Humor from leaders can greatly enhance a team’s enthusiasm and effectiveness. But you must be thoughtful in how you use it.

Some people seem naturally funny, always ready with a clever joke or a witty comment. Others struggle to land a punchline. But is a sharp sense of humor something we’re born with, or does it come from ...

Gen Z uses humor to point out such inconsistencies. For example, in social media content leading up to last month’s Gen Z-led protests in Mexico, young people sarcastically compared their economic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering all things related to communication skills. Aug 25, 2025, 04:40pm EDT “Start with a joke,” is one of the most poorly ...

A few years ago, funny robots seemed like the stuff of sci-fi movies. Now some AI models are trying to get in on the joke. Why it matters: Bot humor shows AI's growing understanding of culture — but ...

Comedian Ulises Toirac once again took a firm stand against the views of Alejandro García, known as "Virulo." This time, the ...

In the past year, I’ve had the privilege of working with a leading scholar in humor studies. Dr. Jennalee Donian is an NIHSS postdoctoral research fellow at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa ...