There’s a quote that is often used to describe comedy: “We must laugh to keep us from crying.” Napoleon Bonaparte first said it, but over time, the words evolved, but the meaning remained the same: ...

(L-R) Desi Lydic, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Ramy Youssef, and Hannah Berner Bryan Bedder / Andrew H. Walker / Theo Wargo / Amy Sussman / Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Desi ...

A gimmicky documentary by Penn Gillette and Paul Provenza built around the ultimate obscene joke, which depends on a performer’s style and a certain amount of embroidery to achieve maximum impact. The ...

A weekly pickup basketball game in Manhattan is populated almost entirely by professional funny people from all corners of the comedy landscape — stand-up comedians on their way up, comics past their ...

He’ll also be an EP of the show, along with ‘Last Comic Standing’ exec producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor Netflix made its streaming bones in part on ...

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...