Puns have long been the ugly stepchildren of comedy, derided for generations as the dull weapon of choice of trying-too-hard dads and uncles. But what was once considered the lowest form of humor has ...

You might find this PUN-believable, but there is an annual pun competition held in Durham each year. Contestants are matched up for one-on-one pun-offs until the final round, when the three top ...

A hilarious and heartwarming exploration of the quirky subculture of pun competitions. Visiting pun competitions across the US, PUNDERNEATH IT ALL follows multiple comedians as they create their own ...

From the moment he spoke, I knew I was screwed. On the surface, the guy wasn’t particularly fearsome—pudgy, late thirties, polo shirt, plaid shorts, baseball cap, dad sneakers—but he looked completely ...

That's because not only do you have Brando Meyer, who in his bio lists puns as one of his favorite hobbies ("Especially when they get a good groan out of everyone"), as one of the contestants, but ...

Here’s a groaner for you: The greyhound stopped to get a hare cut. Don’t blame dad for this one. Blame the machines. A pun generator might not sound like serious work for an artificial intelligence ...

Master punster Gary Hallock makes it quickly clear that he is a unique breed who considers non-hardcore punsters “civilians.” When he tells puns – which he did throughout our hourlong interview – he ...