The stars were aligning for Mitch Hedberg in the 1990s. Time Magazine called him “the next Seinfeld.” The Fox network agreed, ...

The KFAN Power Trip Comedy Show, set to open festivities Wednesday, was canceled because of poor ticket sales. Performances by Leslie Jones and Hannibal Buress at the Pantages Theatre each attracted ...

These days political humor gets comedians in hot water, but Jim Gaffigan chooses to not go there, saying, 'Take politics out ...

Whitney Cummings is the latest comedian to defend performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which sparked widespread backlash in the comedy industry for its ties to the Saudi Arabia government.

Mitch Hedberg was one of a kind, no one quite wrote jokes like he did and here are some of his very best jokes.

Kirson, who was praised for her Riyadh set by fellow stand-ups Bill Burr and Louis C.K., apologized for her Saudi Arabia appearance and made good on her promise to donate what she earned from the gig.

Lisa Ann Walter started her career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1980s before booking film and TV roles and eventually landing on the hit ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary.” She continues to tour as ...

Sometimes you have to ask yourself: How did I get here—sitting in Saudi Arabia, listening to Louis C.K. do jokes about Barely Legal magazine? Honestly, I thought it would be funny. The instant I heard ...

PORT ANGELES — Life is messy, absurd and beautiful. Such is the message of “The Things Around Us,” a solo performance on Thursday by Ahamefule J. Oluo, an internationally known stand-up comic and ...

While it may seem like Walter is an overnight success thanks to her scene-stealing role on Abbott Elementary, the 62-year-old has paid her dues. Walter has been a touring comic for two decades and a ...

EXCLUSIVE: After building a major career for himself in sitcoms, with starring roles on shows like Bob Hearts Abishola and Mike & Molly, Billy Gardell is returning to his roots as a stand-up comic ...

Bradley Cooper's new comedy-drama Is This Thing On? has landed near-perfect rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Based on John Bishop's life, the new film stars Will Arnett as a man who decides to take up stand ...