Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On? is the latest fictional film to mine humor and pathos from life on the stand-up stage—but ...

Arsenio Hall and Howie Mandel perform live together (MGM Grand Detroit) ...

Drew Lynch's journey into stand-up comedy came out of necessity. Following a tragic accident, he transitioned from a burgeoning acting career in Hollywood to telling jokes - laced with personal ...

Where: First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Cost: $25-$59.75. Tickets available through ticketswest.com. Note: This show is suggested for ages 16 and older. In many ways, ...

Humor can indeed help cut through and clarify certain feelings and experiences and help people better connect. That can come ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Morgan and Amer are back on Netflix this month with their second and third specials, respectively.

No other comedy special this year accomplishes quite the same mixture of emotion that Jordan Jensen’s does. It is so closely written, so thoroughly and carefully conceived as a window into Jensen’s ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Nolan Sargent performs a five-minute stand up segment at Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase Feb. 12. Cole ...

There’s a quote that is often used to describe comedy: “We must laugh to keep us from crying.” Napoleon Bonaparte first said it, but over time, the words evolved, but the meaning remained the same: ...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. An aspiring chemist goes to college, realizes she’s not good at chemistry, and bombs her dissertation. She takes a class in standup comedy and decides the best ...

In the UK, new schemes to support mental health are introducing to people an unexpected skill: stand-up comedy.

Resurrected from a punctured lung and shattered ribs earlier this year, entertainment stalwart Dave Hughes has transformed a ...