“HEY, BUDDY,” the familiar voice boomed as I entered the spacious, cheerful visiting room of the Washington Hospice Center. “Have you found any more money in Paramount’s books?” my host inquired with ...

Roaster Jeffrey Ross onstage during Comedy Central’s Roast of Joan Rivers at CBS Radford Studios on July 26, 2009 in Studio City, California. According to Venkateshwaran, friend groups where members ...

Rael San Fratello, "Teeter-Totter Wall" (2019), installation view (© Rael San Fratello) SAN FRANCISCO — On July 27, 2019, architecture firm Rael San Fratello installed "Teeter Totter Wall" at the ...

Numerous scholars and professionals, from both academic and artistic disciplines, specialize in the science and art of humor. They are psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, ...

Attending Robert Mankoff’s class is more like seeing a stand-up comedy show than going to lecture. In his course, you don’t have to politely chuckle when the professor makes a bad joke. There’s ...

Barkley L. Hendricks (born 1945), “Sacrifice of the Watermelon Virgin or Shirt Off Her Back,” 1987. Color offset lithograph, 21 5/8 × 30 inches. Lent by University Museums, University of Delaware, ...

If you think memes are a modern invention, think again. These funny classical art memes prove that human nature hasn’t changed much over the centuries. From relatable emotions to everyday struggles, ...

During ABC’s Women of Comedy panel at Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys on Sunday, audiences heard from The Connors star Sara Gilbert, writer and producer from Jimmy Kimmel Live Molly McNearney and The ...