The CMA awards are just around the corner. Some of the songs nominated this year are “Drunk Girl,” “Tequila,” “Drowns the Whiskey,” and “Drinkin’ Problem.” Think there’s a trend here? Anyway, to get ...

You already knew Brad Paisley, the Academy of Country Music’s Male Vocalist of the Year, was a country star. But a comic? A country comedian — or would that be a comic country man? — sure took the ...

Comedy and music share a similar skill of presenting heavy messages in ways that feel light, and these country classics that use humor to deliver serious messages are proof that they work even better ...

Mirror photo by Gary M. Baranec / The Clothesline Singers, (from left) Dana Ebersole, Kera Knisely, Elaine Smith and Bethany Claar, perform during the annual Hee Haw show Friday at the ...

A funny thing happened to publisher Jim Myers on his way to telling some farm jokes. He couldn`t find any. Not in the Illinois State University Library. Not in the University of Illinois Library. Not ...

The concept of humor has changed with the advent of social media, sweeping today’s generation with the power and hilarity of the meme culture. According to Saint Hoax, the popular meme creator with ...

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