Screenwriter Michael Idov makes an impressive directing debut with the super-smart, confidently lensed “The Humorist.” Set in the waning days of the Soviet Union when decadence and repression went ...

Former dean of the Humanities Division remembered for his gentle kindness, skill with words and shrewd sense of humor ...

A smart social satire focusing on a comic in the late days of the Soviet Union cracking under the weight of official constraints and self-loathing. Screenwriter Michael Idov makes an impressive ...

The look on the face of humorist David Sedaris is as serious as a tax return. "I don't have a clue," he is saying. "I genuinely do not have a clue." The subject at hand is the stupefying popularity of ...

Author, columnist and humorist Russell Baker has died at age 93. We remember the media icon, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his writing and hosted "Masterpiece Theater" for more than a decade.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ Justin Wilson, the Cajun humorist and chef whose distinctive accent delighted viewers of his ``Cookin’ Cajun’’ television show, has died. He was 87. His daughter Sarah Sue ...

A century ago, you wouldn’t have to be told who George Ade was. Regrettably, that’s not the case today. He was an acclaimed humorist, from Indiana and then Chicago, writing a column, “Stories of the ...