A stand-up comedian, considered one of China’s most influential cultural figures, has been placed under investigation and had performances cancelled after he joked about a communist party song. Guo ...

Sometimes what resonates isn’t what politicians say, but the accompanying emotion. Ronald Reagan’s put-down of Walter Mondale’s “youth and inexperience” in 1984 worked only because it came with a ...

Some of the biggest songs in chart history started as nothing more than a bit. A dare, a parody, a late-night studio gag somebody happened to record. Then the joke landed too well to stay a joke.

"Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings sparked online debate Thursday after using sarcasm to dismiss calls from transgender activists to boycott The New York Times' word games. Jennings sarcastically claimed ...

Kamu Kirk-- a housemate on season 28 of "Big Brother" -- is catching flak online over a viral video where he jokes about George Floyd. Here's the deal ... back in December, Kamu shared several videos ...

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Lainey Wilson is an acclaimed singer-songwriter at this point in her career. Fans know what to expect from a new Wilson record, and they love what they hear. But in a new interview, Wilson admits she ...

Ask any musician who’s produced a massive hit song and they’ll tell you about the pressure to replicate it with a follow-up. That burden is especially unique for someone like Kyle Gordon, a musician ...

Nicole Charky-Chami is a senior editor based in Los Angeles, writing and producing breaking news. She teaches journalism courses for UCLA Extension and previously taught at Loyola Marymount University ...