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Review: Rachel Bloom’s ‘Death, Let Me Do My Show’

Rachel Bloom recently performed her latest live show in New York, hoping to recapture the spirit of 2019. This was the year her musical-comedy series, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” ended, and Bloom was preparing

September 15, 2023

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Controversy Erupts After Stand-up Joke About Malaysia at New York Comedy Club

Stand-up comedian Jocelyn Chia performed a routine about the historical animosity between Singapore and Malaysia, which she had included in her sets for more than a year, at the Comedy Cellar in

June 9, 2023

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Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso Show Was Meant to Ignite Debate. And It Did.

The Brooklyn Museum’s recent exhibition on Picasso and feminism, co-organized by Hannah Gadsby, has received scathing reviews from many critics. They claimed that the exhibition lacked scholarship and didn’t feature enough significant

June 9, 2023

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A ‘Crown Jewel of Comedy’: The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home

Joan Rivers, one of the most accomplished comedians in modern history, passed away in 2014, leaving behind a vast archive, including a meticulously catalogued collection of 65,000 typewritten jokes. Several organizations expressed

June 8, 2023

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Pat Cooper, Comic Legend Who Pushed the Envelope, Passes Away at 93

Cooper’s signature style revolved around poking fun at his Italian American background. However, he also gained notoriety for openly hurling insults at fellow celebrities he had collaborated with, such as Frank Sinatra

June 7, 2023

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With Hannah Gadsby’s ‘It’s Pablo-matic,’ the Joke’s on the Brooklyn Museum

Hannah Gadsby’s “It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby” exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum offers little insight on the Spanish artist. Instead, it plays on social justice themes by merely putting on

June 3, 2023

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CringeTok: Where Awkward Can Pay Off

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/05/28/multimedia/28cringe-money-01-mlch/28cringe-money-01-mlch-facebookJumbo.jpg Last November on “Dr. Phil,” the host played a TikTok video as evidence that true-crime fandom had gone too far. In the video, a 27-year-old woman named Stanzi Potenza said she

June 3, 2023

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Tim Robinson and the Era of Uncomfortable Comedy

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/06/11/magazine/11Mag-Robinson-1-promo/11Mag-Robinson-1-promo-facebookJumbo.jpg “I Think You Should Leave” is a perfect comedy for our current cultural climate, where we constantly argue over societal norms. It feels like everyone is screaming at each other, either

June 3, 2023

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Comedy and Humor

Review: Rachel Bloom’s ‘Death, Let Me Do My Show’

Controversy Erupts After Stand-up Joke About Malaysia at New York Comedy Club

Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso Show Was Meant to Ignite Debate. And It Did.

A ‘Crown Jewel of Comedy’: The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home

Pat Cooper, Comic Legend Who Pushed the Envelope, Passes Away at 93

With Hannah Gadsby’s ‘It’s Pablo-matic,’ the Joke’s on the Brooklyn Museum

CringeTok: Where Awkward Can Pay Off

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