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 ...

Those convinced that political incorrectness has been stomped out didn’t spend any time this past weekend checking out the local comedy scene. While veteran pot-stirrers Kathy Griffin and Jim ...

Two very funny ladies have taken the center stage on Netflix in September with two very different stand-up comedy specials. Jordan Jensen is a relative newcomer to the scene, and she released her ...

Wong’s work has always been distinguished by her fearlessness and her drive to talk about mundane realities that other people hesitate to disclose. Her jokes are not a self-deprecating list of flaws; ...

Respected, indeed. Gaffigan is a seven-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winning top touring performer, and ...

For all of the comedians who complained they couldn’t joke about anything anymore, that sure didn’t stop them and everyone else from joking about everything this year. When the calendar year finally ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- When you think of comedy, laughing at the performer's jokes is part of the gig, right? But what about laughing while totally silent? Well, an ambitious event is coming just for ...

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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 ...