Cracked Archive - Comedy

5 'Saturday Night Live' Halloween Sketches For The Ages
Your one-stop shop for fried eggs and beer.
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- By Matt Solomon
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Most 'Modern' Humor Dates Back To A 1,800-Year-Old Book
The world collectively owns about infinity dollars to Hierocles and Philagrius in joke royalties.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Why Ventriloquists Are Here To Stay (Whether We Like It Or Not)
It's time to address the age-old question of who's the dummy?
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- By Dan Fritschie
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'The Simpsons' Treehouse Of Horror History And Scariest Episodes
And you thought Itchy and Scratchy were metal?
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- By Matt Solomon
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'This Is My Boomstick' - The Evolution Of One-Liners In Horror-Comedy
We think it’s safe to say that the subgenre has evolved into a more witty, deadpan, and comically sincere kind of humor.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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The Problem With Swole Comedians
Is it possible to be yoked and tell jokes?
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- By Matt Solomon
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7 Times Comedians Crossed Over Into Comic Books
It's the epic Don Rickles vs. Superman battle you didn't know you needed.
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- By Matt Solomon
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'Saturday Night Live's Best Performer Rookie Classes, Ranked
Live from New York, it's Matt Solomon as Mel Kiper, Jr - complete with the hair.
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- By Matt Solomon
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'SNL' Kris Jenner Joke Hit Too Close To Home, Kanye and Kim Kardashian Reportedly Said
The Kim Jong-Un joke that (may have) got away ...
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- By Carly Tennes
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Ted Lasso And Why The Comedy Pendulum Swung To Kindness
Comedy has been called a lot of things, but nice? We're in weird new territory.
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- By Matt Solomon
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Why Comedians Kill It In Scary Movies
The thing about comedians is that they often display an edge.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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So Long Sitcoms And Thank You For All The Laugh Tracks
Has the death of the sitcom been greatly exaggerated? We ask Mark Twain.
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- By Matt Solomon
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What The Hell Is Going On With Dave Chappelle?
JK Rowling, you've got some cringe-y competition ...
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- By Carly Tennes
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The Awful, Unfunny History Of The Laugh Track
Canned laughs have never been popular with the cool kids. And we have one man to blame for it all.
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- By Matt Solomon
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In Defense Of 'Scream 3,' A Misunderstood Comedy Horror Classic
It's the one starring Parker Posey, the comedic tour de force who makes everything she’s in, just, infinitely better.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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