Comedy
Can We Take A Joke? Standup Comedy vs. Political Correctness
A new doc featuring Penn Jillette, Gilbert Gottfried, Adam Carolla, & Lisa Lampanelli asks why comedy is treated differently that other forms of expression.
What's the Deal with Nanny Statists?
Jerry Seinfeld's lemonade stand meets the long arm of the law in the final edition of Nanny of the Month.
Can Americans Still Take a Joke? Comedians Say 'No.'
Filmmaker Ted Balaker on the 'outrage mob' and fighting back against the PC zealots.
Watch Matt Welch on FBN's After the Bell at 4:00 p.m. ET
On Trump, Jon Stewart, Mike Huckabee, Iran, and A.I. deathbots
WaPost Writer Who Called Amy Schumer's Jokes Racist Never Even Watched Her Show
Colleges are no-joke zones.
Friday A/V Club: Mort Sahl's Guide to the Political Spectrum
How the left, the right, and the middle looked in 1967
Stop Pretending to Be Offended by Everything
The problem with prefabricated outrage is that it crowds out legitimate grievances.
Matt Welch on Social Media Outrage-Swarms, License-Plate Free Speech, Automated Airplanes, and Crony Whiskey Capitalism
Watch thee some Cocktail Chatter
On Trevor Noah, Lena Dunham, and Offensive Comedy—Stop Politicizing Everything
Hyper-partisan cultural commentators are on auto-pilot.
Friday A/V Club: Rock 'n' Roll Invasion from the Moon
Two Firesign Theater veterans recut some ancient movie serials into a conspiracy comedy.
Friday A/V Club: Woody Woodpecker Resists Wartime Rationing, Fights the Police
The 1943 cartoon Ration Bored
No, Campus Feminists Didn't Shut Down Kate Smurthwaite's 'Free Speech Comedy Show'
Behold the anatomy of an outrage cycle
One Day Only Old People Will Remember the '90s
History doesn't stop no matter what you yell as you stand athwart it.
What if 'Seinfeld' Aired Today?
In 25 years, our star-crossed text messages and Instagram issues will seem as quaint as Jerry and George's answering machine and parking garage shenanigans.
For Anyone Who Wonders What Thomas Frank Thinks of the Films of Harold Ramis…
Liberals do not "own the imagery of subversion and outsiderness."
Egypt TV Station Stops Popular Satire Program
Backlash over mocking nationalist bend that brought about coup
NJ Judge Quits Bench After Told He Can't Sit, Be Stand Up Comedian at Same Time
Vince Sicari cracks wise as Vince August
NJ Judge Forbidden from Moonlighting as a Comic
What's the deal with these Codes of Judicial Conduct these days, am I right?
