On a recent Saturday night on Sunset Boulevard, a pair of black 1940s low-riders guided the diverse, sold-out crowd into the Comedy Store. Cypress Hill hung out in the green room. Los Angeles ...

On a cold and rainy Seattle Tuesday night, a small crowd gathers in the cozy underground bowels of The Rendezvous to watch Comedy Womb, a weekly stand-up comedy show (recently renamed Comedy Nest). On ...

In the Comedy Central series that was canceled far too early following its second season, Tim and Sam join forces as part of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they are slowing down. In 2024 alone, the streaming service released more than 40 ...

Sarge Pickman was a stand-up comedian from Boca Raton, Florida. The local comedian performed shows at multiple venues in the ...

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 ...

The 2025 Emmy Awards are getting a clean dose of comedy, thanks to Nate Bargatze. The 46-year-old stand-up comedian, often dubbed the "nicest man in comedy," has officially been tapped to host TV's ...