Rob McElhenney of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia has gained 50 pounds in the past six months. On purpose. His character’s name is Mac, so now the show can have “Big Mac” jokes.

Khloe Kardashian knows people have always considered her the “fat funny” Kardashian sister, hence why she would joke about her weight in the past. “I never looked at myself as the fat sister ...

‘You can never use the word ‘fat’ again.’ “Wow, you were right. In my generation, calling someone chubby [was funny] – in ‘Love Actually,’ there were jokes about that. Those jokes ...

So what happens when the funny fat guy decides he doesn’t want to be fat anymore? If he changes his self-image — and the audience’s perceptions of him — will he still be funny? For as long ...

Indeed, Christie has been the butt of many a fat joke over the years, with everyone from late-night talk-show hosts to everyday folks on social media making remarks. At times, Christie has partici ...

"Being a kid is terrifying — and if you can be the funny fat kid, at least that's a role," Karmel says. "To me, that was better than being the fat kid who wasn't funny, who's being sad over in ...

He addressed the trope in Hollywood of the “funny fat friend.” Writers on Wizards of Waverly Place tried to put DeLuise’s character in this box early on. Fat jokes about Jerry Russo were ...

‘You can never use the word fat again,’" Curtis admitted. "And wow, you were right. I think I was behind the curve, and those jokes aren’t any longer funny, so I don’t feel I was malicious ...