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The Best Medicine
Dec. 30, 2016
Elif Batuman’s ‘The Possessed’ Finds Absurdity and Sadness in Grad School
2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
By Priyanka Mattoo
Dec. 30, 2016
The Uplifting Nihilism of ‘Rick & Morty’ 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Philip Stamato
Dec. 30, 2016
Jenny Slate Talking to Pete Holmes for Two and a Half Hours Is a Delight
2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
By Leigh Cesiro
Dec. 30, 2016
Curl Up and Relax with a Cup of Conan’s ‘Tea Copywriter Cage Match’ 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Megh Wright
Dec. 29, 2016
Why Seeing Steve Carell’s Seared Foot Lifts My Spirits 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Elizabeth Stamp
Dec. 29, 2016
‘Stop Podcasting Yourself’ and the Reliable Consistency of Podcasts
2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
By Noah Jacobs
Dec. 29, 2016
Nothing Sums Up 2016 Better Than a YouTube Compilation of Kids Falling Down 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Isaac Kozell
Dec. 29, 2016
When Things Feel Hopeless, Turn to ‘The State’s Stupidity 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Erica Lies
Dec. 29, 2016
The Cathartic Pessimism of ‘Oh Hello!’ 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Arielle Gordon
Dec. 28, 2016
The Delightful Weirdness of ‘The Great Muppet Caper’
2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
By Alex Dueben
Dec. 28, 2016
The Simple Beauty of a Perfectly Constructed Vine
2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
By Jenny Nelson
Dec. 28, 2016
The Increasingly Absurd Deaths of Gerald Ford
2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
By John Hugar
Dec. 28, 2016
The Magic of Michael Hartney’s Grandiose Choir Teacher 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Mark Kramer
Dec. 27, 2016
The In-Your-Face Queerness of Scott Thompson’s Francesca Fiore and Buddy […] 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Bethy Squires
Dec. 27, 2016
The Simple Joys of Kate Berlant and John Early’s Video, ‘Paris’ 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Pablo Goldstein
Dec. 27, 2016
2016, ‘Curb’ Season 2, and Why Positivity Is Overrated
2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
By Luke Kelly Clyne
Dec. 27, 2016
The Joke-Heavy, Friends-First Comedy of ‘Happy Endings’ 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Jason Seligson
Dec. 27, 2016
The Pure Comedic Relaxation of ‘Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep’ 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Ian Goldstein
Dec. 26, 2016
The Always Surprising Treasure That Is ‘Time Bandits’ 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Marc Hershon
Dec. 26, 2016
The Pitch-Perfect Movie Parodies Embedded Within ‘The Critic’ 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Jeremy Moran
Dec. 26, 2016
‘Popstar’, the Very Underrated and Slyly Incisive Lonely Island Movie 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Nathan Rabin
Dec. 26, 2016
The Comforting, Un-Analyzable Kids in the Hall 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
By Brian Boone