The O.J. Joke: How the Simpson Case Changed Comedy’s Boundaries

The O.J. Joke: How the Simpson Case Changed Comedy’s Boundaries

The weekend after a jury found O.J. Simpson not guilty of murder, the comedian Norm Macdonald opened Weekend Update on “Saturday Night Live” at his desk next to a photo of the defendant. “Well, it is finally official,” he said. “Murder is legal in the state of California.” The 1995 trial of Simpson, who died … Read more

Robert Downey Jr. responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars joke about his drug use

Robert Downey Jr. responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars joke about his drug use

Iron Man wasn’t too bent out of shape over Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars cracks. “I don’t care,” Robert Downey Jr. told Esquire. “I love Jimmy Kimmel. I think he’s a national treasure.” During Kimmel’s monologue at the 2024 Academy Awards in March, the late-night host took aim at Downey’s past drug use. Downey didn’t smile after … Read more

Rude restaurant customer leaves waitress fake $100 tip in cruel April Fool’s joke

Rude restaurant customer leaves waitress fake 0 tip in cruel April Fool’s joke

Too cruel for April Fools. On April Fool’s Day, a restaurant in Texas got a guest’s $27 bill sent back with a $100 tip written on it — with a note scrawled in marker with the message, “April Fools Dummy, No Tip 4 You!” A photo of the receipt at El Cacique Taqueria in Baytown, TX, … Read more

Paige Spiranac takes aim at golfer Chris DiMarco for whining about ‘joke’ $2 million purse

Paige Spiranac takes aim at golfer Chris DiMarco for whining about ‘joke’  million purse

Add Paige Spiranac’s name to the list of golf enthusiasts perplexed by PGA Tour winner Chris DiMarco’s seven-figure gripe. During a recent appearance on the “GOLF’s Subpar” podcast, DiMarco — a former Masters runner-up who plays on the PGA’s Champions Tour of seasoned golfers — was asked about the temperature on the circuit surrounding LIV … Read more

Stephen Colbert regrets Kate Middleton’s cancer ‘tragedy’ after Prince William affair joke

Stephen Colbert regrets Kate Middleton’s cancer ‘tragedy’ after Prince William affair joke

Stephen Colbert has broken his silence on Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis after he resurfaced rumors that Prince William had an alleged affair with British aristocrat Rose Hanbury. The “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” host, 59, spent two minutes discussing his comments during Monday night’s episode. “There’s a standard that I try to hold myself to, … Read more

Rose Hanbury’s lawyers send legal notice to Stephen Colbert over Prince William affair joke: report

Rose Hanbury’s lawyers send legal notice to Stephen Colbert over Prince William affair joke: report

This rose certainly has her thorn. Lady Rose Hanbury, who was rumored to have a past affair with Prince William, reportedly sent a legal notice to Stephen Colbert after he made a joke about the pair during a recent episode of his CBS late-night show. On the March 12 edition of the “Late Show,” Colbert, … Read more

Donald Trump slams ‘lousy host’ Jimmy Kimmel for Oscars 2024 joke: He’s ‘dumber than I thought’

Donald Trump slams ‘lousy host’ Jimmy Kimmel for Oscars 2024 joke: He’s ‘dumber than I thought’

Donald Trump wasn’t too pleased with Jimmy Kimmel’s 2024 Oscar-hosting gig. The late-night talk show host, 56, made a joke about the former president, 77, at the awards ceremony on March 10. Trump appeared on Fox News’ “Media Buzz” on Sunday, where he slammed Kimmel’s quips. Trump appeared on Fox News’ “Media Buzz” on Sunday … Read more

I cooked salmon in my dishwasher as a joke — and the results surprised me

I cooked salmon in my dishwasher as a joke — and the results surprised me

Call it a fish-washer. Tide pods aren’t the only dishwasher item people are eating: A UK woman raised eyebrows on the internet after cooking salmon in this plate-cleaning contraption — which she said turned out “absolutely fine.” “I was surprised it worked. It wasn’t inedible in the end!” Angie Matthews, 53, told South West News … Read more

Comedian Jimmy Carr’s ‘vile’ joke at deaf audience member causes outrage: ‘This isn’t comedy!’

Comedian Jimmy Carr’s ‘vile’ joke at deaf audience member causes outrage: ‘This isn’t comedy!’

Comedian Jimmy Carr has caused outrage after a deaf woman was left “absolutely insulted” by a punchline to his joke. The British-Irish comedian made what some described as “vile” jokes about deaf people while performing at Orchard West Theatre in Kent, in the southeast of England, in a warm-up show before his upcoming tour. Carly … Read more

Carol Burnett, 90, reveals the one joke she took too far — and stuns in gorgeous photo shoot

Carol Burnett, 90, reveals the one joke she took too far — and stuns in gorgeous photo shoot

The comedy queen is having the last laugh.  Even with her sunny reputation in comedy, Carol Burnett knows she’s at times taken things too far. The actress, 90, cited an incident when she was touring with her famous Q&A act on the road in a new Harper’s Bazaar interview. Shortly after 9/11, someone in the … Read more

Jason Kelce’s ‘biggest d–k’ joke was approved by Nick Foles’ wife

Jason Kelce’s ‘biggest d–k’ joke was approved by Nick Foles’ wife

Jason Kelce said he was surprised when Nick Foles’ wife gave her stamp of approval for him to mention her husband’s genitalia in his retirement speech on Monday. The former Eagles center, who called it a career after 13 seasons with Philadelphia, reminisced about winning the Super Bowl in 2018 with Foles and said the quarterback … Read more

Blake Lively reacts perfectly to Ryan Reynolds’ Super Bowl joke after she joined Taylor Swift in star-studded suite

Blake Lively reacts perfectly to Ryan Reynolds’ Super Bowl joke after she joined Taylor Swift in star-studded suite

Blake Lively has made it back home safely following the 2024 Super Bowl. The “Gossip Girl” alum, 36, attended the football game with bestie Taylor Swift at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday. “Honey, I’m home,” Lively joked via her Instagram Stories on Monday, as she stood in front of a TV showing … Read more

John Krasinski resurrects ‘The Office’ joke for viral ‘IF’ Super Bowl ad

John Krasinski resurrects ‘The Office’ joke for viral ‘IF’ Super Bowl ad

Super Bowl meets Scranton. John Krasinski and his pal Ryan Reynolds resurrected an old joke from NBC’s hit television show “The Office” in order to promote their brand-new film “IF.” The teaser trailer, which is set to air during the Super Bowl LVIII game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, opens … Read more

O.J. Simpson makes awkward ‘confession’ joke on podcast

O.J. Simpson makes awkward ‘confession’ joke on podcast

O.J. Simpson won’t be confessing any time soon. The Pro Football Hall of Famer responded to Shaquille O’Neal’s comments about sharing secrets with women on the “It Is What It Is” podcast and opted to go ahead and make it awkward. “When you say ‘open up to women,’ I don’t know what he’s talking about,” … Read more

Dan Orlovsky’s wife joke completely stuns ‘Get Up’

Dan Orlovsky’s wife joke completely stuns ‘Get Up’

Dan Orlovsky brought the jokes to ESPN’s “Get Up” on Thursday morning — and it left his co-panelists stunned. When the show was discussing Jason Kelce’s shirtless beer-chugging during the Chiefs-Bills divisional round game, Orlovsky said if he pulled off a similar stunt, his wife would actually be pretty pleased. Host Mike Greenberg, as he … Read more

Dear Abby: My daughter’s mother-in-law snooped on her phone and saw my insensitive joke

Dear Abby: My daughter’s mother-in-law snooped on her phone and saw my insensitive joke

DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Teri’s,” mother-in-law snooped into Teri’s text messages and found a cartoon I had sent of two early Colonials at a bar, one saying to the other, “I’ve been in the doghouse ever since I tried to get my mother-in-law hanged as a witch.” An argument ensued over her looking at … Read more

My baby names are ‘a little out there’ — haters wonder if it’s a joke

My baby names are ‘a little out there’ — haters wonder if it’s a joke

The Pear-fect name doesn’t exis-. Pregnant model and social media influencer Nara Smith (previously Pellman) went viral last month when she filmed a TikTok revealing some of the extremely unique baby names on her list. Smith, 22, shared that she’s interested in Odie, Pepper, Dawn, or Pear as first names for girls. “They’re all really … Read more

Bella Ramsey, Ariana DeBose share ‘sweet’ hug at Emmys 2024 after controversial Critics Choice Awards joke

Bella Ramsey, Ariana DeBose share ‘sweet’ hug at Emmys 2024 after controversial Critics Choice Awards joke

No hard feelings here! Bella Ramsey and Ariana DeBose shared a sweet moment at the Emmys 2024 show on Monday night. The pair hugged it out after Ramsey, 19, made a joke while presenting at the Critics Choice Awards ceremony about the “West Side Story” star’s singing. On Sunday night’s event, the “Last of Us” … Read more

Amy Poehler, Tina Fey recreate ‘SNL’ ‘Weekend Update’ — joke about ‘Mean Girls,’ Chris Rock, Rihanna and more

Amy Poehler, Tina Fey recreate ‘SNL’ ‘Weekend Update’ — joke about ‘Mean Girls,’ Chris Rock, Rihanna and more

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler brought “Saturday Night Live’s” “Weekend Update” to the Emmys 2024. Fey, 53, and Poehler, 52, famously hosted the news segment on “SNL” together from 2004 to 2006. But on Monday, the duo fronted an Emmy Edition of “Weekday Update” to introduce the award for Outstanding Live Variety Special. “Good evening. … Read more

Snow joke: ‘Game of Thrones’ star Kit Harington reveals shock mental health diagnosis

Snow joke: ‘Game of Thrones’ star Kit Harington reveals shock mental health diagnosis

Kit Harington shot to fame as Jon Snow in HBO’s hit fantasy series “Game of Thrones.” However, the 37-year-old’s time in the limelight caused him to struggle with mental health issues and alcoholism. Harington entered rehab back in 2019 for alcoholism. Now, he has revealed he was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) while there. “I … Read more