
Comedy
Supreme Court Rulings, Moms for Liberty, Studio 2 Trivia
The Supreme Court must weigh in on several high-profile cases before the term comes to an end for the summer. The latest opinions include a rejection of affirmative action.
Air Date: June 29, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 42:30Tierra Whack is bigging up the Philly comedy scene, and giving local performers some love
Since the release of 2018’s “Whack World,” Whack has been known for the wit that infuses the delivery of her raps and visuals.
9 months ago
Yes, and… Philadelphia middle and high schoolers are learning improv to better their skills
The Philadelphia School District said it hopes improv workshops will help students better prepare for college.
1 year ago
Satirist P.J. O’Rourke, panelist on NPR’s ‘Wait…Wait Don’t Tell Me,’ dies at 74
O'Rourke wrote more than twenty books about a range of topics, from politics to cars, and he was a longtime panelist on the NPR show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!.
2 years ago
‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me’ makes its return to live audiences in Philly
Host Peter Sagal brought `Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me’ back to in-person performance at the Mann Center.
2 years ago
Listen 1:33Wawa and the Philly accent go global, thanks to Kate Winslet and SNL
A comedy skit featuring a trailer for a crime show called "Murder Durder" was livestreamed around the world.
2 years ago
‘Nothing’s wrong if it’s funny’: Black comedy taps a longstanding coping tool
Sarcasm, trading insults, in-jokes continue a tradition that began when the first enslaved Africans arrived here back in 1619.
3 years ago
Listen 7:00Getting to the basics of humor for people on the autism spectrum
Many don’t perceive jokes that rely on sarcasm and dual meanings. Improv comedy can help with understanding that, and teach other life skills.
3 years ago
Listen 5:07How bad cartoons helped relieve the chronic-disease blues
When my spouse spent 48 weeks on chemo, I got markers and paper lunch bags, and tried the gallows humor thing.
3 years ago
Listen 5:44Philadelphia’s famous drag queen, Martha Graham Cracker, stops by to talk about the rumors of retirement, her new album, and what's next.
4 years ago
Listen 17:00Poet Thomas Devaney / Comedy with 1812 Productions
Thomas Devaney's new book of poems charts his complicated relationship with his home city of Philadelphia. Then, 1812 Productions, a local political satire group.
Air Date: December 24, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Eulogies for Chris Cotton, the Philly comedian who died of an embolism
Reflection services are set for Dec. 21.
4 years ago
Philly comedian Chris Cotton dies at 32, just months before welcoming first child
The South Philadelphia native spoke at an anti-violence meeting last week.
4 years ago
Sharpening the sting for ‘This Is the Week That Is’
A reporter eavesdrops on the give-and-take in the writers’ room during prep for the stage spoof 1812 Productions has produced over the holidays for the past 14 years.
4 years ago
Dannagal Goldthwaite Young argues that conservative talk radio and liberal political satire might be two halves of the same whole for their audiences.
Air Date: December 4, 2019
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