Navajo comic Marc Yaffee tells a joke about being born and raised not on a reservation but in “a small fishing village on the Pacific Coast called Los Angeles.” When people ask him whether he prefers ...

Trish Cook is an Anishinaabe comedian. She is premiering her sold out show "Death, Grief and Dying: Indigenous Humor While Crying" at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. EMILY BRIGHT: Well, maybe you ...

These comedic pioneers didn’t just tell jokes—they fundamentally shaped how Americans laugh, what subjects are acceptable for humor, and how comedy can function as social commentary rather than mere ...