You won’t ever catch Maria Bamford or Zach Galifianakis making jokes about airplane peanuts. These comedians eschew the Seinfeldian “Have you ever noticed ” brand of humor. Instead, they take their ...

If comedy were physics, timing would be gravity: the invisible force holding everything together and stopping jokes from floating off into deep, awkward, silent space. Deliver a punchline too quickly ...

What is comic timing, anyway? Is it a skill or technique, or is it merely a fancy way to say "good comic acting"? And, if it exists, is it innate, or can it—must it—be taught? These questions came to ...