Think about the political comedians performing today. Of those, how many are conservative? Not many, right? Alison Dagnes, a political scientist, media maven and self-described “comedy dork,” has ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. When Donald Trump seemed poised to win the presidential election in 2016, Trevor Noah, then the host of The Daily Show, began the program’s live night-of special ...

How many times have I heard it? “We need comedy now more than ever.” Friends. Acquaintances. Business associates. Strangers when they learn that for decades I ran a comedy club on Broadway with my ...

Not every joke needs a message. At least, that's how Jay Leno sees it. In a July interview with David Trulio, president and CEO of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, the former ...

Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find time to go to his local movie theaters. Robert graduated from Bradley ...

At its core, the First Amendment safeguards freedom of speech, including the right to critique public figures, government institutions, and societal norms, even when that speech takes the form of ...

On one hand, of course Donald Trump’s campaign can feature anyone they’d like at their own rally. On the other hand, if that person tells jokes that target minority groups in disparaging ways — ...

Shaan Sahota’s impressive but uneven debut play, The Estate, about a lowly, initially likeable British-Asian MP negotiating the snake-pit of Westminster and a nest of intrigue closer to home as he ...

It is often remarked that Saturday Night Live is no less than an American institution, and I’d agree. In its four-and-a-half decades on the air, SNL has eviscerated, pummeled, beclowned, besmirched ...