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Barack Obama Obama ruined my game

Being a black male intellectual used to make me stand out. Now, it's the norm. Thanks for nothing, man.
  • Mothering heights

    A shout-out to all of you childless singles out there, from the self-righteous mothers of the world!
  • Are pregnant women smug?

    A satiric clip pokes fun at women who think motherhood turns them into Mother Earth.
  • Sex, anarchy and Russell Brand

    The British actor, comedian and professional troublemaker talks about political comedy, dressing up as Osama bin Laden, and his new "Booky Wook."
  • Pet trends that must die

    Social networking sites for dogs? Kitty wigs? It's time to stop the madness.
  • Faster, pregnant lady, kill kill!

    Why Obama needs a team of impatient, unforgiving, third-trimester renegades to whip this country into shape.
  • Photo From Apple’s Design Studio: Latest Apple Product Revealed?

  • Bateman: How bad is the economy?

    New ways to survive these tough times.
  • I can has cheezburger ... and pathos?

    The lolcats, the Internet's most famous felines, may be hilarious. But in their yearning, I see nothing less than the tragedy of the human condition.
  • Bateman: On Fox, Brit Hume in deep denial

    "This is not the moment for the Republican Party to start trying to reinvent itself."
  • Who's your Founding Father, bitch?

    Our YouTube satire of the day likens those "real" Americans' undying love of country to the behavior of an abusive boyfriend. In a funny way!
  • The end of the satirical industrial complex?

    For the past eight years, Jon Stewart, Tina Fey and other comedians have had us laughing through our tears. If Obama wins, will the laughter die?
  • Bateman: Christopher Hitchens on Sarah Palin and the fruit fly

    "She thinks genetics is a joke ... she advocates the deliberate, planned, state-financed stultification of American children."
  • Saturday night limp?

    Broadsheet writers discuss "SNL" comedian Maya Rudolph's return to the show as Michelle Obama.
  • Is Trig Palin staying up too late?

    We take a look at the baby past his bedtime.
  • Semisweet "Chocolate News"

    Is David Alan Grier's flava-ful new sketch comedy show a black version of "The Daily Show"?
  • Bateman: Sarah Palin vs. Troopergate

    "The report has shown that there was no illegal or unethical activity there in my choice to replace our commissioner."
  • Uncurbed enthusiasm

    Veteran "Curb Your Enthusiasm" director Bob Weide talks about bringing his prickly brand of humor to the big screen with "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."
  • Amy Poehler, how will we quit you?

    The hilarious feminist comedian to exit "Saturday Night Live." Broadsheet to mourn.
  • Is my kid a jerk, or is he just 2?

    My son bullies me, insults his mother and once punched an old man in the nuts. I know it's probably just a phase. But what if it isn't?
  • Reality shows we'd like to see

    Attention, reality-TV programmers: "I'm From Sky Mall" and "Hangover CSI" -- you're gonna love them!
  • Staycation Nation

    This summer's buzzword implies that sitting on your couch can be an adventure. But even the smarmiest euphemism can't turn Paris Hilton into Paris, France.
  • "The Rocker"

    Is this comedy about a heavy-metal wannabe a Gen X rock 'n' roll fantasy?
  • "Step Brothers"

    What's so funny about Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly whacking each other in the head? Everything.
  • George W. Bush: "Awesome!"

    The president has used "awesome" to describe everything from dead soldiers to the pope. How did a slang word trickle up to the highest office in the land?
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