Humor vs. sarcasm

In the summer or 1968, as a high school student, I attended Debate Camp at the University of Georgia. During that time, we learned the ins and outs of debate tactics and processes, and we practiced on each other. The topic for debate that year was, “ …

Kurt Russell Remembers Val Kilmer’s Unshakeable Humor and Their Final Farewell

Tombstone actor looks back at his unforgettable time with Kilmer and shares what he said during their last reunion The first time Kurt Russell met Val Kilmer was when the Hollywood homegrown was hanging out with Cher on the set of Silkwood, a 1983 …

Swanson offers serious message with humor

Kelly Swanson had a message to share and she did so with humor. In fact, her audience laughed almost constantly from her opening statement until the end of her talk when they sat quietly ... absorbing the message before awarding Swanson with a standing …

The Worst Songs to Play at a Funeral — Unless the Deceased Had a Morbid Sense of Humor!

These songs may be hits... but that doesn't mean they should be played at every event, especially not funerals. Time and place are important factors to consider when it comes to these songs, like the Bee Gees' disco classic "Stayin' Alive …

‘Bank Job’ at Curtain Call Theatre finds humor in ineptitude

LATHAM, N.Y. — Artists everywhere are contemplating what type of art they should create in changing, uncertain times.Local actor Kevin O’Toole asked himself that question and his answer was, “What would I like to see?” This is one reason he is playing one …

Op-comic: Humor is a consolation of growing up

County Hall Corner: Ronald Reagan: President of Humor

April 1st is April Fool’s Day and kicks off National Humor Month. It is tempting to write about how foolish our elected officials are, but it would be impossible to do that in a Webb Weekly article. It would likely result in a book the size of War and …

Ukrainian Humor: Energy Operator’s Sarcastic Chatbot Mimics Soviet Utility Worker

YASNO, a Ukrainian energy company, offered locals a nostalgic blast from the past via a chatbot that mimicked old utility workers as an April Fools’ joke. The chatbot personified utility workers from the Soviet era when bureaucracy reigned supreme, a …

Humor – “If Russia invaded France, the troops would be blocked by Anne Hidalgo’s traffic jams in Paris!”

While the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, was invited on the airwaves of RTL, the columnist Alex Vizorek imagined what would happen if Putin declared war. The comedian particularly mocked the traffic jams in Paris, on Rue de Rivoli, which he …

‘RoboGobo’: A ‘Story Soup’ of Heart, Humor and Heroics

While growing up in New York, T.O.T.S. supervising director Chris Gilligan’s daughter and son shared a bedroom in the family’s small apartment. To create as much joy out of the close quarters as possible, Gilligan started a family tradition called “Story …