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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Glen Campbell's legendary career has been cut short by his battle with Alzheimer's, but life is not all dark for the country icon. In a new interview, his wife, Kim, says they use humor to try to see ...

The news that a Raleigh resident was recently bitten by a rabid fox sets the memory wheel spinning backward. The most frightening nightmare of my childhood dreams was the recurring one of being chased ...

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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