Category: Comedy and Humor

Black Satire Is Having Its Hollywood Moment, but Something Is Missing

Recent releases like “American Fiction” and “The American Society of Magical Negroes” have used absurdist humor to examine race. But they have also depicted narrow views of Blackness.
The ‘Betches’ Got Rich. So What’s Next?

The women’s media company, which started as a raunchy college blog, is a rare financial success story — and on the White House’s radar. Now, it’s wrestling with how to grow up alongside its readers.
Five Places to Visit in Toronto, With Eugene Levy

The Canadian comedian, known for “American Pie,” “Schitt’s Creek” and now, “The Reluctant Traveler,” isn’t at all reluctant to share what he loves about his hometown.
Jerry Seinfeld Can No Longer Be About Nothing

The comedian, long beloved for his apolitical riffs, has been wrestling with what it means to be Jewish amid the Israel-Hamas war. Not everyone is pleased.
Marlon Wayans on ‘Good Grief’ and the Death of His Parents

The comedian talks to David Marchese on becoming a different person after the death of his parents.
‘The Feeling’ Review: Fifty Shades of Apathy

In the sex comedy “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed,” Joanna Arnow keeps her scenes short and her expressions flat.
In ‘Boy Room,’ a Comedian Explores Messy N.Y.C. Apartments

Male 20-somethings are showing off their messy apartments in a video series that poses the implicit question, “You live like this?”
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.