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Scholastic research shows that humor in books is the top characteristic kids look for when making their reading selections. According to the Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report, more than 50 ...

Chris Duffy is a comedian, but he'd reached a point in his life where he'd nearly forgotten the joy of laughter. CHRIS DUFFY: I was teaching at a school, and I was dealing with a lot of really tough ...

One of the easiest ways of convincing kids of the joy of reading is to read funny books. Funny books help instill a positive impression about books and reading, assist in diffusing the difficulties ...

At first blush Judd Apatow’s “Comedy Nerd” (Random House, 576 pages, $50) may seem like a hopeless vanity project, but this handsome, visceral memoir is satisfying on many levels. First and foremost, ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. When we're in need of some laughs (and, I mean, who isn't these days?) we all love a good standup ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: If you haven’t heard of The Onion, a satirical news publication, you’ve no doubt come across the many memes and parodies inspired by its style. The Onion ...

I am concerned about how my book club scheduled for next Thursday at the time of this writing is going to go. Given that I’ve been telling people what to read for better than a decade in these pages, ...

Author Gloria Squitiro chatted about her humor book “C’mon Funk Move Your Ass: How a Demure Little Wife Made Her Husband a Big City Mayor.” Aside from being a writer, she is a former First Lady of ...