Welcome to I Might As Well Explain the Joke

I Might As Well Explain the Joke is a monthly blog where I write about popular jokes in American history, the kind that seep into the culture at large and get repeated on TV and in the funny pages and by everyday people. Each post will discuss one joke, its historical context, and its cultural meaning. Some jokes you'll remember, others I hope you'll enjoy learning about.

The first post is arriving Monday, November 3. You can subscribe and follow by email or you can plug the URL into your favorite RSS reader to get updated when it's live. New blogs will be posted the first Monday of every month.