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Last Week Tonight host John Oliver has shown that he isn't interested in taking former TV host Jay Leno's advice when it comes to comedy. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, August ...

Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find time to go to his local movie theaters. Robert graduated from Bradley ...

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 ...

Think about the political comedians performing today. Of those, how many are conservative? Not many, right? Alison Dagnes, a political scientist, media maven and self-described “comedy dork,” has ...

Be sure to catch Author Talk at Everett Womens Book Club on the Edmonds Patch calendar ...

Not every joke needs a message. At least, that's how Jay Leno sees it. In a July interview with David Trulio, president and CEO of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, the former ...

Jiiva’s political comedy Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil, which released in theatres on January 15, 2026, is now streaming on Netflix. The film follows a village panchayat leader juggling a wedding and ...

Not so fast. A new special from Raanan Hershberg shows how charged times can make for funnier jokes involving anxiety over ...