  &emailalert=no&email=adgrant@indiana.edu&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350"> What equals funny? How does something as simple as a word become an inside joke? What about jokes a whole generation is in on? urlLink This article attempts to pick out the comedians, jokes and moments that have defined recent humor, citing such luminaries as Bill Cosby, Michael Moore and Sara Silverman.
It's not so much about the individuals as it is what they said or did at a given moment in time that changed the face of comedy. Reading some of these, like their mention of the Onion's September 11 coverage, had me nodding in recognition, but on the other hand, I've never been a huge David Eggers fan, so seeing his book on the list didn't do much for me. What makes you laugh? Everyone knows about my obession with Hal Sparks-era Talk Soup, and couldn't The State have made it on this list? Related: An urlLink interview with The Onion's editor-in-chief Carol Kolb. And also, The Onion AVClub has a urlLink Guide to Celebrity Blogs up this week, skewering sites by C-listers Al Roker, Melanie Griffith and our old pal Fred Durst. You get to find out juicy information: Billy Corgan is on a mission "to love, to rock, to heal, and to help light the path for as many as (he) can.
" Yeah, I bet he uses the reflective back of a Zwan CD to catch the glimmering sunlight as he guides Cub Scouts on a nature hike. Or something. What I want to know is, where's urlLink Will Wheaton in this roundup? 
