I was incredibly honored to asked by the team at Cultivated Wit to be a judge for the latest Comedy Hack Day . (Thus becoming the first-ever returning judge!)...

In improvisational theater and comedy, one of the first rules of participation is allowing co-creation. Basically, instead of saying “No, wait!” you respond to...

“Gollywaddles!” Solicitor General Gregory G. Garre (no seriously, his initials are “GGG”!) aspires to the title of Most Ridiculous Person In The World to...

The big reason to make jokes is because they’re the best way to get a quick read on the collective mind of the group you’re talking to. The volume of the lau...

It’s not the funniest joke in the world, but I’m very proud to have a tradition on my blog that is in its 8th annual incarnation, so here goes again: It’s the...

The folks at Cranky Geeks have just put up a new episode of the show , though it was actually taped a while ago and was the first episode I ever participated...

I wanted you to read this thread on Stripper Web (you know, the community site for strippers?) where the women share stories of farting on their customers. A...

Hey, how many companies let you make macaca jokes and say whatever stupid thing you want on their official website? Well, my employer does ! Check out the po...

Slate takes a spoiler-filled look at Will Ferrell’s Talladega Nights . We enjoyed the movie, and it’s consistently funny, but the thing that really struck m...

As has been evidenced before , I sometimes wonder strange things about celebrities. So, part two in the series: Do you think Michael Winslow resents Rahzel?...

It’s like the whole web was made for Ben’s indulgence . This week at Slate, Judd Apatow’s Diary . The best part? He loves "Being Bobby Brown" , to...

I was reading the  TIME interview with Dave Chapelle , and the way he’s tripping, it reminds me of the (first) time Prince retired from making music. Right wh...

Because I can’t remember the last time a flash animation actually cracked me up, please visit Dad’s Home . If the world ever has the misfortune to let me be a...

Somewhere, at this moment, I suspect Elvira is gearing up for her busy season. I’m picturing crates of wigs, boxes of eyeliner, and a whole truck full of push-...

Which Golden Girl Are You?...

My friends, let us all come together on the one day of the year that unites us all, regardless of color, creed, or nationality, and join voices in harmony to s...

It’s really unseemly how much we’re enjoying watching Nelly’s “Search for Miss Applebottom” on VH1. It’s basically an entire show about Nelly looking at women’...

Partial transcript of an Actual Phone Call from one of the crazy people at our office: Remember what the doctor said? Well, y’know how he said not to eat a...

Because everybody who’s seen it loves it, I guess I should post Triumph the Insult Comic Dog ‘s interviews with Star Wars fans (also at ifilm ) who were ca...

Let’s do it again: Dvorak correctly calls out the ridiculous law in The DMCA: It’s Now Comedic , and I figured I’d augment his criticism with some comments o...

One of the most interesting people I’ve met in the past few weeks is Joe Maller . In addition to being an influential techie writer since the early days of th...

Umm, to everyone forwarding me the MP3 of the prank call to the Village Voice about placing a personal ad, thanks, but I got it . Since I work at the Village...

Also, a picture of Bea Arthur wrestling dinosaurs ....

So Milton Berle and Dudley Moore died. The next death? The first person I hear babbling that bullshit about “things happen in threes!” And, since he’s passed...

step one: wear my new favorite white sweater step two: get puddle-splashed by a passing taxi step three: cry...

Anybody wanna tear the roof off with me? Next Wednesday ....

Mark describes himself as what I would want to be: I am a comic genius. Not a genius at comedy, mind you, but a genius who is also a comic....

Also, Bea Arthur meets Urkel ....

So, uh, yeah… a while ago my employer had a story that jumped on the post-straight bandwagon. Yaaawn....

For your enjoyment: Two atoms are walking down the street. One turns around and says, “Oh gosh, I left an electron back at the apartment!” The seco...

Don’t Be Ridiculous!...

It’s Party Time: Brad’s Back ! I’ve been missing the eloquence, intelligence, perspective, and most of all, humor that only Mr. Graham provides in my life....

Maggeh pull-quotes Misterpants with the following: Hey, you know how people sometimes hoot. Like at a rock concert or whatever, someone might go, “whoo...

I’ve never been much of one for feeling guilty, but I fear I have finally upset the delicate sensibilities of Ms. Champ , whom I honestly hold in nothing but...

As part of our continuing series , Things That Are Not Funny: The late Chris Farley, yelling Children being insolent Anything that goes on at Spri...

Things That Are Funny: Old people swearing Children swearing Fart jokes Any guy getting hit in the crotch by any object Reciting song lyrics dead...

I’ve got a question that’s been banging around in my brain for ages now. I’ve seen Melanie Griffith ‘s site linked all over the place, even by people whose wo...

Now back to the reason the Good Lord gave us the Internet: Create-A-Fart ....

I was going to complain that my friend Jon uses too many big words, but then he started talking about professional wrestling and I remembered that he may a...

Canadians are evil. Why, they’re practically French. And besides, look at Heather , who is clearly trying to put me in the poorhouse by pointing out the exi...

And then Andy Rooney said, " Why do we drive on the parkway , but park on the driveway ? "...

You know that saying, "Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice, shame on me"? Well, what if someone keeps fooling me over and over, and I know they...

Hee hee hee… This shows that getting a computer to work does take a rocket scientist…....

Funny, I could have written this review , and I’ve never even seen the show!...