In almost every TV comedy special, there’s a telling cutaway that the director felt obliged to insert. It shows spectators in the theatre rented for the occasion—usually a half row, half a dozen ...

Keegan-Michael Key is a modern master of sketch comedy, starring in hits shows “Mad TV,” “Key and Peele” and “Schmigadoon!” Now, he and his wife, film and TV producer Elle Key, have taken a long look ...

The evolution of inappropriate humor throughout history is traced, showcasing the work from groundbreaking comedians who risked their careers, prison sentences and even their lives as they fought ...

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A history of comedy’s last three decades of pop culture dominance argues that it is among the consequential American art forms. As a woman who spent her 20s in often-dark, sometimes-damp basements ...

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This isn’t meant to be answered with certainty, but for a moment, ask yourself: What is the single best comedy sketch of all time? From any source — Abbott & Costello, Monty Python, “Saturday Night ...

Jesse David Fox is a senior editor at Vulture and the site's main comedy critic. He's also the author of Comedy Book. It's a book about the history and evolution of comedy through covers and ...

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