Opponents of President Trump — from street protesters to elected officeholders — are increasingly turning to a different tactic to try to push back on his agenda: humor and mockery. But there’s ...

An exhibit of the papers of Lorne Michaels at UT Austin's Ransom Center offers sobering insights about the limits of humor ...

The film, which pits Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti’s Bob and Willa Ferguson against Sean Penn’s maniacal and ...

Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby, whose real name was David Ross Locke, was a writer of comedic letters and traveling stage humorist.

This week, Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre will stage a production of "First Lady" by Turkish-French playwright ...

The controversy highlights the role of social media in shaping perceptions during high-stakes political standoffs.

After the brief suspension of Jimmy Kimmel drew discussions of free speech, some might be wondering if Saturday Night Live could be targeted next?

Jesters once had considerably more leeway than the average person to make fun of the king. If otherwise loyal subjects made ...

The Statesman is a very funny satire, but "funny peculiar" rather than "funny ha ha". A deliberately anachronistic production, that looks at the impact of controlled speech, and the inevitable ...

Satire is and has always been a difficult media genre to write. If a film or TV show goes too subtle in its approach, it’s often criticized as toothless or not savage enough. But go too big and there ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is facing renewed scrutiny after Chairman Brendan Carr defended his decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! following a monologue in which host Jimmy Kimmel ...