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Kristina Wong's food bank advocacy started with influencer-style online videos.
food

How to Be a Food Bank Influencer

Kristina Wong uses comedy to address inequality in the food system.
Andrew Coletti April 11, 2024
Bob Newhart Statue
Chicago, Illinois

Bob Newhart Statue

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.
Washington, D.C.

Jokes Phone

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.
Július Satinský statue.
Bratislava, Slovakia

Július Satinský Statue

This statue points to another unusual companion work of art often overlooked by visitors.
Interior of La Llama store
Barcelona, Spain

La Llama

A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.
Paep Thoon
Leuven, Belgium

Paep Thoon

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.
List

14 Plaques That Will Make You Smile

Sometimes a history lesson can come with a few laughs.
Jonathan Carey July 23, 2021
Ulverston, England

The Laurel and Hardy Museum

This museum dedicated to the famous comedy duo is located in the town where Stan Laurel was born.
Eliot Hall
Boston, Massachusetts

The Footlight Club

America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.
Permanently Closed
Holiday, Florida

National Comedy Hall of Fame & Museum

This massive vault of comedic history is no joke.
Eric Morecambe Bronze Statue
Morecambe, England

Eric Morecambe Statue

Dedicated to the legendary comedian Eric Morecambe depicting his iconic "Bring Me Sunshine" stance.
Granite, Oklahoma

Comecos Cemetery

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.
Video

Meet Dynasty Handbag, L.A.’s Queen of Weird

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"Scary Lucy." statue.
Jamestown, New York

Lucille Ball Memorial Park

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mask and Wig Clubhouse

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.
A garbage clean-up in downtown New York, 1890s.
food

When New Yorkers Were Menaced by Banana Peels

They slipped and fell. Really!
Alex Mayyasi July 24, 2019
The cover for the cheese featured the movie poster for Top Secret.
Hawthorne, California

SpaceX Space Cheese

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.
The excavated mosaics.
ancient

Found: Vulgar Mosaics in a Roman Latrine

They offered bathroom-goers some raunchy entertainment.
Matthew Taub November 8, 2018