These days, it’s hard to find anything funny in politics. With every political question now controversial and fodder for a fight, it can be downright stressful—and things only get worse as the ...

Teasy Roosevelt, a burlesque performer who produced the Tim Robinson show "I Think You're Just Here for the Hot Dogs," ...

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 ...

From Soviet citizens risking peril to cope with oppression, to modern political satire targeting leaders like Trump, laughter ...

Conan O’Brien revived political humor during the ceremony. But while those lines can dominate social media and headlines, psychologists say the real effect of political humor at events like the Oscars ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nikki Glaser attends the 2025 Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at The Kennedy Center honoring Conan O'Brien Getty Nikki Glaser was one of the few celebrities to walk the red carpet at this year’s ...

The answer from many quarters at midweek was a resounding yes, days after an assassination attempt against Republican former president Donald Trump rattled the nation over political violence that has ...

Nikki Glaser explained her decision to withhold jokes about politics at the 2026 Golden Globes, saying the political climate just isn't funny right now. "It's not funny," Glaser told Howard Stern ...