Claws Out Comedy Gives a Platform to Comedians Who Are Hurting, and Hilarious

There’s an old trope in comedy that in order to perform live comedy, you have to be emotionally broken or damaged in some way. It’s not just to overcome stage fright. The trope refers to a comedian’s willingness to be daring and completely open to an audience while dodging whatever an audience throws at them, which nine times out of 10 is just figuratively and not (we hope) literally.

State Budget Amendments Aim to End Funding for the Arts

Once again, the Texas legislature is in session to hash out another budget and two curious amendments popped up that aim to bring one entire department down to zero. Six amendments filed between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning call for either the elimination or reappropriation funding and grant money for the Texas Commission on the Arts, according to legislative records.

The Most Famous Eggs in Pop Culture History

Eggs are part of Easter because of their symbolic representation of life and birth. Why does a giant bunny hide them for children to find? Who the hell knows? It’s a fever dream that even a mountain of cocaine couldn’t reproduce.