Comedy and Humor

March 21, 2025

Raise a Glass to the Messy, Cringey Wedding Toast

Some of the most dismally wrongheaded performances I have ever seen have been wedding toasts — and I used to review Off Off Broadway theater. There […]
March 6, 2025

Kieran Culkin Asked for More Kids at the Oscars. When Is an In-Joke Worth the Risk?

Some personal stories can make the jump to crowd-pleasing anecdote without a hitch. But taking a private joke to prime time has its risks. Awards shows […]
January 25, 2025

Tom Green, Former Provocateur, Is Building Something New

“We probably won’t fall through,” Tom Green said as he stepped out onto an expansive frozen lake that sits along his bucolic 150-acre farm in the […]
January 14, 2025

Laughing in the Dark

Perhaps you’ve heard them. Chuckles, snorts, even outright guffaws emitted by your fellow moviegoers. They ripple through the crowd when Nicole Kidman laps up milk from […]
October 2, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Were We the ‘Fat Couple’?

Reva GoldbergEmily LangDavis LandChristina Djossa and Jen Poyant and Dan PowellElisheba IttoopSonia HerreroMarion Lozano and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music […]
May 18, 2024

Nighthorse Bar Hosts Evil Laugh Competition in Brooklyn

Mera Caulfield was watching television a couple of months ago when the screen suddenly erupted with characters doing their best evil laughs. Ms. Caulfield turned to […]
April 17, 2024

In ‘Boy Room,’ a Comedian Explores Messy N.Y.C. Apartments

Male 20-somethings are showing off their messy apartments in a video series that poses the implicit question, “You live like this?” In her new video series, […]
April 5, 2024

Larry David’s Unsung Fashion Criticism on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and star has been commenting on the human condition through people’s sartorial choices for decades. In a midseries episode of “Curb […]
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 […]