Dancing on a Volcano
March 4, 2021
Two films from 1938 tackle the French Revolution
Ben Schwartz
Ben Schwartz has written for Billy Crystal, David Letterman, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and can be followed on Twitter at @benschwartz_.
Built to Flail
December 18, 2018
Woe to any comedian tapped to host the humorphobic White House Correspondents' Dinner or the Oscars.
A Christmas Story
December 4, 2018
George H. W. Bush has been transformed into a symbol of bygone kindness and civility. It's a Christmas Miracle!
The Business He’s Chosen
November 13, 2018
Tucker Carlson shed his bow-tie, and the kind of deferential comportment it symbolized, years ago.
Sméagol in the Sky
July 17, 2017
“Suck-ass Delta” Coulter fumed on Twitter, calling Delta’s gate people and flight attendants “Nurse Ratchets.”
How to Lie
July 12, 2017
For the Trumps, English is a second language you learn only after learning to lie first.
People Like That
In American humor, we expect our slob comedians to learn an important lesson at the end of every story.
Open Mike
March 23, 2017
It is with a heavy heart that I must report that Huckabee is at it again. That is, the ex-governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has tweeted a new joke. Over the last year, Huckabee has gained a reputation as one Twitter’s high-profile joke writers. “High profile,” I should ...