Back in the 1930s, the Gershwin brothers — George and Ira — were a dynamic American writing team that composed more than two dozen scores for Broadway and Hollywood. But their greatest hits came in ...

In this year's WSJ. Magazine Innovators Issue, the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series was not only the comedy cover stars but also the focus of an in-depth behind-the-scenes look.

SNL’s political parody: The cold open reimagined Martin’s Tavern as a gathering spot for Trump allies, featuring exaggerated portrayals of Kavanaugh, Hegseth, and Patel. Owner’s lighthearted reaction: ...

Comedy and music have long served as powerful mediums for addressing societal issues. Throughout history, these art forms have been used to critique and expose the flaws in political systems. Greek ...

Tirades in capitalization, AI meme wars, self-proclamations of greatness, name-calling, deepfakes and slews of hyperbole — parody is cavorting around the Governor Newsom Press Office account on X. And ...

Star-powered cold open: Damon’s return as Brett Kavanaugh joined Aziz Ansari’s Kash Patel and Colin Jost’s Pete Hegseth in a politically charged barroom sketch. Sketch variety wins: From Godzilla spit ...

In a particularly turbulent election year, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera embraced extreme timeliness with a double bill of 1931’s “Of Thee I Sing” and its 1933 sequel “Let ’Em ...

This post is written by Apoorva Thakur, junior research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai, India. Humor, specifically political humor, serves a purpose. It can be a ...