Tag: Comedy
Not all political comedy is equal – how comics can either...
Sophia A. McClennen, Penn State
Biden is old. Trump has weird hair. Biden mangles the English language. Trump barely...
How Joe Rogan became podcasting’s Goliath
Matt Sienkiewicz, Boston College and Nick Marx, Colorado State University
Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan is caught in a...
How Joe Rogan became podcasting’s Goliath
Matt Sienkiewicz, Boston College and Nick Marx, Colorado State University
Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan is caught in a...
How holiday cards help us cope with a not-so-merry year, according...
Matthew McMahan, Emerson College
The first Christmas card was, perhaps predictably, one of good cheer. The concept is commonly credited to Sir Henry Cole, the...
A brief history of invisibility on screen
Marc Longenecker, Wesleyan University
What would you do if you could be invisible? Would this newfound power bring out the best in you, instilling you...
A brief history of invisibility on screen
Marc Longenecker, Wesleyan University
What would you do if you could be invisible? Would this newfound power bring out the best in you, instilling you...
Was that joke funny or offensive? Who’s telling it matters
Michael Thai, The University of Queensland and Alex Borgella, Fort Lewis College
In September, before the start of its 45th season, “Saturday Night Live” brought...
Leave ’em laughing instead of crying: Climate humor can break down...
Maxwell Boykoff, University of Colorado Boulder
Climate change is not inherently funny. Typically, the messengers are serious scientists describing how rising greenhouse gas emissions are...
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Student loan debt is crushing Americans – 4 essential reads
Alvin Buyinza, The Conversation and Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation
US$1.7 trillion. That’s how much college students and graduates owed...
