What is a TV “comedy” in 2023? In an era of blurred genres, it’s not so cut and dry anymore. Opening Variety’s “A Night in the Writer’s Room,” Variety’s Michael Schneider asked the nine comedy writers ...

Tim Jones, a nationally known freelance humor writer who lives on Camano Island, will speak about humor writing at Stanwood Library, 6:30 p.m., Friday, May 5. His weekly column, View from the ...

At one point, back in the dark ages, humor was hard to come by. Primitive Ziggy comics carved onto a cave wall. Michelangelo's Garfield. Julius Letterman's Top X lists. Now, our options are limitless.

Novelist, television writer and producer Larry Doyle talks about his new book, “Deliriously Happy and Other Bad Thoughts,” at the Brookline Booksmith on Wednesday. GRACE DONNELLY/DFP STAFF Former “The ...

Editor’s Note: This article is purely satirical and fictitious. All attributions in this article are not genuine, and this story should be read in the context of pure entertainment only. I have a real ...

A contributor to National Lampoon, “Saturday Night Live” and “SCTV,” he had a patrician presence that belied a whimsical and sometimes anarchic wit. By Richard Sandomir Brian McConnachie, who brought ...

Jane Roper is the author of two novels, The Society of Shame and Eden Lake, and a memoir, Double Time: How I Survived — and Mostly Thrived — Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins. Jane’s ...

This is not a book for the brand-new writer, or for most student writers approaching the blank page for the first time. But it IS the single most honest volume about what it takes — in the real world ...

Writers Invited to Apply for 'A Hotel Room of One's Own' DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "My computer is filled with works-in-progress and my desk is a hodgepodge of ideas, inspiration and ...

A USC psychology study published in the journal PLOS ONE shows that AI-generated jokes tickle funny bones more than those created by people. Participants in the blind study even rated headlines made ...