Lisa Ann Walter started her career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1980s before booking film and TV roles and eventually landing on the hit ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary.” She continues to tour as ...

Liberal talk show host Jimmy Kimmel grilled comedian Aziz Ansari on Monday for performing at a comedy festival in Saudi Arabia, noting he is one of many to be scrutinized for taking money from Saudis.

Bill Burr is lashing out at critics for slamming his appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. During an interview on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, Burr said he does not “give a fuck ...

Everybody who has known me for more than five minutes knows full well that I think BASEketball is the best sports comedy of all time, and I’m willing to die on that hill. A close second, however, is ...

Veteran comedian Bill Burr unleashed on critics of his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, saying he doesn’t "give a f---" what anyone thinks about his appearance at a comedy festival in Riyadh. The ...

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Human Rights Watch said on Thursday it will not accept donations from comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. The human rights organization told Variety that it “cannot ...

Jimmy Kimmel pressed comedian Aziz Ansari this week about his decision to perform at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival, with Kimmel calling the Saudi government a "pretty brutal regime" and ...

NEW YORK — Will Arnett is much funnier in real life. Take it from Bradley Cooper, who directs the comedian in the sentimental new dramedy “Is This Thing On?” (in theaters Dec. 19). The film follows a ...

Kirson, who was praised for her Riyadh set by fellow stand-ups Bill Burr and Louis C.K., apologized for her Saudi Arabia appearance and made good on her promise to donate what she earned from the gig.

During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, Aziz Ansari defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. He also said he planned on donating part of the fee he earned ...

“Luck is just when preparation meets opportunity.” Those words from Rachel Sennott‘s Maia in her new HBO comedy series I Love LA. HBO released the first trailer Wednesday for the comedy series created ...