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Charts & Graphs

Lines in comedic texts that were used to insult specific people

Dangerous Wit

When satire becomes a political weapon.

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Charts & Graphs

a list of people who literally died laughing through history, from 450 BC to 2013

I Died Laughing

Comedians and jokes that just killed it, literally.

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A chart detailing the time and place where fun things have been outlawed

The Fun Police

Crime and punishment when the laughter ends.

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List of characters form the Italian commedia dell'arte.

Stock Characters

New and old manifestations of commedia dell’arte personas.

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Charts & Graphs

Undercover

Match the authors to their pseudonyms.

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Charts & Graphs

List of fake newspaper headlines from "The onion"

This Just In

Fake newspaper headlines from The Onion.

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Charts & Graphs

Six famous clowns in history: Publilius, Tarlton, Grimaldi, Rice, Grock, Bergen

Comic Relief

Clowns, jesters, and other performers.

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Charts & Graphs

Chart of historical hoaxes and stunts.

Punked!

Historical hoaxes and stunts.

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A chart detailing times that authors have called other authors names in their work

Name Calling

From the insulter to the insulted.

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Charts & Graphs

Famous one-liners from Jewish comedians.

On the Borscht Belt

Jews telling jokes.

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Charts & Graphs

Funny one-liners from action films and the actors who have said them

All in the Delivery

Classic one-liners from action films.

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