"When people leave here, they can't believe the show was in Hanover, where the place across the street is called the Famous Hot Wiener," said Jim Bryan, owner and standup comedian at the Church of ...

Cinema’s clash of the classes paints a frightening portrait of a status-obsessed society. From rags-to-riches stories of the self-made man portrayed in movies such as “The Wolf of Wall Street” to ...

Jill Kargman is back with yet another intriguing satire comedy movie, Influenced.

The Statesman is a very funny satire, but "funny peculiar" rather than "funny ha ha". A deliberately anachronistic production, that looks at the impact of controlled speech, and the inevitable ...

From Midland’s grassroots podcasting scene to TikTok’s queen of cringe Madison Humphrey and Joe Kwaczala’s authentic stand-up on film, comedians are finding fresh ways to connect with audiences. Many ...

Satire—the coupling of criticism and humor—has been a popular means to add a seemingly lighthearted touch to somewhat sensitive topics. For example, Saturday Night Live parodied quarterback Tom Brady ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities. By Adam Bradley LAST SPRING, DURING the Broadway revival of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For Katie Goodman and Soren Kisiel, writing new material for their upcoming comedy show was hard.