Alec Baldwin as Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and Kate McKinnon as Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton during the "Debate Cold Open" sketch on October 1, 2016. U.S.

When the lights dimmed in the theater and the opening frames of “Quezon” unfolded, the audience expected a portrait of a founder, perhaps one shaded by realism, but still carrying the glow of ...

Satire occupies a paradoxical niche in geopolitics. It wields no armies, drafts no treaties, and commands no resources, yet it influences the legitimacy of those who do. A single sketch or cartoon can ...

In this new documentary, filmmakers Jascha Hannover and Arkadij Khaet set out to explore the origins of Jewish humour, tracing the use of irony and satire.

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities. By Adam Bradley LAST SPRING, DURING the Broadway revival of ...