‘But then how do you translate it?' ‘Well, I can't. We in France don't have a word for it.' This scene in the film “Ridicule”, by Patrice Leconte, shows a marquis at the court of Louis XVI in ...

Têtes à Claques, or Tac.tv, has rocketed to become one of the top 20 entertainment sites in Canada. Find out how this quirky animation site is trying to attract English-speaking fans with a new ...

Written and performed by Jules Chan, English Ako blends soulful storytelling with sharp character comedy to explore identity, belonging and the surreal experience of being British-Filipino. Following ...

We don't play word games just to make people laugh, according to David Crystal, author of the "Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Language". As a nation, the British are proud of their particular sense of ...

Humour is used in English-language jihadi terrorist magazines to reinforce identity and help groups bond, research suggests. The study shows Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and Tahrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ...