Long before streaming, podcasts, or late-night TV, millions of Americans gathered around the radio for their daily dose of laughter. During the golden age of radio, comedy programs became a cultural ...

When President Trump shared a racist video on his Truth Social account last week, the blowback was real. But the video is also part of a tradition... Trump shared a racist "joke." That humor is an ...

Every week, a guest draws a card from NPR's Wild Card deck and answers a big question about their life. Comedian Tig Notaro has built a career out of sharing her life with her audience, but she ...

Chris Duffy is a comedian, but he'd reached a point in his life where he'd nearly forgotten the joy of laughter. CHRIS DUFFY: I was teaching at a school, and I was dealing with a lot of really tough ...

When Netflix approached Global, one of the U.K.’s largest media and entertainment companies, about supporting the launch of the final season of Stranger Things, the idea of bringing its in-show radio ...

Here’s a rather nonintuitive writing tip I learned early in my career: When there’s tragedy, drama or big emotions in a story, pull the writing back. Do less. Let the story carry the weight of what’s ...

“What puzzles me is that much of the best entertainment in radio is built around a sarcastic treatment of the things radio holds most dear.” Scripps-Howard Columnist Robert C. Ruark wrote this ...

To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.” By Michael S. Rosenwald In March of 1983, a public ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Cheryl Robinson covers areas of leadership, pivoting and careers. Leadership is often associated with qualities like ...

I’ve been studying humor as an academic for a couple of decades now. I’ve written a doctoral dissertation about it, published articles about it, given talks about it, and am an avid consumer of ...

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