What if a stand-up comedian walked onstage only to find the audience was 50 bald men? Or 50 clowns, or nuns, or bikers or ...

Stand-up comedian Mark Normand talks the way he performs: fast, loose and irreverent, with a punchline lurking around every corner. With a baby at home and a new Netflix special on the way, Normand ...

Patrons gathered at Crozet Pizza at Buddhist Biker Bar Tuesday evening for “Step Comedy Jam,” an event that gave student ...

There are quite a few notable stnad-up comedians coming to Atlanta this spring, ranging from Jeff Foxworthy to Jeremy Piven to Ali Wong.

Jonathan Van Halem launched his stand-up comedy career at the tender age of 18. “Growing up, I watched Jim Gaffigan and Dane ...

Blair Socci grew up surrounded by older boys in her San Juan Capistrano neighborhood, and she quickly learned that if she didn’t figure out how to deliver a joke, she’d end up being the punchline. “I ...

There is a specific kind of loneliness in being the only person in a crowded room who doesn’t get the joke. For years, my ...

In 2006, when the company was still mailing DVD rentals, Netflix produced a stand-up special for a pre–The Hangover Zach Galifianakis called Live at the Purple Onion. It was more structurally and ...

To make comedy specials special again, Cross says performers must break rules and take risks, rejecting slick, expensive productions that feel impersonal and phoned-in.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A unique multi-show comedy weekend is coming to Sioux Falls. Comedians Matt Sharpe, Joe ...

PORT HURON, MI — A new comedy festival organized by a Port Huron native will bring four nights of stand-up, roast battles and competitions to downtown next month. The inaugural Blue Water Comedy ...