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Are U.S. politics beyond a joke?

Jason Watkins and Jane Horrocks, as Gavin and Julie in Trollied, elevate anxiety to an art-form. Sky1

Trollied: serves you (just) right

For the comic protagonist, the literary critic Northrop Frye once observed, life is something you get through. While tragic characters die in plangent splendour, and Marvel superheroes vanquish tech-spangled…

The lowdown on laughter: from boosting immunity to releasing tension


Oscars 2016: expert reaction




Magda Szubanski’s Reckoning: A Memoir

Why isn’t there a Late Show with Ellen Degeneres? Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Why do female comedians disappear after dark?

Studio heads are hesitant to give a woman the reins of a late night show. Are they pandering to their target audiences?

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