Because we could all use a laugh. Credit... Supported by By Dwight Garner Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai Illustrations by Cari Vander Yacht When it comes to fiction, humor is serious business.

Good Humor Corp. of America declares dividends whenever the idea pops into the busy head of Michael J. (”Mike”) Meehan. Last week Mr. Meehan passed out a 50¢ dividend. Most of the half dollars clinked ...

The humorist is usually a passing fancy with the public. His brand of wit catches the popular eye, holds it for a space, then is forgotten, as a new humorist comes along with a new method of twisting ...

The first time I read best-selling author Jenny Lawson, I was on a New York City subway, laughing so hard at her debut, Let’s ...