Comedy and Humor

August 2, 2023

Paul Reubens’s Big Style Inspiration: Pinky Lee

Paul Reubens’s trademark style took plenty of its inspiration from a performer long forgotten. Origin stories are notoriously hard to pin down in the humor business, […]
July 28, 2023

Wanting More Than ‘Thank You, Next!’

Auditioning for romance, friendship and acting roles has a lot in common — especially when it comes to hearing ‘No.’ Our first date started at a […]
July 8, 2023

Matt Rife, the Comedian Who Got Big on TikTok

The one-nighters were starting to blur together. After 11 years in comedy clubs, Matt Rife was selling around 70 tickets per show, sometimes clearing as little […]
June 19, 2023

Bowen Yang and Matt Young’s Las Culturistas Culture Awards Celebrated and Made Fun of Awards Shows

At the second annual “Las Culturistas” Culture Awards, comedians Bowen Yang and Matt Young put on an affectionate and over-the-top parody of an award show. At […]
June 10, 2023

Cheryl Hines Didn’t Expect to Be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Running Mate

The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress is beloved in Hollywood. In supporting her husband’s campaign, is she normalizing his often dangerous ideas? On a quiet Thursday in […]
May 8, 2023

Annabel and Sabina Meschke, Comedy Partners Who Share a Sensibility and a Birthday

The twins took the stage in matching red cowboy boots. On a recent Wednesday night in Brooklyn — the kind of chilly, misty night made for […]
April 29, 2023

Correspondents’ Dinner Promises Jokes and Celebrities. (Also, the President.)

President Biden, who gets out of town most weekends, will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday evening. WASHINGTON — The White House Correspondents’ […]
March 20, 2023

Jeremy Scott Is Leaving Moschino

In a fashion world surprise, the designer is leaving the Italian label he has helmed for 10 years. Fashion is about to get a little less […]
March 11, 2023

Mel Brooks Isn’t Done Punching Up the History of the World

Mel Brooks is a sophisticated guy. He collected fancy French wines and did a tasting on Johnny Carson’s show. He drops references to Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead […]
March 11, 2023

Mel Brooks Isn’t Done Punching Up the History of the World

Mel Brooks is a sophisticated guy. He collected fancy French wines and did a tasting on Johnny Carson’s show. He drops references to Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead […]