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This Pigeon Was Not Ready For Fall, and Other Absurd Wildlife Photos

by Valentina Di Liscia November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

A photo of a bird with a leaf blown on its face is among the hilarious winners of this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Posted inArt

Lorelei Ramirez Brings the Fine Art of Virtual Comedy to Twitch

by Dessane Lopez Cassell September 2, 2020November 5, 2020

With Art is Easy, the artist and comedian invites viewers to tune in for a mix of cathartic comedy and Photoshop draw-alongs, aimed at making the shit show we’re all currently waist-deep in feel just a bit more bearable.

Posted inArt

Fred Armisen’s Comedic Jab at the Elitist Jargon of the Art World

by Hakim Bishara October 8, 2019

In “Fred Armisen Art Aficionado” on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, the comedian presents himself as an art connoisseur with an “art historian’s knowledge about every painting that has ever been painted.”

Posted inOpinion

Disney Does the Right Thing and Removes Bill Cosby Bust from Theme Park

by Laura C. Mallonee July 8, 2015

Bill Cosby was once the United States’ favorite funny man.

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Syrian Video Artists Risk Their Lives to Laugh at ISIS

by Laura C. Mallonee March 18, 2015March 23, 2015

A bearded man wearing sunglasses and a flak jacket sits on the ground beside a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a pro-Assad song plays on the radio. He lifts up the lid of a cooking pot, and a genie emerges.

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