Tag: Harvard Lampoon

  • Nation & World

    A funny thing happened in comedy

    Radcliffe event focusing on gender looks at changes taking place as once-marginalized performers shake things up.

    4 minutes
    Patti Harrison, (left) actress and comedian speaks with Lisa Henson, (right) CEO and president, The Jim Henson Company.
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    Funny how the brain works

    Brooke Bourgeois has evolved from a science newbie into a senior about to graduate with a degree in neurobiology and her sights set on medical school. Funny thing, though, she’s also a performer and an artist.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Smirk central

    The Harvard Lampoon’s creative irreverence on full display in exhibit marking its 140th anniversary

    8 minutes
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    Summertime, tour time

    A look at the tour guides of Harvard Square.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Seriously funny

    Harvard student comics just flew in from the coast, and, man, are their arms tired.

    9 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Leaders speak, comics listen

    Comedians Seth Rogen and Lizz Winstead brought some laughter to the JFK Jr. Forum on Tuesday night, discussing humor and politics.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Updike’s roots and evolution

    Harvard’s Houghton Library offers a glimpse of a coming treasure trove for scholars, the John Updike Archive.

    6 minutes
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    Arts prove intensive

    Across campus, students participated in a series of arts intensives during January’s Wintersession that let them tap their creative talents.

    9 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Treasure island

    Houghton Library illustrates how the stuff of great literature is conserved, from the first jumbled box to the final neat archive.

    11 minutes
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    Hooray for Harvardwood

    As a liberal arts college, Harvard doesn’t train its students for jobs in Hollywood. But student clubs, a liaison network, and individual drive prompt some toward entertainment careers, a fact reflected in this year’s Oscar nominees.

    12 minutes