"Which word is funnier: porridge or oatmeal?" This is the question one of us recently posed to the other.* Clearly, the notion was insane. Surely finding something funny requires context — a ...

In The History of English Humor by A. G. K. LEstrange, the reader is taken on a journey through the evolution of comedic writing in English literature. LEstrange delves into the origins of English ...

The English Journal is a journal of ideas for English language arts teachers in junior and senior high schools and middle schools. EJ presents information on the teaching of writing and reading, ...

I rarely bother browsing the humor sections of American bookstores even though I love funny books. With a few exceptions -- Christopher Buckley, Bill Bryson, Carl Hiaasen -- American humorists tend to ...

In his new FX sitcom, the actor and comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez hopes to show that airing out cultural rifts doesn’t have to be serious business. Brian Jordan Alvarez went from viral videos to ...

Bong Joon-ho at the world premiere of "Mickey 17" in London on Feb. 13. Director Bong Joon Ho is out with a new sci-fi film, “Mickey 17,” showcasing his signature blend of drama and absurdist comedy.

"One Green Bottle" is a new-ish work co-written by the renowned Japanese dramatist Hideki Noda and Will Sharpe, who shot to fame in Britain in 2016 with the comedy series "Flowers," which he wrote, ...