Wesley Morris

Jordan Peele is famous, in part, for imitations - of rappers and dingbats and the 44th president of the United States. But he would be impossible to imitate. He isn't ribald. He's droll. Sometimes he's not even that. Sometimes he's quiet. Sometimes he's sitting across from you expecting you to hold up your end of a conversation.

American Critic

Tina Brown

The no-secrets era of social media makes one consider the built-in risk factor of nominating high-testosterone men to positions of power at all. Everyone is under too much scrutiny now to take a chance on candidates who suddenly blow up into a comic meme, a punchline, a ribald hashtag.

American Editor

Russell Baker

Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder.

American Journalist

Ribald language is often inappropriate in formal or polite company due to its sexual or rude humor.

Use Caution

What's considered ribald varies among cultures; something humorous in one might offend in another.

Cultural Sensitivity

Ribald content is adult-oriented, so it's not suitable for children or settings involving minors.

Adult Themes

 the ribald humor of the Cook, the solemn prose of the Parson, and the lofty notions of the Squire – to satirize their worldviews. The varied dialects, genres, and literary tropes also make the work a vivid record of the different ways Medieval audiences entertained themselves.