However, stand-up comedy specials are the perfect antidote when nothing else appeals. Generally clocking in at about an hour, ...

Stand-up comedy has been engrained in American television since practically the very beginning. Comics would emerge from the clubs, step out on late night TV, and deliver their best material in front ...

No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...

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Nikki Glaser is a kind person. It might sound ironic, considering Variety’s 2025 Creative Impact in Comedy Award recipient is infamous for her savagely funny takedowns, such as her star-making turn on ...

ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 22: T.I. attends Zonnique’s “The Break Up” EP Release Party on March 22, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) *T.I. made his official debut as a stand-up ...

Tickets go on sale Friday to see award-winning stand-up comedian, Tig Notaro, on her Out of Nowhere Tour scheduled June 11 at the Wachholz College Center. Notaro is an Emmy, Grammy, Writers Guild of ...

Stand-up comedy as an artform has been closely linked with filmmaking for years, as many great comics have graced the silver screen as actors as well. The best stand-up specials on Netflix are by ...

No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...