Joel Stein attempts to become a Boy Scout as an adult, in an excerpt from his hilarious new book.
Men Are Funny
The Birds and The Bees and The Filthy, Filthy Bird-on-Bee Sex That Ensued
Like Adam and Steve before him, Jeremy Feist had been presented his own personal paradise, and he abandoned it in search of the knowledge of where babies come from.
My Wife, the Family CFO
CJ Kaplan doesn’t feel less of a man when his wife handles the family finances—she’s the only one qualified to.
The Birthday Girl
Steve Young is a stand-up comedian. His job: make a 19 year old terminally ill girl’s birthday party the best ever.
My Favorite Dick Joke
Justin Cascio elucidates the performative similarities between stand-up comedy and sex.
In Praise of Funny Men
Although she’s a woman in comedy, Julie Gillis has nothing but love for the hilarious men who bring the funny to the stage and screen.
My Mutant Superpower: Epiphany Man
If Steven Axelrod could have one superpower, he wouldn’t fly, shoot lasers from his eyes, or talk to animals. He’d help you realize you’re an asshole.
Don’t Touch That Pie! A Tale of Unrequited Lust
Sometimes a hero’s beloved doesn’t want to be loved, which makes the hero lament the lack of lovin’.
The Funny Thing About Semen
How a “seminal moment” caused decades of confusion for Jake DiMare.
Laughing It Off: Nature’s Medicine
Even if laughter can’t solve your problem, it can certainly lighten your load, Elana Millman writes.
Does Humor Have a Liberal Bias?
Lori Day meditates on the exclusivity of the left in mainstream political comedy.
I’m in the 100% and you can be too!
Look, My family completely abandoned the US financial system and didn’t let the door hit ’em where the good Lord split ’em. We used token currencies growing up. I had my allowance paid in marzipan, which I tried to use to get into a big-time college. I WAS REJECTED. So, I saddled up my brother…
I’m the 100% and I’m sticking to it
I graduated top of my class from State University of College making a million dollars an hour for a second-tier hedge fund. I had a month’s supply of placenta cream eye-circles-remover. I was loaded. My parents were two rats that jumped on a slave ship and had to steal cheese from cartoon mice just to…
Smash Brothers, Strange Loops, Sex Kicks, and Side Special Moves: An Investigation
❡ 1 – Introduction Douglas Hofstadter once wrote, “I am a strange loop.” The exact meaning of this statement, though discussed at length and plainly articulated with bald candor, is immaterial and unknown. To fall back into a discussion of authorial intent, correct citation or truth would be sentimental at best and fatal to our…