This post is written by Apoorva Thakur, junior research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai, India. Humor, specifically political humor, serves a purpose. It can be a ...

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 ...

Humor has become one of the most potent weapons in the populist politician's playbook. Comedic populists like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Argentinian president Javier Milei use ...

SIDON: The fall of the Cabinet has given a new push to political jokes in the city from which the family of Prime Minister Saad Hariri hails, amid a lack of enthusiasm for the paraphernalia associated ...

The Oscars have long been known for mixing glamour with a dash of political commentary, and this year’s ceremony was no exception. Host Conan O’Brien and presenter Jimmy Kimmel both slipped pointed ...

I memorized those lyrics when I was 11 or 12 years old, by watching “That Was The Week That Was,” the NBC comedy that ran from 1965 through 1967 and made Lehrer famous. I loved the show, not only ...

A new analysis of American political discourse suggests that humor has evolved into a strategic weapon used to attack opponents and solidify support bases. The research indicates that both Donald ...