#race-humor

#race-humor

I felt a sense of injustice that there were so many talented comics that, through no fault of their own, could not take part in standup comedy and I was determined to address that.

In 2025, Dmae Lo Roberts embarked on a statewide storytelling experience focusing on personal stories from both artists and community members. These stories are a form of living oral history.

Kanye West sold out Inglewood, California's SoFi Center and took in a reported $33 million less than a year since he released a song called 'Heil Hitler.' West's apology for his antisemitism was evidently enough for his LA fans, and no doubt some went because of the antisemitism.

Druski's video skit, 'How Conservative Women in America Act,' went viral, showcasing a parody of Erika Kirk with over 7.8 million views on Instagram and 28 million on Facebook.

The Mayor's Office poked gentle fun at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's famous grin with a parody of the horror movie franchise for the annual Inner Circle fundraiser gala.

I do not hate people who are fans of my music. I do not hate children. That is crazy. I'm sorry to the mother and child that someone was assuming that you would do something, and if you felt uncomfortable that makes me really sad. You did not deserve that.

ARMY Twitter was aflutter with accusations that the warm-up comic for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon made a racist joke. He said, 'Anybody here from the North? No? Nobody?' Fans interpreted that as being directed at the band, implying that one of them was from North Korea.

The president and his pals in the MAGA media are not happy with me right now. Trump even called in to Fox to complain about me tonight.

Two-thirds of the attempts at humour during these talks fell flat, drawing either polite chuckles or no laughter at all. Almost one-quarter of attempted jokes were judged as a "moderate success", eliciting audible laughter from around half the audience. Only 9% prompted most or all of the attendees to laugh enthusiastically.

From The Free Press, this is Honestly,' and I'm Bari Weiss, Dillon said as he pretended to host Weiss's Honestly podcast. Dillon then made savage fun of Weiss's politics. We started this podcast nine years ago because a white woman in Minnesota served a chicken quesadilla to a man and was immediately accused of cultural appropriation, Dillon said. That man's name was George Floyd.

Steve Martin Writes the Written Word is an aptly-named collection and excellent introduction to the comedian's best writings, including some new material. In another piece, he makes the list of 100 greatest books he read laugh out loud funny with fake titles such as "Omelet: Olga - Mnemonic Devices for Remembering Waitress' Names" and "Marijuana! Totally Harmless (can't remember author)."

They go out and fight out and push and essentially create chaos and then say they don't want chaos, he said. So it's essentially tons of chaos saying we don't want chaos, and then saying Don't you want the chaos to stop?' I'm like Yeah, I'd like the chaos to stop. But the answer isn't abolish ICE, the answer is you keep your fat ass at home!

Navigating an industry dominated by white, cisgender, heterosexual men takes a lot of courage, thankfully, Kemah Bob is brimming with it. In 2018, she founded The Femmes of Colour Comedy Club, better known as FOC, with the aim of giving women and trans comedians the tools to take over the comedy world. The American comedian, who uses she/they pronouns, has appeared on Richard Osman's House of Games and BBC's QI. Her comedic skill is undeniable,

Honestly, I don't see any way we can safely present this show in the current climate, I'm not sure any amount of security or preplanning would mitigate the liability I'd face if something happened.

I was a smiley, happy child. I've had cerebral palsy since birth, so I've never known any other reality. At three years old I went to a disabled nursery connected to a disabled school, and I remember thinking, Why am I here? At the end of the day, the teacher brought my parents in and said, Rosie should be in a mainstream school.

Anyone who spends untold hours surfing the Web for humorous content will eventually find the work of one Vladimir Shmondenko, a prankster who goes by the name Anatoly. He's developed a faithful following, and, as far as I can tell, makes a comfortable living entirely from his TikTok and YouTube videos.

Readers who saw my previous post will recall its focus on a recurring pattern of laughter and humor found during my deep dive into the humor of the Seinfeld series. I wondered why we tend to laugh at various things going into our bodies and tried to explain why we might be so inclined using the Mutual Vulnerability Theory of Laughter.