Recently, a conservative friend told me I could not keep dismissing Rush Limbaugh without even listening. So I did, and while little of what I heard surprised me, one thing certainly impressed me: his ...

In Raanan Hershberg’s standup, the punchline is not the point; it’s what his runaway emotions reveal that’s funny. By Jason Zinoman Like genius, great comedy requires some mix of inspiration and ...

I embrace exasperation as a fundamental, natural and useful human response. I say this because some people don’t, or pretend they don’t anyway, especially when they’re exasperated that someone is ...