A new exhibition draws together two seemingly disparate but risqué artists who actually complement each other very well. And it’s not (just) because they both liked bums.
Larry David, the creator and star of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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This morning, breakfast television shows will be reporting obscure, although mildly believable, announcements from organisations and brands – but keep you wits about you!
Kenya’s President William Ruto speaks at a climate summit in the US.
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Collecting choice Latin lines is easy – the difficulty is trying to work out what they add up to. And women, in particular, come off badly in this collection of Latin’s greatest hits.
We do not laugh at the other’s suffering or distress; we react to the other’s surprise, incongruity and bewildered expression, having deciphered that he or she is not in distress and has not really hurt themselves.
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A clinical psychologist explains what has the potential to trigger our usually well-meaning laughter.
We discuss the politics of comedy with comedian Andrea Jin who recently made her late-night debut on ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ in October.
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Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Ollie Nicholas, The Conversation, and Rithika Shenoy, The Conversation
Some comedians put race at the centre of their comedy, giving audiences a chance to release some tension. But how far is too far? Where is the line between a lighthearted joke and deep-rooted racism?
Warren Brown in The Daily Telegraph.
Best Australian Political Cartoons, 2022
It’s the 20th anniversary of Best Australian Political Cartoons – and it has been quite a year. From Putin to Dutton to Albanese, our cartoonists have been hard at work skewering the powerful.
Stephen Skalicky, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
‘America’s finest news source’ The Onion wants the US Supreme Court to answer some difficult questions: is satire protected speech, and if so, how do we define it?
Irony is linked to the ability to say one thing while thinking another – which means it’s also intrinsic to being human. What does new research into artificial intelligence and irony reveal?
Canadian Howie Mandel is a veteran stand up comic.
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