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BBC News (World)· 2025-10-04 01:06
They're making sex jokes in Saudi: Inside the controversial comedy festival https://t.co/pC0hfcPpev ...
Healing Through Laughter | Tomas Kaminski | TEDxLilla Torg
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-30 14:49
[Music] When I was 7 years old, I was riding my bike in the winter wonderland of Sweden. I found a small hill and I thought to myself, hm, I'm going to ride downhill from there. So, obviously at the top, everything felt safe.But at the bottom, at high speed, obviously, I lost control and crashed out. I tumbled and I scraped my knee. So, I was sitting in the snow holding my knee and crying out loud.In the corner of my eye, I saw my mother running down from the same slope cuz she was to help obviously her son ...
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Forbes· 2025-09-26 17:15
Comedy creator @ItsAdamW has 20 million subscribers on YouTube alone—Saturday Night Live, the gold standard for sketch comedy, has 15 million. (Photo: Cody Pickens for Forbes) #ForbesTopCreators https://t.co/fYXiXWFcIi https://t.co/QETqucFjWk https://t.co/8rqtbkHeL1 ...
From Pain to Punchlines | Corey Martin Craig | TEDxPasadena
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-26 15:45
Core Message - Comedy is presented as a tool for reclaiming power over pain and tragedy, transforming negative experiences into sources of humor and empowerment [6][7] - The speaker emphasizes the importance of vulnerability and authenticity in comedy, suggesting that embracing one's flaws and insecurities makes one more relatable [13] - Comedy is portrayed as a means of healing and self-discovery, enabling individuals to confront their challenges and express themselves [11][12] Personal Journey & Transformation - The speaker shares their personal experiences with mental health challenges, including being prescribed medication at a young age and spending time in a youth psych ward [2][3] - The speaker details how comedy helped them cope with a difficult childhood, including the loss of their father and struggles with self-esteem [6][9] - The speaker highlights the transformative power of a theater class in 8th grade, where they learned to use comedy as an outlet for their pain [10] Cool Beans Comedy & its Impact - Cool Beans Comedy is introduced as a comedic school and brand founded in 2009 with the mission of spreading joy and laughter through stand-up comedy [12] - Cool Beans Comedy's work with diverse individuals, including a comedian with Down syndrome and a neurodiverse child, is showcased as evidence of comedy's healing potential [17][18] - Cool Beans Comedy teaches stand-up comedy classes at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California, helping individuals overcome their fear of public speaking [15] Call to Action - The audience is challenged to embrace their own pain, quirks, and chaos, and to use humor to share their stories with the world [22] - The speaker encourages the audience to stop taking themselves too seriously and to find humor in life's struggles [20] - The speaker advocates for the use of comedy as a tool for self-confidence, empowerment, and connection with others [16][23]
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-09-24 15:20
“Authoritarians are, among other things, inherently funny.” On “The Intelligence”: a historical look at how they have dealt with the comedians who lampoon them https://t.co/00PvafYyUH https://t.co/dSovsMGqQU ...
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The Economist· 2025-09-24 10:30
Also on the daily podcast: the Chinese brands lost in translation, and the long, funny history of comedians and authoritarians https://t.co/junQm2SNuT ...
Can't take a joke: Comedian rips Trump's comedy crackdown rooted in 'fear'
MSNBC· 2025-09-21 01:58
[Music] The world of late night is rallying around Jimmy Kimmel after Disney indefinitely preempted his show for comments he made about Charlie Kirk's assassination. John Stewart even made a special appearance Thursday and what he called a Trump compliant edition of the Daily Show. Check it out.We have another fun, hilarious administration compliant show. [Applause] Now, some naysayers may argue that this administration's speech concerns are merely a cynical ploy, a thin gr of a ruse, a smokeokc screen to o ...
‘Comedy is the best vehicle to have real conversations’: Lilly Singh on Kimmel suspension
MSNBC· 2025-09-19 18:13
What I need is someone like you to be a substitute teacher. So, I'll be teaching sex ed. >> Sick on sex ed teacher.>> So, we good. >> How are you going to teach sex ed when you've never had sex before. >> Ow. Ow. Ow.I wish I never had sex. Please make it stop. >> Seriously, Miss Sing, what the hell is this.>> Maybe you can learn with the students. Don't learn on the students. Maybe you can learn on him.God. >> Oh my gosh. Um, well th this is a way to end the week on the morning.>> There are many ways to get ...
Jay Leno speaks in support of Jimmy Kimmel: 'Let the people decide'
NBC News· 2025-09-18 20:50
Look, I'm a huge proponent of free speech. Please, I'm I'm on Jimmy Kimber's side of >> Could you have ever imagined something like this happening when you were on here. >> Yeah. Yeah.These kind of things happen all the time, but you know, you don't get cancelled saying popular things. You can cancel, you know, sometimes uh usually it's the truth that winds up getting cancelled. I think Jimmy will land on his feet.He's a talented guy. He's funny. And let's see what happens.I maybe he might be on in just a c ...
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The Economist· 2025-09-18 07:20
Stand-up comedy in China is booming, particularly with women. But female comedians in the country sometimes face a sexist backlash for ribbing men https://t.co/yX13gEJfW2 ...