NPR's Juana Summers talks with Damon Young about That's How They Get You, his new humor anthology featuring essays by Black writers. What do you do if you hear from someone about a really difficult ...

Have you experienced trauma, loss or betrayal that has left you feeling shattered? What role has humor played, either in your betrayal or your recovery? Humor Can Be Used To Harm or Heal Humor is used ...

"Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why" by Scott Weems, Basic Books, 198 pages, $26.99 Why do you laugh? What makes something funny? Why do your friends laugh? Are you funny? Why are some things ...

Let’s face it, we could all use a good laugh these days. And thankfully, comedy has delivered, with a mix of the bold, the bizarre and, yes, sometimes the delightfully dark. Once again, Variety is ...

My daughter, Alice, is almost two, and quite funny. Although she can say short sentences—“I need cake!”—her humor isn’t particularly verbal. Instead, she giggles while stumbling around in grownup ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Christine Wenc, author of the new book Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern News Satire. Here's some headlines for you. "Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But ...

Humor, that subtle art of wit, is often brandished as a social privilege. Yet, when it becomes anchored in sexist clichés, it becomes anything but harmless. Because behind the joke, there is sometimes ...

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President Donald Trump is often hailed as funny. While campaigning, his speeches at rallies and appearances on podcasts and news programs often elicited peals of laughter from rallygoers and viewers.

It’s natural that folks have different senses of humor. What one person finds amusing, someone else might find confusing. The popular ‘UK Ambulance Humour’ page on Facebook, which shares comedic pics, ...

Jimmy Kimmel was asked in a new Rolling Stone interview about what is acceptable in comedy today, which prompted the ABC late-night host to say that increasingly attacking what comedians can or can’t ...