The Richard Lewis Humor & Humanity Gala, dubbed "a night of comedy and neurosis," is set to take place at Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles on Nov. 15. Jeff Garlin will host and Nick Kroll will present.

For many comedy lovers—particularly liberal ones—the concept of “MAGA humor” is an oxymoron. Ever since Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce graced comedy club stages in the 1950s, political comedy has been ...

These comedic pioneers didn't just tell jokes—they fundamentally shaped how Americans laugh, what subjects are acceptable for humor, and how comedy can function as social commentary rather than mere ...

When you watch a scene that feels at once funny and tender, where silence lingers as meaningfully as a laugh, it’s often not just the actors you should credit—it’s the editor. Yuqi Sun, a filmmaker ...

Actor and comedian Jana Bernard, who's appeared on NETFLIX and Peacock, organized and hosted a comedy show on October 6 at The Second City New York that featured a line-up of stand-up comics, Proceeds ...

Liturgically, the Church marks the birth of St. John the Baptist — the only saint whose birth is celebrated aside from the Blessed Virgin Mary — once a year (June 24), but also does so every day.

One of the nation’s top clean comedians says family-friendly comedy is having a moment because it offers something refreshingly different in a dark culture – and because, he says, it’s exactly what ...

On today's episode of "Daily Variety" podcast, Journey Gunderson, executive director of the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y., explains why it's important to have an institution devoted to the ...

Humor U is one of the three comedy clubs on the Brigham Young University campus, best known for its student run stand‑up comedy. The club meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Maeser Building ...

Howie Mandel is adamant in his belief that political correctness has absolutely no place in the landscape of comedy. Instead, the comedian has lauded “rule breakers and edginess” among stand-up comics ...

I’ve never been one to shy away from the spotlight. As a child, I was known to “sermonize” from the pulpit in church, and I’d always volunteer to read out loud in class. I relished every opportunity ...

The theater world often makes it hard to find a play that can sustain itself around one central conceit; however, Peter Shaffer’s one-act farce “Black Comedy” at the Signature Theater succeeds in ...