Humor

Humor

Two years ago, we reported on the phenomenon of terrible names dads gave their children, including gems like Earldricka, April Fuel, and Beonsaa (pronounced "Beyoncé"). Gorgeous! Time has passed, but bad names stick forever. So, I'm rounding up more hilariously awful names people shared...this time, the ones both parents apparently agreed on. Enjoy (and pls don't get any ideas): 1. "I went to school with a guy named Justin Case."

From Yes Minister co-writer Jonathan Lynn comes I'm Sorry, Prime Minister - the final act between Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey. Jim Hacker (Griff Rhys Jones) is back - older, no wiser, and still gloriously out of his depth. Dreaming of a peaceful retirement at Hacker College, Oxford, Jim instead collides with a very modern nightmare: being cancelled by the college committee.

Readers who saw my previous post will recall its focus on a recurring pattern of laughter and humor found during my deep dive into the humor of the Seinfeld series. I wondered why we tend to laugh at various things going into our bodies and tried to explain why we might be so inclined using the Mutual Vulnerability Theory of Laughter.

In another bumper year for the two comedians, Johnny 'Smacks' McMahon and Johnny B O'Brien, accounts show that post-tax profits at the pair's Big Ball Small Ball Productions Ltd totalled €281,253 for the 12 months to the end of April last. The post-tax profits resulted in accumulated profits at the company rising above €1m for the first time to reach €1.13m at the end of last April.

Get ready for TownBiz Comedy Night in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood-a celebration of Oakland comedy and culture with a series of pop-up live shows across the Bay by HellaFunny. This HellaFunny comedy night takes place at the just-opened Mesa Maguey, an upscale agave bar and Oaxcacan restaurant that's a perfect date-night spot with lots of delicious plates around $20 and under.

Dear Secretary Pete Hegseth, I realize that this is a big ask, but would you please invade and take possession of my son and daughter-in-law's apartment? Or maybe you'd like to make them an offer first? Either way, as a concerned mother and patriot who believes that national security begins at home, I feel it's my duty to let you know that Otis and Luna, the co-dictators of Unit 4-C, at 439 Bergen Street, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, must be overthrown.

When asked to rate high-performing candidates and average candidates, study participants preferred the high performers. No surprise there. But the highest-rated candidates of all were the high performers who had also just spilled coffee all over themselves before walking in the door. In other words, we want you to be able to do your job, but we don't mind if you're kind of a mess. In fact, we prefer it! You're relatable.

Every Sunday and Monday nights 1414 Market Street @ 10th St/Fell - 7pm + 8:45pm Sundays - 7pm + 8:45pm Mondays - Enjoy a 70+ minute show with 4-5 comics on the bill with credits like Cobbs, Punchline, SF Sketchfest, Clusterfest and Outside Lands. - Limited to 60 people per show - Arrive early for happy hour before 7pm Limited Free Tickets - RSVP asap (Limited to first 25 people)

Jason Adam Katzenstein is a cartoonist and a comedy writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker since 2014.

Memes have become the clearest and most direct language of digital culture: condensed fragments of reality that synthesize the complexity of the present and circulate at the same speed as a society surrendered to hyperstimulation. From the Dancing Baby of the 1990s to the endless templates of X, Instagram, or TikTok, memes have evolved from simple ephemeral jokes to veritable systems for decoding the world, semiotic capsules that allow us to process the political, the social, and the intimate.

Wanda Sykes - Please & Thank You Tour with Special Guest Keith Robinson: Laugh out loud with Wanda Sykes, an Emmy-winning stand-up comedian, writer, actress and producer in show business for more than 20 years. 8 p.m., Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. bit.ly/4jwGYii SJZ Break Room Jazz Jam Featuring Thomas Pridgen: Join powerhouse drummer Thomas Pridgen and enjoy some great music while learning techniques in this jam session.

Comedian Ricky Gervais has not held back over the years when it comes to his comments on the trans community, and has a long history of making jokes about trans people. The controversial 64-year-old British comic is back in the news after he was absent from Sunday's (11 January) Golden Globes ceremony. During the ceremony, lesbian legend Wanda Sykes presented the award for best stand-up comedy on television. Gervais was nominated for his special Morality.