Discover how Chevy Chase’s Fletch influenced Stranger Things’ Hopper and the show’s blend of humor and ‘80s adventure.

Ongoing Sino-Japanese diplomatic tensions—touched off last month by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Japan’s willingness to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack—continue ...

Fallout is based on a hugely successful video game series known for blending a sardonic, very dark comedic sensibility, and violence. The TV series is set in the game's post-apocalyptic world – an ...

One of my favorite jokes requires a little setup. It’s from the first “Naked Gun” movie, from 1988, starring Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling Los Angeles police detective Frank Drebin and Priscilla ...

This is the second of a 2-part series. In my previous post, I discussed several reasons why I believe the legal profession in general, and especially lawyers, have become a favorite target of joke ...

The film’s blend of darkness and humor is a major strength of this film, as it uses the sardonic tone reflecting reality and the way that some assault survivors cope with trauma.

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political ...

Slow Horses season 5 brings Jackson Lamb back to the Slough House with his sardonic humor and sharp wit to find a way out of another tragedy that his team is facing this time. Gary Oldman returns to ...

Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher saga carved out a distinct place in fantasy literature. It blended Eastern European folklore with sardonic humor, brutal politics, and monsters that were both tragic as ...