It’s hard to imagine that there would have been snarky jokes and memes during the assassinations of John F. Kennedy or his brother Robert. Making light of the tragic event in Pennsylvania over the ...

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 ...

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.

The recent debate about school vouchers in the latest Pennsylvania budget meltdown fell along predictable lines: Democrats did not like a program that would have used public money to fund private ...

On one hand, of course Donald Trump’s campaign can feature anyone they’d like at their own rally. On the other hand, if that person tells jokes that target minority groups in disparaging ways — ...

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 ...

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 ...

A sweeping new law on online speech threatens the political humor that has helped the island nation get through tough stretches. By Pamodi Waravita and Mujib Mashal Reporting from Colombo, Sri Lanka, ...

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 ...