"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You might expect in a year when everything has gone to shit that comedians—being the social critics in ...

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 ...

"In some ways, stand-up comedy is like a documentary of your own life," explains Mike Birbiglia in his recent special Good One: A Show About Jokes. By that measure, there were some really good – and ...

Comedy fans in 2024 have thousands of stand-up specials available at their fingertips. With dozens of new releases coming out each month across Netflix, HBO, Amazon, and YouTube, the competition has ...

Netflix has become a premier platform for streaming modern comedy specials, with some of the biggest names in the business launching their shows on the service. This includes a growing number of ...

Michael opens up about finding inspiration in everyday gay life, navigating social media algorithms, touring the world, ...

For someone best known as an actor, Bradley Cooper’s core interest as a filmmaker is perhaps unsurprising. Thus far, he has been entirely consumed by examinations of performance—first digging into a ...

LOS ANGELES — Ray Romano was "beat down" during the early days of his stand-up career, which prompted him to quit. During the premiere of his Netflix series "No Good Deed," Romano was accompanied by ...

Anti-bullying awareness and youth empowerment nonprofit BRAVE Hawaiʻi invites the public to enjoy some laughter with a ...

You might expect in a year when everything has gone to s*** that comedians—being the social critics in clowns’ clothing that they are—would have plenty to say about it. The mileage Bill Burr could get ...