What is it that really makes us laugh? To find out, New Scientist visited Laughter Lab, an exhibition and social experiment at London’s Cartoon Museum. Showcasing a wide selection of cartoonists from ...

More than 25 years later, Anna Faris is looking back at the reaction to her debut as Cindy Campbell in Scary Movie (2000).

Having deleted several cartoons, both strips and political, that referred to Dear Leader’s now-moribund slush fund, it was a ...

Intuitively we know humor helps us cope. Trust your instinct on this one, and you’ll be following the science that supports it. Of course, many challenging issues require your attention, but hopefully ...

Art Young, Henry Glintenkamp and their colleagues at “The Masses” were eventually acquitted, but this WWI-era victory for freedom of the press was dampened when the Postal Service shut down the ...

“Over the Hedge” (DreamWorks): In a year loaded with cute little talking cartoon characters, this comedy featuring the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling and Steve Carell was one of the top hits.

SAN DIEGO — We could all use a laugh these days. In this Zevely Zone, I went to North Park to meet a teenage artist known for her sidewalk wit. Back in June, someone started leaving COVID cartoons on ...

You can’t eat Turkey on Thanksgiving Day without dressing! “Also, can you try to act like you’re helping with the clean up?!” Very convincing. You can’t use the excuse that the smell of turkey puts ...

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So that’s where snowmen go in the summer! Here’s a funny cartoon about daily life! At least he didn’t follow the GPS directions into a pond. Calories don’t count at a barbecue, right? We love a good ...

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