From Elon to Elizabeth: The 7 Seals of the 2022 Apocalypse
It’s that time of year again. No, not the time for peace, joy, and love….
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The Second Coming of Black Jesus
In the first season of Adult Swim’s Black Jesus, the titular hero discovers that the tomatoes…
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Can You Make a Comedy About UFO Cult Mass Suicide?
Austin-based filmmaker David Jones is going to try.
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Frodo and Mormon Share Stage in South Park Mormon Musical
After years of anticipation, The Book of Mormon—the Broadway musical from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, and Robert Lopez, one of the people behind Avenue Q—is in previews; it opens March 24.
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LDS Church Responds to South Park Mormon Musical
Faced with a Broadway send up, Mormon PR plays it cool.
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A Comedy Writer Confronts ‘Mind-Shredding Evil’ in Uganda
British comedy writer and celebrity journalist Jane Bussmann had a revelation while interviewing actor Ashton Kutcher at a Hollywood café: She really had to find something more meaningful to do.
So she embarked on a Google quest for the most evil man in the world and found Joseph…
Read MoreThe Theodicy of George Carlin
Carlin needed a God, wanted a God, but how could the Almighty be all-powerful if “everything he ever makes… dies”?
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As Funny as the Times Will Allow: Obama on Late Night TV
The President tried to be funny on Jay Leno, and the joke fell flat. But it might be that this says more about us, his audience, than anything else.
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Allah Made Me Funny: Borscht Belt Goes Halal
Jackie Mason shticks and all, a new comedy concert documentary, Allah Made Me Funny, reminds us that it’s not all doom and gloom.
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Until the World Laughs with God
Mike Myers’s latest movie, plagued by interfaith protests, bad reviews, and a poor showing at the box office, makes us ask, once again, whether religion is allowed to be funny …
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