Current Humor News Today

Hall of Fame brings humor, thankfulness (Bureau County Republican)
ST. BEDE — Stories sprinkled with emotion, humor and thankfulness were all a part Saturday’s ceremony honoring the eighth class of athletes and supporters to be inducted into the St. Bede Athletic Hall of Fame.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:15:20 GMT

'30 Rock' star Tina Fey to write humor book (The Standard-Times)
'30 Rock' star Tina Fey to write humor book

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:06:12 GMT

D'oh! Ex-`Simpsons' writer wins $5,000 prize (AP via Yahoo! News)
Larry Doyle, a former TV writer-producer for "The Simpsons," was named the winner Monday of this year's Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was cited for the novel "I Love You, Beth Cooper."

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:24:35 GMT

A healthy dose of humor - Woman who survived cancer takes on Big Tobacco in her comedy act (Missoulian)
POLSON - Like Bob Newhart, San Francisco comedienne Rene Hicks used to be an accountant. And perhaps, like Newhart, she “killed ’em” - had her audience rolling in the aisles - while on stage.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:04:15 GMT

Ex-"Simpsons" writer honored for his novel (Denver Post)
Larry Doyle, a former TV writer-producer for "The Simp sons," was named the winner Monday of this year's Thurber Prize for American Humor for his novel "I Love You, Beth Cooper." . . . R. Kelly has won a $3.4 million award against his former tour promoter. Kelly's company claimed that Rowe Entertainment and owner Leonard Rowe failed to pay him in full for shows scheduled for late last year and ...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:01:06 GMT