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Dark Little Whispers leans on Hashem's dark humor and dry sarcasm to land its strongest punchlines. Chris Palermo hide caption
Arab American comic Dina Hashem has a debut special — but the timing is 'tricky'
Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, during an interview in Lahore, Pakistan, on June 2. Betsy Joles/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Royal fans wearing masks picturing Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort are pictured on The Mall, near to Buckingham Palace in central London, on May 5, 2023, ahead of the coronation weekend. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Comedians Ziwe, Joel Kim Booster and Anjelah Johnson-Reyes. Myles Loftin/SHOWTIME, Taylor Miller and East 2 West Collective hide caption
Three comedians share their thoughts on what makes a great joke about race
TK Clockwise from left: Kim Worsham; Bradley Phillips; Michelle Hiebert; Maria Khan NPR hide caption
"If we can erase some of the stigma around [depression and suicide]," says podcast host John Moe, "that person can have at least a better shot at treatment and avoiding this kind of fate." Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images hide caption
Humorist Lightens Depression's Darkness By Talking (And Laughing) About It
This Japanese macaque is one of 40 images still in the running for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. The winner will be announced in mid-November. Pablo Daniel Fernandez/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2019 hide caption
A wildlife photograBear framing the perfect shot: a polar bear looks through a camera lens in Svalbard, Norway. Roie Galitz / CWPA / Barcroft Images hide caption
'Gross Anatomy' Turns Humor On Taboos About The Female Body
Where are we? In the sinuses, with some dancing green mucus. Rodale Kids hide caption
Caption from @emptyplatesofny: "I wouldn't say that I'm famous, but Brad Pitt has eaten off me before..." â Clint, West Village; Delicious banana nut bread Courtesy of Brandon Scott Wolf hide caption
Humorist Will Rogers takes to the speaker's stand at the Democratic National Convention June 29, 1932. AP hide caption
Are You Sick, And Sick Of Hearing 'Everything Happens For A Reason'?
They don't call him Mr. Toilet for nothing! On a cold and windy November day, Jack Sim visited NPR and gladly struck a pose on his favorite appliance. Note: This toilet was not hooked up. Ryan Kellman and John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
An explanation by Canadian legislator Pat Martin brought laughs and applause from his colleagues. YouTube hide caption
A man holds a pencil in the air during a minute of silence in Paris on Thursday for the cartoonists and other victims of gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Matthieu Alexandre/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
"I don't watch the news because I'm a kid," Noah Ritter, 5, said in an interview at the Wayne County Fair in Pennsylvania. He went on to show that he belongs on TV. YouTube hide caption
Anthony Matthews collects letters from dissatisfied customers — including himself — at his website, Dear Customer Relations. He's crowd-funding a book based on the site. Courtesy of Anthony Matthews hide caption
Customer Dissatisfaction: The Fine Art Of The Funny Complaint
Does she really think you're funny, or is she just being polite? Jon Feingersh/Getty/Getty Images/Blend Images RM hide caption
Researcher Greg Bryant Speaks To NPR's Robert Siegel
The Twitter account for US Airways created an embarrassing incident for the airline Monday, after an inappropriate image was included in a tweet to a customer. Twitter hide caption
