When ‘words are violence’ turns to actual violence
The trans community makes a preemptive attack against Dave Chappelle
Comedy
Thursday
Friday
Relive James Corden’s most valuable contributions to America
As the Brit announces his departure from The Late Late Show
Wednesday
‘Slow Horses’ is thriller television at its best
It’s not funny, but it’s terrific
Wednesday
Volodymyr Zelensky’s sitcom is now as sad as it is funny
Future generations will view it as a historical artifact
Wednesday
P.J. O’Rourke, a conservative of enjoyment
The legendary satirist hearkened back to a day when the right knew how to smile
Monday
Thanks for the laughs, Bob Saget
He was America’s dad and a filthy comedian; his range was just one reason so many loved him
Wednesday
Adam Carolla mocks the Covid tyrants
More comedians should take aim at the ridiculous world we’ve been forced to live in
Tuesday
Bill Maher is not your ally
The classical liberal comic is still fighting for the Democrats
Friday
The PR campaign at the heart of the war on Netflix
Dave Chappelle’s critics aren’t asking for censorship. They want reparations
Thursday
Dave Chappelle’s last special is no masterpiece
The comic has developed the irritating habit of emphasizing how transgressive he is being
Wednesday
Apocalypse, please: Climate Night looms
How much coal do we need to burn to ensure the world ends before it starts?
Wednesday
Norm Macdonald’s comedic danger
As comedy becomes safer, he offered a sense of the unpredictable that will be sorely missed
Tuesday
Bo Burnham flirts with post-comedy
A lot of Inside is not even attempting to be funny
Monday
Tim Dillon is seriously funny
The worldview from which Dillon derives much of his comedy is apocalyptic: civilization on the brink
Friday
How Jon Stewart killed comedy
Stewart became a prominent progressive voice, a pundit screaming into the void
Sunday
Even Elon Musk couldn’t make SNL funny
Everything seemed so dated
Tuesday
Elon Musk is too funny for Saturday Night Live
Still, I hope he kills it
Wednesday
Sarah Cooper’s Netflix special is a crime against comedy
The real star is the producer’s phonebook
Thursday
Sarah Cooper isn’t funny
Her lip-syncing videos elicit a lot of what Donald Glover called ‘clapter’. That’s not really comedy
Sunday
Louis C.K. pulls it off
Funny is money
