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.
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Jonathan Leigh Solomon: Obama Can Use Humor to Connect with Voters and Corner McCain (HuffingtonPost)
The crowd always has the power - the power to not give the comedian the laugh. If you want people to elect you leader, it's best to avoid putting yourself in a position of having less power.
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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."
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Muslim-American Comedians Bridge Cultures (NPR)
A new film and comedy tour features Muslim-American comedians. They are trying to bridge cultural gaps through humor.
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'30 Rock' star Tina Fey to write humor book (The Standard-Times)
'30 Rock' star Tina Fey to write humor book
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D'oh! Ex-'Simpsons' Writer Wins Thurber Prize (Washington Post)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Larry Doyle, a former television writer-producer for "The Simpsons," was named Monday the winner of this year's Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was cited for the novel "I Love You, Beth Cooper."
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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.
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Debut novel wins Thurber Prize for humour (CBC)
A former TV writer for The Simpsons has won the Thurber Prize for American Humor for a novel about a pimply geek living through the worst night of his high school career.
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Tina Fey signs major book deal? Yer darn tootin'! (The Star-Ledger)
CHRIS PIZZELLO/AP PHOTOTina Fey Tina Fey may be getting as much as $6 million to pen a humor book for Little, Brown. The Sarah Palin impersonator signed a deal with the publisher Monday, and though no numbers were released, the...
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David Sedaris and Susan Orlean lead a splendid week of author visits to Cleveland (The Plain Dealer)
Another week tailor-made for literary lovers begins this Friday, Oct. 10, with David Sedaris at Playhouse Square, riding the aclaim for his latest compilation of humor, "When You are Engulfed in Flames."
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