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'Funny Because It's True' tells the history of satirical paper 'The Onion'
Was it goofy humor? Like ... DETROW: That is Christine Wenc, author of "Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern News Satire." Christine, I feel like I should tell you before we ...
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The Harris-Biden admin thought it could censor COVID satire on Facebook. Now that’s funny
Humor and satire are necessary parts of a free and functioning ... Night Live” or “In Living Color.” But as the once-funny left developed sacred cows, people have been canceled for daring ...
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Area historian writes account of once-funny satirical newspaper the Onion
Funny Because It’s True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire; By Christine Wenc Running ... Wenc describes the “standard varieties” of Onion jokes, including what writer ...
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Mountainhead’ on HBO Max, a Chilling and Hilarious Tech-bro Satire from ‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong
Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on seminal TV comedy “MASH,” died Friday at her home in New York ...
The 10 Best Comedy Series on Netflix, According to Rotten Tomatoes Scores
Discover the best comedy series streaming on Netflix now. This updated list of top-rated comedies (95%+ Rotten Tomatoes) ...
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Satire Hits the Canvas: Ward Sutton’s ‘Stan Kelly’ Doesn’t Know How Funny He Really Is
Amid one of the most divisive and chaotic election years in recent history, Ward Sutton brings his diamond-edged satire — often ... poster — who use humor and unconventional styles to confront ...
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10 Jokes That Make Russians Laugh
Viv Groskop gathers some of the best Soviet satire and proletariat punchlines ... Maybe there’s something about old jokes that makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe those were the ...