Jokes born of tragedy and/or current events (9/11, the Columbia space shuttle crash, the holocaust, the O.J. Simpson trial, the Rhode Island night club fire) are often tasteless, horrible - and funny.

An elderly cousin called the other day. He’s worried about his memory; he forgets words and dinner plans. He no longer drives because he gets lost. So he went to the doctor. “I have great news,” he ...

The more I see of Cherry Red Productions, the more I wonder if my standards have slipped a bit. There was a time when I was repulsed by Cherry Red's smut-for-smut's-sake aesthetic. And yet I found ...