"Boomer Humor" is a subset of humor that has become prevalent on social media, especially Facebook, in the past decade. Disobeyart / Getty Images It often involves minions, blurry pictures of old ...

One of the best examples of humor pervading a work of the utmost seriousness of purpose is Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. The Pilgrim’s Progress is not a funny book ; the humor is not tacked on as a ...

I heard a great joke about coronavirus the other day, but you probably won't get it. Did you hear that researchers have delayed the coronavirus vaccine until they figure out how to make it cause ...

There is something special about the way irony tickles our brains. After all, we tend to enjoy a good surprise, or at least something that subverts our expectations. Fortunately, helpful people from ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Damon Young about That's How They Get You, his new humor anthology featuring essays by Black writers. What do you do if you hear from someone about a really difficult ...

Humor has long been seen as a “soft skill,” useful for easing awkward Zoom moments or sharing a laugh with colleagues. But CU Boulder researchers Tony Kong and Peter McGraw argue it’s far more than ...

Church history and doctrine professor Lawrence R. Flake shares his 'Mormon humor collection' during Education Week on Wednesday, Aug. 18, discussing examples of humor throughout Church history and ...