By 10 p.m., he observed, people crave a little topical humor.

Steve's topical humor of popular culture was also another recurring gag.

The series also features a good deal of self-referential and topical, popular culture-based humor.

But most of the show's bite evolves from its topical humor, these days - what else?

Mr. Haas admits that he had the most fun writing the topical humor.

What they're doing is providing plenty of employment for people in show business given to topical humor.

It also recommended use of more topical humor and pop-cultural references in spots.

But it was a sign of the toe-in-the-water approach to topical humor that comedy shows are taking.

"The same thing is happening with topical humor."