Peachy Keenan's Extremely Domestic

Peachy Keenan's Extremely Domestic

The End of Funny Movies

What is comedy in a world with no sense of humor?

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Peachy Keenan
Mar 17, 2025
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Mitt Romney once defended himself to a reporter who called him “stiff” during his first presidential campaign by saying, “I love humor. I live for laughter!”

Don’t we all, Mitt.

I spent years dreaming about writing for David Letterman as a kid. I think Trading Places should be in the Smithsonian, along with Tootsie and The Big Lebowski. I thought I had a…

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