9 Best Articles in 2022
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The Expert (Short Comedy Sketch)
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From 2014 · Subscribe for more short comedy sketches & films! http://bit.ly/laurisb Funny business meeting illustrating how hard it is for an engineer to fit into the co...
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The Guardian
Comedy Wildlife Photography awards 2020 finalists
The Guardian
~11 min read · 2020-09-11 · A selection of the finalists from this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography awards
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The 100 Jokes That Shaped Modern Comedy
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From 2016 · From the Marx Brothers to The Simpsons, Richard Pryor to Amy Schumer: 100 bits, sketches, and one-liners that changed humor forever.
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Why do some people love cringe comedy while others can't stand it?
Big Think
5 min read · Apr 26th · Why do will some people find cringe comedy hilarious, while others will see it as boring rubbish? The answer is your life experiences.
The Pudding
The Structure of Stand-Up Comedy
The Pudding
20+ min read · From 2018 · The genius of Ali Wong’s Netflix special.
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50 years ago, The Electric Company used comedy to boost kids' reading skills
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7 min read · 2021-10-25 · In October 1971, The Electric Company flipped a switch and hit the public TV airwaves, aimed at using sketch comedy and animated shorts to teach kids to read.
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How Facebook Is Killing Comedy
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~13 min read · From 2018 · Last month, in its second round of layoffs in as many years, comedy hub Funny or Die reportedly eliminated its entire editorial team following a trend of comedy websites scaling back, shutting down,…
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'Love and free food': Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner share the secrets of their 70-year friendship
The Guardian
10 min read · From 2020 · The giants of American comedy tell Hadley Freeman about the hits they have had, the wives they miss – and why they still spend every evening together
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Hilarious Winners of the First Annual ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’
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3 min read · From 2017 · Hilarious Winners of the First Annual ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’ More info: Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards | Facebook These days there are countless annual photography competit…
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Big Think
Why do some people love cringe comedy while others can't stand it?
Big Think
5 min read · Apr 26th · Why do will some people find cringe comedy hilarious, while others will see it as boring rubbish? The answer is your life experiences.
The Atlantic
Who’s Laughing Now?
The Atlantic
~16 min read · Apr 21st · Jon Stewart is comedy royalty. But the world has changed since he was at the height of his powers.
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POLITICO
How To Make a President Funny
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8 min read · May 1st · Obama’s comedy writer on the goal of presidential humor, Trump’s best zinger and the worst political jokester in history.
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Today in history: Mar. 30
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4 min read · Mar 30th · In 2015, Comedy Central announced that Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa, would succeed Jon Stewart as host of “The Daily Show.”
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The Secret Lives of Tumblr Teens
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20+ min read · From 2016 · How Tumblr's most popular teen comedy geniuses struck it rich—then lost it all.
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The New Yorker
John Swartzwelder, Sage of “The Simpsons”
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4 min read · 2021-05-02 · The first major interview with one of the most revered comedy writers of all time.
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This Week in Comedy Podcasts: The Newcomers Tackle Tyler Perry
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4 min read · 2021-03-19 · Rounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
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Literary puzzle solved for just third time in almost 100 years
Guardian Books
2 min read · 2020-11-10 · British comedy writer John Finnemore has solved Cain’s Jawbone, a murder mystery that has 32m possible combinations
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Mother Jones
I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.
Mother Jones
2020-10-09 · What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.
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The 30 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
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~14 min read · 2020-11-17 · Comedy generates an immediate, undeniable audience response. If people are smiling and laughing, then there's a good chance you made an effective funny movie.
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Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy
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From 2016 · If you love visual comedy, you gotta love Edgar Wright, one of the few filmmakers who is consistently finding humor through framing, camera movement, editing...
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The Washington Post
Chevy Chase can’t change
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~20 min read · From 2018 · The man who helped revolutionize TV comedy with SNL in the ’70s is a tangle of contradictions.
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Pseudo Design Titles
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From 2019 · A satirical title generator for designers seeking a title apart from other designers.
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