Enjoy “Safrjal,” an original Saudi comedy sketch show at The Storytellers Theater that pokes fun at a world dominated by artificial intelligence and brings reality back into focus through authentic Saudi humor. More details are at webook.com. Armed groups…
7:28 PM / Thursday October 22, 2026 In a survey taken by Rape Response Services, nearly one in two women has experienced sexual violence victimization (unwanted sexual touching, exploitation, harassment, etc). And according to The Bureau of Justice Statistics, 6 in 10 sexual assault victims said…
The Glasgow patter is known around the world as some of the funniest, so it’s no wonder that our comedians are some of the greatest in the world. We trawled through the archives and picked out eight superbly funny one-liners…
Politically, the opposite of authoritarianism is democracy; cognitively, it is humor. Comedy may indeed be the best medicine for our seriously unwell era. Scholar John Morreall explains that “laughter can serve as a social corrective to get wrongdoers back in…
I gave the question to AI: It seemed to me that William F Buckley would end a statement or question for a guest on Firing Line with a low-incidence word to throw off the guest. Any evidence of that? Yes.
Tom Davis - Spudgun at Brighton Comedy Festival Review: Tom Davis – Spudgun, Brighton Dome Friday 16th October, 2026 Comic, actor and big personality Tom Davis brought his big-hearted, boisterous stand-up to a packed Brighton Dome Concert Hall this weekend, delivering a fast-paced evening…
Stand-up is only one way to build a comedy career, and for plenty of British comedians it was never the destination. Richard Ayoade directs films. Stephen Merchant co-created The Office and went on to write and direct for the cinema.
UK comedy legend and Harry Potter star Paul Whitehouse, 68, fought back against a mugger in a "horrid" attack. It was then that someone tried to take his card at a cashpoint behind a Sainsbury's on Essex Road, Islington. She said…
A gentleman of commerce, a titan in his industry, approaches the Pearly Gates, and is greeted by Archangel Michael, as prophesied, who asks if there is anything he needs, before he begins the review. “I hope to spend this afterlife…
Not everyone has the same sense of humor, which means our brains don’t all process jokes the same way. Interestingly, there’s even a psychological explanation for this, and it all comes down to how your brain works, according to specialists.
Cancel Culture and Controversy in Comedy: the news, the names and what changed.
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