Even as some bemoan the encroachment of “woke” politics on comedy, Superstore uses comedy as a tool to navigate political topics and strikes a balance between consoling viewers and furthering discomfort around charged subjects.
Midge Maisel's strong-headed, Jewish-mother persona resembles your bubbe who nags you to nosh on a third helping of kugel and gefilte fish. However, she is to be reckoned with as she emerges as a comic who is not afraid to hold her middle finger up to the patriarchy.
Why is the use of tasers and stun guns so normalized among urban women? These weapons have been studied in the context of policing, but very little research has been dedicated to the individual use of tasers for self-defense.
In “Who Is America?” Baron Cohen’s goal is no longer to illuminate the fact that people have racist, xenophobic thoughts, but to see just how far those views will go and the horrible things they will guide them to do.
Kissy compares living for comedy to living for social media. Thinking too much about how you present your identity can rob you of a true sense of self.
In recounting the details of my father’s life, I discovered something simple: Through a lifetime of ceaseless work and an unmistakable belief in family, Mike has made it possible to focus on the things that make him happy.
In their groundbreaking one-woman plays, Phoebe-Waller Bridge and Jacqueline Novak prove that uncensored comedy celebrating female sexuality can find mainstream success.
"Even though it is out of date, temperamental, and actively begging me to stop using it, I will continue to use Howl for my podcast listening until the day I die."
