Smart Stuff
The latest in highbrow humor, from McSweeney's hilarious lists to to The Sound of Young America to online content from "The New York Times'" The Funny Pages and "The New Yorker's" Shouts and Murmurs section to video clips of the stand-up comedy of Steven Wright and Demetri Martin.
The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks Profile
A site profile of The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks.
McSweeney's Internet Tendency Site Profile
A site profile for novelist and screenwriter Dave Eggers' literary humor site. One of the best sites on the web.
Passive Aggresive Notes Site Profile
Ever leave a note asking someone to do something rather than say something? Well, there might be a chance your passive aggressive note is on this site.
The New Yorker's Humor Section
"The New Yorker," a mostly serious magazine that's been published since the 1920s, has a strong and rather funny humor section. The comedy found here is, like the rest of the magazine, quite smart.
Yankee Pot Roast
"Yankee Pot Roast" is a sharp online publication that specializes in smart political humor, satire, humorous lists and the occasional poem. The jokes skew towards literary, though they are always rather funny.
The Harvard Lampoon
The website for "The Harvard Lampoon," the ages-old and quite famous humor magazine written by students from America's most respected university, doesn't have the magazine's full archives online, but the selected satirical pieces you can find are squarely highbrow and completely hilarious.
Modern Humorist
Though not regularly updated, "Modern Humorist" is still a must-read. The site, created by "Harvard Lampoon" alums Michael Colton and John Aboud, specialized in biting and smart satire about the web and the media at large.
Yankee Pot Roast Site Profile
A profile of the comedy writing site Yankee Pot Roast.