At tense moment, Turks maintain sense of humor with ‘montaj’ meme
The wiretapped recording, he claimed, was spliced from different conversations, manipulated to make it sound as if he were attempting to hide over $1 billion in cash. The subsequent two days have not...
View ArticleThe Dark Psychology of Good Comedy
Immediately after 9/11, comedy ground to a halt. The Daily Show went off the air for nine days. Saturday Night Live, whose 27th season started 18 days later, featured a somber cold-open with Lorne...
View ArticleLeBron James’ New In-Game Mask Spawns Hilarious Internet Memes
After breaking his nose, the NBA’s best player was forced to strap on a protective mask for the Miami Heat’s Feb. 27 game against the New York Knicks. The extra face-gear ended up being the gift that...
View ArticleLeBron James’ New In-Game Mask Spawns Hilarious Internet Memes
After breaking his nose, the NBA’s best player was forced to strap on a protective mask for the Miami Heat’s Feb. 27 game against the New York Knicks. The extra face-gear ended up being the gift that...
View ArticleTim Wilson mined humor in music, nostalgia and sports
Tim Wilson, pictured in 2002, wrote and performed comedic songs based on music, nostalgia, religion and sports. He died Wednesday at age 52.(Photo: File photo) Comedian Tim Wilson, who died Wednesday...
View ArticleTim Wilson mined humor in music, nostalgia and sports
Tim Wilson, pictured in 2002, wrote and performed comedic songs based on music, nostalgia, religion and sports. He died Wednesday at age 52.(Photo: File photo) Comedian Tim Wilson, who died Wednesday...
View ArticleSaturday Night Live Review: Was Jim Parsons funny on SNL?
By Josh Hill – Mar 2nd, 2014 at 1:10 am Jim Parsons and Bobby Moynihan in the promo for the March 1st episode of “Saturday Night Live.”Photo Credit: NBC Tonight marked the first new episode of Saturday...
View ArticleOscar producers bank on funny and ‘very kind’ host Ellen DeGeneres
Despite some harsh reviews from TV critics, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron pulled in the largest U.S. audience in three years, a ratings bump in the 18-49 demographic coveted by TV networks and, perhaps...
View ArticleOscar producers bank on funny and ‘very kind’ host Ellen DeGeneres
Despite some harsh reviews from TV critics, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron pulled in the largest U.S. audience in three years, a ratings bump in the 18-49 demographic coveted by TV networks and, perhaps...
View ArticleSaturday Night Live Review: Was Jim Parsons funny on SNL?
By Josh Hill – Mar 2nd, 2014 at 1:10 am Jim Parsons and Bobby Moynihan in the promo for the March 1st episode of “Saturday Night Live.”Photo Credit: NBC Tonight marked the first new episode of Saturday...
View ArticleKrewe d’Etat 2014 parade review: Haughty humor provides Carnival catharsis –...
The Krewe d’Etat parade plied the streets of Uptown on Friday night (Feb. 28), displaying its usual blend of political correctness, bipartisanship, gender sensitivity and general open-heartedness....
View ArticleKrewe d’Etat 2014 parade review: Haughty humor provides Carnival catharsis –...
The Krewe d’Etat parade plied the streets of Uptown on Friday night (Feb. 28), displaying its usual blend of political correctness, bipartisanship, gender sensitivity and general open-heartedness....
View ArticleJokes don’t travel? Germans aren’t funny? Don’t make me laugh
It’s disconcerting to hear Eddie Izzard, a gifted and thoroughly British comedian, cracking jokes in German. But from the modest stage in Berlin’s basement Imperial Club he has the equally modest...
View ArticleJokes don’t travel? Germans aren’t funny? Don’t make me laugh
It’s disconcerting to hear Eddie Izzard, a gifted and thoroughly British comedian, cracking jokes in German. But from the modest stage in Berlin’s basement Imperial Club he has the equally modest...
View ArticleOn balance, DeGeneres walked a fine, funny line
Host Ellen DeGeneres speaks onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California.(Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images) Second time’s a charm. It was the second time...
View ArticleOn balance, DeGeneres walked a fine, funny line
Host Ellen DeGeneres speaks onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California.(Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images) Second time’s a charm. It was the second time...
View ArticleBaby boomer humor’s big lie: “Ghostbusters” and “Caddyshack” really liberated …
Start with the first really great movie Ramis had a hand in writing, “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” Watching it again today, I didn’t think so much of righteous defiance, or underdogs and...
View ArticleKent Bush: Worst kind of racism – when bigotry masquerades as humor
By Kent BushMore Content Now Posted Feb. 28, 2014 @ 1:40 pm Updated Feb 28, 2014 at 1:41 PM Article source: http://www.dailyamericannews.com/article/20140228/NEWS/140229125/10088/OPINION
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence steals Lupita Nyong’o's Oscar and more funny Academy …
Never let it be said that celebrities don’t know how to have a good time. There are dozens of behind-the-scenes photos from the 86th Academy Awards that show all your favorites yukking it up, hamming...
View ArticleJohn Travolta’s Adele Dazeem Oscars Moment is Still So Funny!
John Travolta steps out on the carpet at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter held during the 2014 Oscars on Sunday night (March 2) in West Hollywood, Calif. The 60-year-old actor...
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