The Torah uses the root צחק—laughter—seven times in this narrative. Abraham laughs when God promises him a son at 100. Sarah ...

Laughter is medicine to the soul, can bring stress relief and in some cases serves as the platform to help raise awareness ...

Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves; FāVS News editor ...

Laughter has an infectious quality. One individual begins to laugh, and soon the whole room is in hysterics. Yet, beyond its capacity to ease tension or uplift spirits, laughter is growing in ...

Editor’s note: This column was originally published on March 21, 2021. It’s too late for Belly Laugh Day, but Let’s Laugh Day is March 19. May it be side-splitting. Betty Heath / From My Deck I’m ...

For actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, humor and finding the funny moments helped her deal with her battle with cancer, according to an announcement on Twitter in Sept. 2017, when she had breast cancer and ...

We’ve all used phrases like “I laughed my guts out” or “busting my gut laughing.” Usually, it just means you laughed so hard ...

I'll be honest: I wasn't thrilled to be at the opening night performance of The Second City's 29th revue this past Wednesday. It was nothing against The Second City, mind you. Or the show. Rather, I ...

“Every single hour in Hollywood, a comedy script is rejected.” The phrase begins a solemn advert for “The Naked Gun,” a remake of the classic 1988 comedy film of the same name, and is an apt warning ...