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Comedy
September 8, 2015
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump's Comedic Genius
Why liberals and conservatives alike find him so funny—if not for the same reasons
August 20, 2015
Jessica Luther
When Going Topless on HBO Is a Radical Act
In an interview about her new HBO special, Tig Notaro gets frank about her battle with cancer
August 19, 2015
Jason Guriel
A Hollywood Legend Returns With a Screwball Comedy. Will Anyone Notice?
July 16, 2015
Esther Breger
Amy Schumer's Old-Fashioned Family Values
'Trainwreck' is a classic rom-com, not a subversive statement
June 30, 2015
Silpa Kovvali
Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That
Amy Schumer and modern comedy’s victimhood complex
April 14, 2015
Jeet Heer
Don't Forget What Richard Pryor Taught Us: Offensive Comedy Can Be Liberating
April 8, 2015
Esther Breger
What Happened to the Weird 'Louie' of Last Season?
April 6, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Your Sense of Humor Doesn't Have to Match Your Politics
March 31, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Anti-Jewish Jokes Don't Get a Pass Anymore
Trevor Noah and Lena Dunham learned that lesson the hard way
March 30, 2015
Esther Breger
Trevor Noah Is the Latest Sign of Late Night's International Wave
March 27, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Lena Dunham's Jewish Jokes Aren't Offensive. They're Just Stale.
March 8, 2015
Esther Breger
Netflix's 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Is an Instant Sitcom Classic
February 13, 2015
Alice Robb
Jon Stewart Made America More Cynical
February 6, 2015
Jazmine Hughes
How Many White People Does It Take to Ruin a Good Joke?
The gentrification of racial humor
November 6, 2014
Elaine Teng
Modern Racism Can Be So Hilarious
The story behind the Times's brilliant "Off Color" video series
November 4, 2014
Esther Breger
"Selfie" Has—Despite All Odds—Become A Good Show
October 30, 2014
Rebecca Traister
How Female Comedians Went from Self-Hating to the Self-Help Shelf
Amy Poehler's new book is the latest in a boomlet of you-go-girl guides
October 29, 2014
Esther Breger
Jordan Peele Is Making a Horror Movie About "Being a Black Man Today"
September 12, 2014
Andrew Harrison
'Not Very Entertaining, Clever, or Original”: How NBC Almost Killed 'Friends'
September 5, 2014
Esther Breger
Joan Rivers Didn't Care If You Liked It
Her feminism and misogyny were impossible for young women to reconcile
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