The Summer 2002 issue of Sarah Lawrence Magazine explored the nature of humor.

What's So Funny & Why?
Gurney Williams III takes a serious look at humor, from Socrates to Freud, Vonnegut to Marx (Groucho, that is), to find that there's a close relationship between comedy and tragedy.

Man o' MenOpop
How did a 30-year-old, male, former circus clown come to know more about menopause than the average 50-year-old woman? Peter Strauss '91 learned all about it while developing a humorous pop-up and activity book (and Web site) about menopause, along with his colleagues.

No Joke
Theatre faculty member Christine Farrell teaches a comedy workshop, and the serious, fearsome business of mining one's life to devise a stand-up routine.

Barring No Holds
Carolyn Faye Fox '90 comes back weekly on National Public Radio's show "Says You!" She credits Dale Harris, the late SLC writing faculty member, with inspiring her to think fast and keep it witty.

Outside In
Standup comic Jessica Halem '94 finds that generating laughter is an effective way to pursue political and social acitivism.

Comedy Imitates Life, Right?
Earl Pomerantz (father of Anna '05) is a successful TV sitcom writer, and he's learned that the key to comedy is, in fact, keeping it real.