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Humor Sliced and Diced

Hanging out with Tracy Morgan, whose new film, “First Sunday,” opens Friday.

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Straddling Cultures, Irreverently, in Life and Art

The latest work of Sayed Kashua, an Israeli-born Arab journalist and author, is a situation comedy that deals with Israeli society’s prejudices through the eyes of a Muslim Arab family.

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Humor, With a Serious Edge After All

Sometimes you come across an exhibition whose purpose is to amuse. “Wit on Wry” at the Islip Art Museum is such a show.

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It’s Not Life on the Mississippi, Jean-François Honey

Mark Twain’s previously unproduced play, which is making its Broadway debut, has a remarkably sprightly step.

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Catching a Break and Throwing Down With Imus

A midcareer comedian got a call to become the sportscaster on the ballyhooed return-of-Imus broadcast.

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Rock Is Back. Give Him a Cookie.

Chris Rock riffed on race, money and politics on New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden.

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Marilyn Martinez, Comedian, Dies at 52

Ms. Martinez, a stand-up comic, was known for sassy humor with the Original Latin Divas of Comedy and other Latina troupes.

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Even When You’re a Star, Comedy Isn’t Always Pretty

Steve Martin explains how he ended up at both the pinnacle of stardom and the brink of disaster.

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The Road to Funny

Steve Martin documents his evolution as a comic.