Category: Comedy and Humor

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The One-Liners Kept Coming’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
How the O.J. Simpson Trial Changed What Comics Could Roast

Norm Macdonald and Jay Leno made the double homicides such a constant topic that refraining from jokes the way David Letterman did was noticeable.
Theda Hammel’s Road to a Directorial Debut With ‘Stress Positions’

Theda Hammel wasn’t always sure her varied résumé would include “Stress Positions,” her directorial debut.
Larry David’s Unsung Fashion Criticism on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and star has been commenting on the human condition through people’s sartorial choices for decades.
Boeing Jokes Are a Favorite on TikTok. Guess Who’s Not Laughing.

Social media users have managed to turn the troubled airplane manufacturer’s headlines into punchlines, though some play fast and loose with the specifics.
‘Free Time’ Review: Take This Job and Shove It. (Now What?)

Colin Burgess carries this comedy by Ryan Martin Brown about a 20-something who quits his job and finds that life without work isn’t all that thrilling.
Ramy Youssef on His New Special, ‘More Feelings,’ and the Push to Represent

The very busy comic has a special and an “S.N.L.” hosting gig on the books. He and his friends kid, “We make TV like immigrants. We’re always working.”
Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy

Hosts who have to entertain insiders at the ceremony and outsiders watching at home. Presenters who change their minds. No wonder the bits are awkward.
Disgraced but Embraced: Pop Culture Pariahs Are Making Big Comebacks

Shane Gillis hosted “S.N.L.,” the show that rebuffed him. Ye topped the Billboard chart after making antisemitic remarks. Has the mainstream given up on banishing bad actors?
Richard Lewis Recalled Friendship With Larry David in One of His Last Interviews

The occasion was a profile of a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” co-star, but Lewis got plenty of good lines in as he reminisced about starting out with Larry David.
Reports of Cabaret’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

The art form has faced challenges as nightlife norms shift — and as its audience ages — but it has also evolved. Five figures from the New York scene discuss.
In ‘Ready to Sell Out,’ Mike Epps Moves Past the Beefs

His new special nods at his past resentment of Kevin Hart and others. It’s part of a stand-up tradition of feuds like the ones fueled by Katt Williams.