Humour

Armando Iannucci is a critically-acclaimed British comedy writer and producer. He created the Emmy award winning HBO American political satire ‘Veep’, and the UK series ‘The Thick of It’. In 2017… Audio

American writer David Sedaris is famous for his self-deprecating and highly personal essay collections which manage to… Audio

Professor Stephanie Coontz recently wrote an opinion piece saying "many different-sex couples would have happier and more satisfying marriages if they took a few lessons from their same-sex… Audio

Research shows that in early courtship, it's generally the man who performs the role of the joker and women are the receptive ones, but over time the roles are reversed and it is the men who crave the… Audio

Dr. Eleanor Rycroft is a Lecturer in Theatre at the University of Bristol and has been looking at the question of when did beards suddenly become important? Audio

In a potentially career-stalling move, satirist Robbie Nicol - aka White Man Behind a Desk - is biting the hand that feeds. He’s crowdfunded for a video to mock major media companies and how public… Video, Audio

Sh*t Towns of New Zealand started as a Facebook page. The authors enjoyed taking a swipe at pretty much the whole country so much that they made a book. Video, Audio

Dr Barbara Plester is an expert on workplace humour and when it's a good or bad idea. The University of Auckland professor in management and international business has spent 14 years studying the… Audio

Memes, cat videos, youtube compilations - the way we make and consume comedy has completely changed since the birth of the internet. It's no longer just sitcoms and stand ups, we're getting our laughs… Audio

Creative rhymes for zither, viola, and harp in this week's competition!

Researching humour is not just a laughing matter for cultural studies lecturer Dr Nick Holm. He specialises in studying its multiple forms - from satire to deadpan - to understand how humour can make… Audio

The administrator of a Facebook page called 'Shit Towns of New Zealand' has received death threats for his posts, but many others are laughing. It comes down to your sense of humour. Video, Audio

Kathryn Ryan talks to Rudolph Herzog, author of Dead Funny: Telling Jokes in Hitler's Germany. Rudolph argues that jokes at the expense of the Nazi leadership actually helped more than hindered the… Audio

Jasper Fforde left the dazzling lights of the film industry to pursue a career in writing, He chats to playwright and writer Dave Armstrong about his recent work. Audio