Content tagged with “comedy” under “The Interesting List”

“ We’re still not totally sure why we find things funny, but scientists are (very seriously) studying it. ”

“ A bizarre, mind-bending, and occasionally disturbing send-up of the intro from every network TV show of the 80s. Buckle up. ”

“ A surprisingly informative comedy segment that mocks and meta-narrates a typical news report on the economy and explains why they are the way they are. ”

“ A history of the laugh-tracked sitcom, and why ‘The Big Bang Theory’ was the last major hit to use one. ”

“ A man tried to cash in 7 million Pepsi Points for the harrier jet that a TV commercial jokingly offered. Pepsi refused, so he took them to court. The court had to explain, in legal terms, why the joke was meant to be funny. ”

“ A touching retrospective of the careers of Chris Farley and Adam Sandler – two comedians who defined the 90s. ”

“ An SNL sketch where Jon Lovitz and Tom Hanks imitate Jerry Seinfeld without naming him, which is odd since this was right before Seinfeld launched and he was still a fairly unknown comic with just a couple TV appearances under his belt. Few people watching would have known who he was. ”

“ Keegan Michael Key provides the anger for Obama’s laid back speech, from the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2015. ”

“Bill Hader tells some hilarious stories about his interactions with Tom Cruise while making ‘Topic Thunder.’ But what’s incredibly eerie is that when he does impressions, the face of his target is deep-faked over his own in such a smooth way that you don’t notice when it starts and ends. The effect…”

“Notable for a one-minute sequence in the middle where Rogen recollects the moment at an award show event when Hannibal Buress told him that Bill Cosby was a rapist, with Cosby standing just a few feet away. Rogan says that Buress started referring to this in his stand-up routine about a month…”

“ A short, fast-moving account of the five seasons of ‘In Living Color.’ ”

“ An Onion editor regrets going easy on Joe Biden, with a broader reflection on how comedy and entertainment outlets frame and validate public figures, and what their responsibility becomes. ”