This post is written by Apoorva Thakur, junior research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai, India. Humor, specifically political humor, serves a purpose. It can be a ...

The Oscars have long been known for mixing glamour with a dash of political commentary, and this year’s ceremony was no exception. Host Conan O’Brien and presenter Jimmy Kimmel both slipped pointed ...

Jay Leno attends the 2023 Rodeo Drive Concours D'Elegance at Rodeo Drive & Wilshire Boulevard on June 18, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) Jay Leno has said for years ...

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 ...

On Election Night 1988, I was returning in a small jet to New York from Boston, where I had just emceed Michael Dukakis’ “victory” party. Looking down at the lights of a New England town shimmering ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Well, it’s funny to me when I got hate letters — ‘You and your Republican friends.’ ‘Well, Mr. L.

Nikki Glaser explained her decision to withhold jokes about politics at the 2026 Golden Globes, saying the political climate just isn’t funny right now. “It’s not funny,” Glaser told Howard Stern ...

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 ...

The late-night TV landscape has been a major topic of discussion, especially since the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show was announced. A number of people have been weighing in on the ...

The world of late night TV was thrown into sudden upheaval when CBS announced The Late Show’s cancellation, which sparked shocked reactions from Hollywood celebs, and was soon followed by the FCC’s ...