Comedy and Humor

April 16, 2021
Published by Hilary Howard at April 16, 2021
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How George Hahn, Urban Raconteur, Spends His Sundays

George Hahn loves New York. But in 2016, the writer, actor and sartorial pragmatist wrote an essay about how the city — his home for 22 […]
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November 8, 2020
Published by Adriana Balsamo and Katherine Cusumano at November 8, 2020
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Things To Do at Home

Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication. […]
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September 11, 2020
Published by Dave Itzkoff at September 11, 2020
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Larry Wilmore Doesn’t Miss Late Night, but He’s Back Anyway

Back when Larry Wilmore was about to introduce “The Nightly Show,” his short-lived late-night series on Comedy Central, he saw a tweet from an angry prospective […]
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August 10, 2020
Published by Alisha Haridasani Gupta at August 10, 2020
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She Explains ‘Mansplaining’ With Help From 17th-Century Art

This story begins, as so many do these days, on Twitter. Last May, Nicole Tersigni, a Detroit-based writer, logged onto the social media platform at the […]
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May 7, 2020
Published by ALYSON KRUEGER at May 7, 2020
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Scott Rogowsky, of HQ Fame, Has a New Show

Name: Scott Rogowsky Age: 35 Hometown: Harrison, N.Y. Now Lives: Self-isolating in a one-bedroom apartment in Chelsea. “I feel like one of Joe Exotic’s tigers,” he […]
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April 22, 2020
Published by ALEX WILLIAMS at April 22, 2020
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Why We Laugh During a Pandemic

“Unreasonably dark joke,” read a coronavirus meme circulating on social media in recent weeks. “Shouldn’t we wait until after the pandemic to fill out the census?” […]
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February 27, 2020
Published by Eleanor Stanford at February 27, 2020
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Josh Thomas’s Week: ‘Twitter Has Been a Real Problem’

After hopping around his native Australia last fall with his first stand-up show in six years, the comedian Josh Thomas returned home to Los Angeles. Now […]
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January 10, 2020
Published by Lindsay Zoladz at January 10, 2020
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Ilana Glazer Is Moved by ‘Slave Play’ and Chanel Miller

Ilana Glazer’s first stand-up special, now streaming on Amazon Prime, has a provocatively unfunny title: “The Planet Is Burning.” But that dark, deadpan phrase also captures […]
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November 9, 2019
Published by ALEX HAWGOOD at November 9, 2019
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Joel Kim Booster Jokes About Grindr and Asian Stereotypes

Name: Joel Kim Booster Age: 31 Hometown: Born in South Korea and raised in Plainfield, Ill., by adoptive parents. Now lives: In a sparsely decorated one-bedroom […]
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October 25, 2019
Published by BONNIE WERTHEIM at October 25, 2019
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Jenny Slate Wrote a Book-Shaped Thing. What Is It?

SOUTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. — The only piece of fiction in Jenny Slate’s new book, “Little Weirds,” describes a love that grew old in an un-air-conditioned house […]
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