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Being Funny Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be a Serious Writer

Being Funny Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be a Serious Writer

Gina Sorell on Writing Humor with a Serious Face

By Gina Sorell | April 6, 2022

What If You Win a Comedy Award But Don't Think You're Funny?

What If You Win a Comedy Award But Don't Think You're Funny?

Julie Schumacher, "Funniest Woman in America", on What People Expect of Humor

By Julie Schumacher | August 14, 2018

What If Readers Are Learning the Wrong Lessons From My Writing?

What If Readers Are Learning the Wrong Lessons From My Writing?

Nafissa Thompson-Spires on Race, Empathy, and the Ethics of Satire

By Nafissa Thompson-Spires | April 25, 2018

So, Who's Funny in the Age of Trump?

So, Who's Funny in the Age of Trump?

Fiction/Non/Fiction #15: Sloane Crosley and Alexandra Petri">Fiction/Non/Fiction #15: Sloane Crosley and Alexandra Petri

By Literary Hub | April 19, 2018

Sloane Crosley on Comedy, Twitter, and the Rise of the Personal Essay

Sloane Crosley on Comedy, Twitter, and the Rise of the Personal Essay

Look Alive Out There in Conversation with Megan Amram">The Author of Look Alive Out There in Conversation with Megan Amram

By Megan Amram | April 4, 2018

What Makes Something Funny?

What Makes Something Funny?

Stuart Evers on Why Jokes Make the Best Weapons

By Stuart Evers | February 12, 2016

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