A few years ago, funny robots seemed like the stuff of sci-fi movies. Now some AI models are trying to get in on the joke.

People joke about things that make them uncomfortable, but at what point do we need to process the reality of what is ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Damon Young about That's How They Get You, his new humor anthology featuring essays by Black writers. What do you do if you hear from someone about a really difficult ...

Some people seem naturally funny, always ready with a clever joke or a witty comment. Others struggle to land a punchline. But is a sharp sense of humor something we’re born with, or does it come from ...

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Prince Harry mentioned in his book that he watched Friends on a loop during the darkest times in his life. It became his go-to program as he navigated through his lonely life and post-traumatic stress ...

In the past year, I’ve had the privilege of working with a leading scholar in humor studies. Dr. Jennalee Donian is an NIHSS postdoctoral research fellow at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa ...

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The staff book critics of The New York Times selected 22 of their favorite comic novels in English since “Catch-22.” What would top your list? By Dwight Garner Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai A ...