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The Humor Campaign
To the Editor: Re “When City Elections Were Fun,” by Lee Siegel (Op-Ed, Sept. 2): The greatest campaign line ever was uttered by the newspaperman Jimmy Breslin in his 1969 run for New York City...
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Exclusive: Zach Galifianakis’ Wife in Labor, Funny Man Ditches His Toronto …
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Zach Galifianakis is about to be a dad! The Hangover 3 star skipped his You Are Here premiere at the Toronto Film Festival Saturday because his wife, Quinn Lundberg, is...
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What’s so funny about comic novels?
The scene: a radio station in Bremen, Germany. The year: 1998. I’m doing what authors are often doing when they aren’t writing a book: plugging one that they’ve already written. This one is called The...
View ArticleNative American writer infuses work with heritage, humor
AUTHORS! AUTHORS! Sherman Alexie speaks Wednesday in Toledo In addition to stories, Sherman Alexie writes poetry and novels, and teachesWILL AUSTIN PHOTOGRAPHY Enlarge Being Native American, Sherman...
View ArticleNative American writer infuses work with heritage, humor
AUTHORS! AUTHORS! Sherman Alexie speaks Wednesday in Toledo In addition to stories, Sherman Alexie writes poetry and novels, and teachesWILL AUSTIN PHOTOGRAPHY Enlarge Being Native American, Sherman...
View ArticleToronto: Kristen Wiig’s New, Un-Funny Movie
Wiig hasn’t quite entered the serious Jim Carey phase of her career, but this is by far the most inward, most silent performance we’ve seen from her. It’s a good one, quietly powerful, just a bit...
View ArticleToronto: Kristen Wiig’s New, Un-Funny Movie
Wiig hasn’t quite entered the serious Jim Carey phase of her career, but this is by far the most inward, most silent performance we’ve seen from her. It’s a good one, quietly powerful, just a bit...
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A guide to fallacious arguments, illustrated with funny animals
The Book of Bad Arguments is a great primer for anyone looking to understand logical fallacies and become a better debater. It helps that each logical fallacy is accompanied by a comic featuring funny...
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A guide to fallacious arguments, illustrated with funny animals
The Book of Bad Arguments is a great primer for anyone looking to understand logical fallacies and become a better debater. It helps that each logical fallacy is accompanied by a comic featuring funny...
View ArticleMichael Buble delivers classic songs and a blitzkrieg of visuals, humor
Sunday night, a well-dressed crowd of about 12,000 showed up to watch and listen to Buble, his five-piece band and eight-piece horn section (plus a guest appearance by a local eight-piece string...
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Glee Spoiler Photo: Does Rachel Get the Role in Funny Girl? Find Out!
Twitter Hello, gorgeous! With the season five premiere of Glee just a few weeks away (All together now: Squee!) we’ve been overly obsessing about one of the biggest cliffhangers the Fox musical left...
View ArticleWatch this: Funny Moto X ads suggest all other smartphones are lazy
Highlighting three unique Moto X features, Motorola has a new series of video ads debuting on Monday. The spots are actually quite comical and hit a key point of the phone’s potential appeal: smart use...
View ArticleUsing Humor in the Dialogue on Race
Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. The Root: Chris, as a seasoned veteran of comedy, do you find being an executive producer more rewarding? Do you enjoy being behind the scenes? Or is...
View ArticleChatological Humor: Monthly with Moron (September)
Join Gene Weingarten Tuesday, September 24 at noon for his monthly chat with readers. NOTE: The monthly chat occurs the last Tuesday of every month. All the rest of the Tuesdays are “chat updates.” If...
View ArticleTV on the Web: Funny or Die introduces the iPhone 5F
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View ArticleFunny or Die to Aaron Sorkin: Here’s how to fix ‘The Newsroom’— VIDEO
Aaron Sorkin, Funny or Die has something to say to you: The Newsroom‘s not the best show on television, but it can be better. Sound familiar? Mirroring the opening scene of the series nearly...
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TIFF 2013: ‘Philomena’ surprises Toronto with its humor
And yet, “Philomena,” starring Judi Dench as the mother and Steve Coogan as a reporter helping her sift through five decades of lost leads, dead ends and uncooperative church authorities, scored as...
View ArticleFunny Or Die Made A Hilarious Ad For The Really, Really Cheap iPhone 5F
Funny Or Die is giving Apple a run for its money. Introducing the iPhone 5F, a “more accessible model” for aspiring iPhone owners who can’t afford the 5S or 5C announced on Tuesday. Despite rumors that...
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Wish ‘Mad Men’ kid Kiernan Shipka was your shrink? Check out Funny or Die’s …
Let’s face it: Being a child star is not easy. Luckily, with the guidance and advice of pint-size psychologist Kiernan Shipka, the job can be handled with ease. Related Mad Men: See Full Coverage Happy...
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YouTube’s ‘Ask a Slave’: Latest in ‘slave humor’ trend?
Azie Mara Dungey, creator of the new Ask a Slave comedy series on YouTube. (Screen Capture) You can find a way to laugh at anything — even slavery. At least that seems to be the case for Azie Mara...
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