“I believe the word we’re looking for … is motherf*cker.” This was a correct answer to a question on a CNN comedy quiz show. That’s right, a quiz show. That’s right, comedy. That’s right… CNN! The show is Have I Got News For You, which debuted Sept. 14 and is …
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Over the past three decades, sketch comedy group The State has created an MTV series, a comedy album, a book, and a CBS special in addition to several spinoff projects like Reno 911!, Viva Variety, Stella, Wet Hot American Summer, RISK!, and Children’s Hospital. But the logistics of bringing the …
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The thing about “open secrets” is: Everyone knows what the secret is, but no one wants to acknowledge or talk about it. Not really, at least — if somebody’s peers and colleagues are all privy to some forbidden or socially unacceptable facts, and bringing it up forces them to reckon …
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