Shakespeare, Twain and Joyce made fart jokes. But for much of the 20th century, comics were forced to hold them in

Losers on the march! FX's new comedy "Testees" makes "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" look tasteful and restrained by comparison.

On the "majesty" of the office of the presidency

Comedy writers -- male and female -- dish about the strange, men-only world of late-night TV

Why can't we talk out of our rears? Are those movie explosions possible? A scientist puts farts under a microscope

Everything you want to know about flatulence, and some things you don't.

"And she was who?" the NPR host said to a reporter who recently mentioned Jill Abramson. Who can blame him?

Remember how dudes glorified "Fight Club"? It's happening with women and "Gone Girl," too

Salon spoke to the comedian and her sister Lacey Lamar, who co-wrote "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey"

Please legalize kangaroo farms in America so I can fight climate change with weird hamburgers

She's arguably the most successful woman in comedy. Why don't I feel good about that?

Digital ad agencies might make note of how Bodyform handled a man's confusion

A cinema brat cat-calls "Dogma" director Kevin Smith; a glorious coming-of-age story finds a warm audience.

It's a dreaded but inevitable stage in every relationship: Admitting the basic fact of our human digestive tracts

Clinton not only had to overcome a glass ceiling, but also a Bernie-or-bust "fart-in" protest