NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to comedian Aparna Nancherla about her return to the stage with her first full-length comedy special, ...

Everyone knows what a bad speech sounds like. But very few know how to write good a one — and even fewer have what it takes to write a truly funny speech. Veteran comedy writer Carol Leifer happens to ...

President Trump’s attacks on the 1st Amendment- religion, free speech and press, peaceful assembly, expresssion of grievances - are serious. He wants reporters covering the Pentagon to get permission ...

Taylor Swift gave an emotional — and funny — speech at her best friend and “sister” Selena Gomez’s wedding to Benny Blanco. Gomez, 33, and Blanco, 37, wed on Saturday at the Sea Crest Nursery in Santa ...

Swift and Gomez have been friends for years, bonding when they both dated Jonas brothers. Though those relationships didn’t last, their friendship did. Years later, Swift gave a speech at Gomez’s ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the Vote, ...

The hosts of “The View” were pretty disgusted by President Trump’s speech at the UN on Tuesday morning, saying on Wednesday that it was “embarrassing” and “not helpful.” That said, host Joy Behar did ...

The Statesman is a very funny satire, but "funny peculiar" rather than "funny ha ha". A deliberately anachronistic production, that looks at the impact of controlled speech, and the inevitable ...

John Oliver stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday after winning two Emmys for Last Week Tonight, and he took the opportunity to reflect on being forced to keep his acceptance speech short. Oliver ...

This year's 77th Primetime Emmy awards started a bit differently, with comedian and host Nate Bargatze introducing a high-stakes game to try to keep acceptance speeches timely. Bargatze began the ...