Is the Real Housewives of ISIS Skit Really Sparking a Controversy?
Online outrage may not necessarily mean there's a controversy.
Comedy
Comedian Eric Andre Crashes a Pro-Trump Alex Jones Rally, Only a Little Violence Ensues
Andre to Jones: 'I want you to have sex with my wife.'
Louis CK Compares Donald Trump to Hitler in Inane, Rambling Email to Fans
Sample quote: "I'm not saying he's evil or a monster. In fact I don't think Hitler was."
Jerry Lewis: "Refugees Should Stay Where The Hell They Are!"
"Nobody has worked harder for the human condition than I have!" says noted statesman Jerry Lewis.
Conservatives Really Want to Believe Hillary Clinton's Campaign Threatened a Comedy Club Owner
A thinly-sourced story about a rogue Clinton campaign staffer goes viral.
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.
