Funny People
LGBT Black History Month Spotlight:
7 Questions With Comedic Storyteller
R Eric Thomas
In partnership with Philadelphia Black Gay Pride, every day throughout the month of February we will spotlight an influential black mover and shaker in the city. Today: […]
WATCH: Man Dresses Like Miley, Twerks in NYC Subway
Enjoy this video of a guy in NYC who tied a fringed scarf around his chest, slipped on a leather thong and twerked it out […]
Sorry, Vice. Philadelphia Is Not the Worst Place for Standup Comedy
Philadelphia isn’t the best city in which to perform standup comedy, but it’s certainly not the worst. It’s a town, like so many others, that […]
WATCH: M. Night Shyamalan’s Real Genius
It’s been so long since Philly homeboy M. Night Shyamalan was anything but a punchline that even the jokes have grown stale. But here’s something […]
Seth MacFarlane Tweets He Won’t Host Oscars Again, But He Should
RT @crusephoto: @sethmacfarlaneWould you host the #Oscars again if asked? // No way.Lotta fun to have done it, though. — Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) February […]
Yes, Penn Student Schedules Are That Overwhelming
From those bright kids at The Punch Bowl comes a demonstration of what happens when bred-for-hypercompetition Ivy League students take it all much, much too […]
WATCH: Valentine’s Day Marriage Proposal Prank
He asks her to marry him. She runs away. The Philadelphia crowd gasps in astonishment. Don’t worry. It’s just a little joke from the folks […]
VIDEO: Philly Gives the World Bacon Tacos; SNL Returns the Favor with Philly Jokes
It’s been a couple of weeks since our friends at Foobooz told you about the burger taco with 100 percent bacon shell at PYT. News […]
Creator of Wildly Successful Tumblr “Your L.L. Bean Boyfriend” Lives in Philly
It’s that time of year again: the weather’s colder, days are shorter, and there’s another cozy L.L. Bean catalog out for all of us to […]
Your Feelings of Superiority Over Chinese Fooled by The Onion Are Unwarranted
The Chinese state-run newspaper celebrated North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un being named the “Sexiest Man Alive,” with a 55-image spread, and accompanying text that read: […]
Hurricane Sandy Jokes: OK or No Way?
Hurricane Sandy tore through the eastern U.S. on Monday, leaving in its wake a path of devastation, as well as a lot of hilarity on […]
How Philly Comedians Handle Hecklers
Last week, comedian Daniel Tosh’s handling of a heckler started a firestorm online. His remarks were out of line, but a lot of people seemed […]
The Most Honest Person in Philadelphia
“One time I got so drunk, I was hosting a show and I threw a tray of glasses, and got kicked out of the bar,” […]
HughE Dillon: Sandra Bernhard at the Painted Bride
Last night, quirky, brilliant comedian Sandra Bernhard opened “I Love Being Me, Don’t You?” at the Painted Bride. The show runs through this Saturday (1/14). […]
A Christmas Song Homage to Hall & Oates
A lot of people send me a lot of links to a lot of YouTube clips, and most of the time, I either delete them […]