedian Nimesh Patel reflects on his college experience, he ...

Whether or not it seems appropriate under certain circumstances, most situations, like most people, can benefit from a good laugh. A funny, timely comment can lift a mood, diffuse tension, or make a ...

The post Jimmy Fallon Wants to Be “Funny,” Not Political: “I Just Keep My Head Down” appeared first on Consequence. Jimmy Fallon isn’t going to Fall-on his sword for democracy, telling CNBC that The ...

I’ve been studying humor as an academic for a couple of decades now. I’ve written a doctoral dissertation about it, published articles about it, given talks about it, and am an avid consumer of ...