The best 25 stand-up comedians of the last 25 years as chosen as chosen by the bookers and heads of top comedy clubs, festivals and 'The Tonight Show' ...

The comedy industry is undergoing a metamorphosis in 2024. Name-brand comedy venues are opening new locations, beloved local venues are being bought out by megacorporations, and ...

A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy ...

Jenny Slate was among the stellar comics that added to the greater gamut of stand-up excellence this past year, with “Seasoned Professional.” (Rebecca Rotenberg / Flickr) Sometimes I feel like a ...

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: ...

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Networks can’t seem to keep younger folks watching late-night TV—or making it, apparently, as CBS announced today that it’s ending comedy game show After Midnight after host Taylor Tomlinson announced ...

Some have said that tragedy is an important element to comedy but, for some of stand-up’s most acclaimed stars, tragedy saw the end of their career. Far too many of our favorite comedians passed away ...

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 ...

The show’s host, Taylor Tomlinson, said she wanted to go back to doing stand-up comedy full time. By John Koblin It’s another blow to late-night television. CBS said on Wednesday that it was canceling ...