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Voices of the Newsroom: Is comedy a First Amendment right?

In a sit down interview, Assistant Bluff Editor Jackson Oswald argues that in contemporary media, comedy comes with a hidden ...
The New Yorker

What Do We Want from Comedy?

In almost every TV comedy special, there’s a telling cutaway that the director felt obliged to insert. It shows spectators in the theatre rented for the occasion—usually a half row, half a dozen ...
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Here's What You Need to Know About New Hospital Comedy 'St. Denis Medical'

‘St. Denis Medical’ dives into the daily chaos of a struggling hospital in NBC’s newest comedy When mockumentary comedy TV shows work, they really work… like: “The Office,” “Parks And Recreation,” ...
The Atlantic

Are You Laughing Yet?

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. You all remember comedy? That thing from the 1980s where you hate your wife? Well, it’s back! We’re in a golden age of comedy now where everyone can say exactly ...
Variety

Seth Rogen Says the ‘Complaint That Comedy’s Harder Than It Used to Be Is Not Valid’ and Asks: ‘Why Shouldn’t It Be Hard?’

Seth Rogen gave an interview to Esquire magazine as part of a new cover story and pushed back against the notion that comedy is now harder to pull off. Jerry Seinfeld went viral last year for saying ...