It’s hard to imagine that there would have been snarky jokes and memes during the assassinations of John F. Kennedy or his brother Robert. Making light of the tragic event in Pennsylvania over the ...

Political humor can amuse, provoke or even spark outrage, as seen in Jimmy Kimmel’s recent suspension. CU Boulder Today spoke with Peter McGraw, director of the Humor Research Lab (HuRL) and a ...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — If you drive by any busy intersection in Arizona, you’ll probably see political signs along the side of the road. It’s enough to stress voters out, which is why Gina Schuh ...

Jay Leno believes late-night TV comedians have become too politicized — and that they risk losing half the viewing audience by “cozying up to one side or the other.” “To me, I like to think that ...

WHAT'S SO FUNNY: Photograph by Ajaya Joshi of a rally at Khula Manch on page 1 of Nepali Times #295 (28 April-4 May 2006) showing the power of ridicule as resistance. The Soviets had just invaded ...

Political satire shows such as The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and even SNL, have moved beyond entertaining the viewer to now educating them on a political level. Many Americans, especially those ...

Satire has played a part in politics for hundreds of years, but how is it different in the YouTube era? Is it all in good fun, or is there... Political Humor's Hysterical History If you have a ...

The answer from many quarters at midweek was a resounding yes, days after an assassination attempt against Republican former president Donald Trump rattled the nation over political violence that has ...

Dr. Weatherby is the director of the Digital Theory Lab at New York University. Over the past decade, there’s one truth that liberals have been loath to admit: Donald Trump is funny. This aspect of ...