Articles — Comedy

From iconic SNL sketches to perfectly timed stand-up moments, comedy has given us moments that live rent-free in our heads forever.

The best sketch comedy doesn't invent absurdity — it reports on the absurdity already happening. The bits that are less comedy and more uncomfortably accurate field reporting.

Most ads are built to be forgotten. A few misfire so spectacularly they lodge in our memory forever. Why the trainwrecks outlive the award-winners every time.

Sometimes a spoof lands so well it eclipses the thing it's mocking. A celebration of the trailer parodies and fake commercials the internet perfected.

The internet can move a great stand-up bit from a comedy club in Austin to every phone in the country in 48 hours. These five bits earned that journey.