Sep 23rd, 2008 · Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has said those executives who take the government-proposed bailout shouldn't earn more than the top person in government. That person is the president and he makes $400,000, a figure that has some New Yorkers chuckling.
Feb 9th, 2008 · Playwright Martin McDonagh makes audiences laugh -- and makes them uncomfortable about what they're laughing at. He's had hits on London's West End and Broadway. Now, the Irish writer is set to make a new audience squirm -- and chuckle -- as his screenwriter-director debut, In Bruges, opens in U.S. theaters.
Jan 18th, 2007 · In Canada, a sitcom about a Muslim community in the fictional town of Mercy is creating a lot of buzz. The first episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie attracted more than 2 million viewers.
Dec 4th, 2005 · Sharon and My Mother-in-Law: Ramallah Diaries takes a good-humored look at life in the West Bank city over the past two decades. Author Suad Amiry tells Liane Hansen about the book.