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Tuesday August 19, 2014

Did You Hear The One About The Stand-Up Comedian And The Podcast?

Comedian Al Madrigal co-founded All Things Comedy, a hybrid network and cooperative of more than 50 podcasts. Mandee Johnson hide caption

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Did You Hear The One About The Stand-Up Comedian And The Podcast?

August 19, 2014 • It used to be that a TV appearance was the key to success for comedians. In the past five years stand-up comedy has seen a global revival thanks to the Internet, and in particular, thanks to podcasts.

Thursday July 31, 2014

'Guardians Of The Galaxy': Let's Hear It For F.U.N.

Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) have some adventures together in the terrific new Guardians Of The Galaxy. Jay Maidment/Marvel hide caption

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'Guardians Of The Galaxy': Let's Hear It For F.U.N.

July 31, 2014 • The most surprising thing about the latest film in the Marvel Universe may be as simple as its genre: while it certainly has your space battles and big fights, it's a straight-up comedy.

Thursday July 10, 2014

Clerical Error Puts Church On New York's 'George Carlin Way'

George Carlin opens the 13th annual U.S. Comedy Arts Festival at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colo., in 2007, a year before his death at age 71. E. Pablo Kosmicki/AP hide caption

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Clerical Error Puts Church On New York's 'George Carlin Way'

July 10, 2014 • The street named after the late comedian, who was known for his blistering attacks on religion, ended up being a block longer than city officials intended.

Wednesday February 12, 2014

Comedian And Actor Sid Caesar Has Died At 91

Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca in a scene from Your Show of Shows. Caesar, whose sketches lit up 1950s television, died Wednesday at 91. AP hide caption

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Comedian And Actor Sid Caesar Has Died At 91

February 12, 2014 • The multitalented Sid Caesar, who took live and complex comedy skits on the air as a pioneer in 1950s TV, has died at 91. Caesar, who established a new comedic tradition in America before he was 30, died in Los Angeles this week.

Wednesday January 29, 2014

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Portlandia Public Radio Tailgate

January 29, 2014 • Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen host a public radio tailgate in their new Portlandia sketch.

Tuesday September 17, 2013

Muslim Comics Tour America To Fight Stereotypes With Laughs

Dean Obeidallah and Negin Farsad, co-directors of The Muslims Are Coming! Shereen Marisol Meraji/Code Switch hide caption

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Muslim Comics Tour America To Fight Stereotypes With Laughs

September 17, 2013 • 'The Muslims Are Coming!' is a new documentary that follows Muslim comics performing stand-up routines all over the U.S. Their mission: help Americans equate Islam with funny, not fundamentalist.

Muslim Comics Tour America To Fight Stereotypes With Laughs

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Thursday September 12, 2013

You May Not Want To Look: Blobfish Named 'Ugliest Animal'

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You May Not Want To Look: Blobfish Named 'Ugliest Animal'

September 12, 2013 • The whimsical Ugly Animal Preservation Society held an online vote to find a mascot. The blobfish, "a mass of pale, jelly-like flesh with puffy, loose skin," is the "winner."

Thursday July 18, 2013

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Comedian Hari Kondabolu On Diversity, Race And Burger King

July 18, 2013 • An Indian-American comedian unafraid to joke politely about race and politics, Hari Kondabolu regularly challenges long-standing beliefs with his material. While his comedy is about being treated like an outsider, the jokes offer a sense of community.

Comedian Hari Kondabolu On Diversity, Race And Burger King

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Monday August 6, 2012

An Anthropologist Walks Into A Bar And Asks, 'Why Is This Joke Funny?'

Megan Lutz, left, and Justin Chun react to amateur comedian Robert Lynch at the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan, N.Y. Lynch is an anthropologist researching what laughing reveals about us. Melanie Burford for NPR hide caption

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Shots - Health News

An Anthropologist Walks Into A Bar And Asks, 'Why Is This Joke Funny?'

August 6, 2012 • Graduate student Robert Lynch is on a quest to deconstruct our built-in instinct for humor, and find out why making people laugh could be important to the way we've adapted to survive.

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Tuesday August 19, 2014

All Tech Considered

Did You Hear The One About The Stand-Up Comedian And The Podcast?

Thursday July 31, 2014

Review

Pop Culture Happy Hour

'Guardians Of The Galaxy': Let's Hear It For F.U.N.

Thursday July 10, 2014

The Two-Way

Clerical Error Puts Church On New York's 'George Carlin Way'

Wednesday February 12, 2014

The Two-Way

Comedian And Actor Sid Caesar Has Died At 91

Wednesday January 29, 2014

NPR Extra

Portlandia Public Radio Tailgate

Tuesday September 17, 2013

Code Switch

Muslim Comics Tour America To Fight Stereotypes With Laughs

Muslim Comics Tour America To Fight Stereotypes With Laughs

Thursday September 12, 2013

The Two-Way

You May Not Want To Look: Blobfish Named 'Ugliest Animal'

Thursday July 18, 2013

Opinion

Code Switch

Comedian Hari Kondabolu On Diversity, Race And Burger King

Comedian Hari Kondabolu On Diversity, Race And Burger King

Monday August 6, 2012

Shots - Health News

An Anthropologist Walks Into A Bar And Asks, 'Why Is This Joke Funny?'

An Anthropologist Walks Into A Bar And Asks, 'Why Is This Joke Funny?'