Steve Harvey stands by his decision to quit stand-up comedy over ten years ago. The “Family Feud” host, 68, appeared on Tuesday’s episode of “The Pivot Podcast” and was asked what “acceptable jokes” ...

Nolan Sargent performs a five-minute stand up segment at Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase Feb. 12. Cole Carrico/DAILY. Buy this photo. The lights were the first thing I noticed. It was hard to notice ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Bradley Cooper cast real comedians from New York’s Comedy Cellar in “Is This Thing On?” including rising stars ...

In a bizarre replay of life imitating art, in this case a comedy show, standup comedian Kunal Kamra was viciously targeted by workers of the ruling Shiv Sena (SS)-Shinde faction in Mumbai for cracking ...

With ticket sales tripling in the last decade, stand-up comedy is booming. But not all comics are feeling a tailwind. New comics are under pressure to adapt their work to social media. And those who ...

After everything that happened in 2024, and heading into the five-year anniversary of the pandemic, you might have expected comedians to either reckon with the wreckage of the recent past and their ...

No other comedy special this year accomplishes quite the same mixture of emotion that Jordan Jensen’s does. It is so closely written, so thoroughly and carefully conceived as a window into Jensen’s ...

Bradley Cooper directs and costars with Will Arnett in 'Is This Thing On?' (in select theaters Dec. 19, nationwide Jan. 9). Will Arnett embarked on a stand-up comedy career to prepare for the movie.

T.I. officially steps fully into stand-up comedy with his first-ever special, Cheaper Than Therapy, continuing his evolution way past music. The special marks a milestone moment for Harris, who has ...

Nate Bargatze is looking to the future and plans on transitioning from stand-up comedy to movies. In a new interview, the comedian opened up about the timeline of his career and his future beyond ...

Sooner or later, nearly anyone who's made a name for themselves in stand-up comedy gets at least one shot at leading a movie (it’s now Matt Rife’s turn). But there are only a select few truly ...

The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny. Performing ...