In a new video by AsapSCIENCE, the science of comedy humor is discussed, including what is statistically the best joke ever. Researchers have found the optimal amount of time between a tragedy and when people are generally able to joke around about it. The structure and length of the joke also play a role in …
In a story that proves the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction, police in California last Thursday found themselves in hot pursuit of a herd of goats and sheep that were making their way through the West Covina neighborhood. And if that wasn’t crazy enough, the herd was reportedly being led by a …
A book titled “Reasons to Vote for Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide,” written by a Republican author and full of only blank pages, has shot to the top of the Amazon bestseller list. The guide, which features 266 empty pages and retails for $8, has only a table of contents, chapters, and a bibliography, but no …
While yesterday’s third and final U.S. Presidential debate began rather slowly, the intensity quickly picked up as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton inevitably began picking each other apart amidst a back-and-forth that was filled with name-calling and bold accusations. As was to be expected, the debate was rife with meme-worthy soundbites and verbal zingers. From Donald Trump …
Did you watch last night’s Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton? Of course you did, Because, if we’re being honest, everyone did. In the days and hours preceding the event, many even speculated that the debate was going to pull in Super Bowl type viewership numbers. Hardly a surprise, this year’s Presidential election has been nothing …
As far as year-end compilations go, you’re not going to find anything funnier than NewsBeFunny‘s collection of hilarious, embarrassing and outrageous news bloopers of 2015. The sheer volume of laugh out loud moments in the YouTube video posted below is simply incredible. From inadvertent double entendres and on-air personal attacks to a weatherman being accosted by a dog during …
The tech world this week has been abuzz with word that a high school student managed to hack the into the AOL email of CIA Director John Brennan, gaining access to his personal information and otherwise sensitive security information in the process. Rather than employing some high-tech wizardry in order to gain access, the hacker primarily …
A Jeopardy! contestant this week hilariously tricked Alex Trebek into saying the name ‘Turd Ferguson’ on the air during the show’s Final Jeopardy round. Here’s how it all went down. Going into the final round, a contestant named Talia was in third place with just $600 to her name. The other contestants, meanwhile, were sitting pretty with respective winnings …
In the wake of Apple introducing the iPhone 6s, Jimmy Kimmel sent an interviewer out into the streets to ask people what they thought about Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone. Only thing is, the phone Kimmel gave to passersby on the street was an original iPhone from 2007.
After an enterprising Reddit user became “infuriated” after checking out the food options available at Brooklyn-based hipster bar, he decided to put together a creatively brilliant Brooklyn Bar Menu Generator website that is, quite simply, laugh out loud funny. If you’ve ever been to a hipster bar only to be dumbfounded by a perplexing list of menu …
