This idea is the basis for the popular genre of deadpan comedy. Deadpan, or dry humor, “uses a lack of emotion and facial ...

Chances are, your Halloween party will have a lot of sexy nurses, sultry cats and seductive vampires. And while there's nothing wrong with that, consider this permission to get a little unhinged and ...

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Recently, the great poet Taylor Swift sang, "You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me," which spawned a bunch of memes. A lot of those were just people talking about Tumblr (which ...

To some misinformed fans, Superman is a very serious, very stoic character. We’ve all heard the complaint that Henry Cavill didn’t even look like he was allowed to smile in the super suit; he was just ...

If you heard peals of laughter ringing out through the quiet, reverent halls of an art museum, what would your reaction be? Would you “tut-tut” in their general direction, maybe shoot them a glare or ...

Rachel Sennott stars as a traumatized stand-up comic in "Black Mirror" alum Pankiw's feature debut, which she unpacks for IndieWire. It’s not a joke: Ally Pankiw spent 10 years making “I Used to Be ...

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New spoof film Fackham Hall has taken aim at British period pieces such as historical drama Downton Abbey in its newly released trailer. The comedy, directed by filmmaker Jim O’Hanlon (Your Christmas ...

The Gemara (Nedarim 50b-51a) tells a story about Bar Kapara. Once Bar Kapara tried to make Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi laugh, his best joke was coating a basket with tar so that wheat couldn’t come out and ...