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FUNNY WOMEN: Be a Comedy Legend with One Simple Trick That Is Bees

  • Katie Burgess
  • November 4, 2021
NOTE: Be sure to jot down all jokes before you stop breathing.
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What to Read When You Want to Read Funny Women

  • The Rumpus
  • May 4, 2018
Sometimes the truth hurts. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have to hear it, and all the better if we can couch those painful truths amid laughter.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Rosalie Moffett

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • February 7, 2017
Rosalie Moffett discusses her new collection June in Eden, writing humor in poetry, using contemporary references, and trying to understand the world.
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From Giggles to Gasps

  • Kelly Lynn Thomas
  • April 20, 2016
New York comedian Scott Rogowsky created fake book covers that parody popular books and took them on the subway to see how people would react. Titles included Mein Kampf for Kids,…
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The Blues Can Make You Dance

  • Bryan Washington
  • September 22, 2014
When it comes to comedy, Ted Alexandro champions thoughtfulness: Comedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion. Not that that’s the goal, but sometimes these…
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Laugh Track

  • Bryan Washington
  • September 16, 2014
Inconceivably, unexplainably, and, inevitably, thankfully, Bill Cosby’s on tour again. But even off-stage, he’s been there all his life: In 1976, Cosby earned a doctorate in education from the University…
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Janine & Emily’s Girl Talk 2

  • Sam Riley
  • August 4, 2011
Comedians Janine Brito (who made us keel over in a fit of laughter at our July event) and Emily Heller, are bringing back the funny for Girl Talk 2—everybody’s second…
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