A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy ...

Comedian Nick Callas releases stand-up video ‘Wolf Pup: through 800LB Gorilla Media. *“I developed a habit of writing jokes in my notebook at 17,” said comedian Nick Callas about how his comedic ...

We all need a laugh sometimes, and when it comes to stand-up comedy, Netflix has amassed a spectacular library of specials for just about every sense of humor under the sun. We all know the streaming ...

Directed by Bradley Cooper, Is This Thing On? stars Will Arnett as a man left with no place left to go, except the open mic.

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Some have said that tragedy is an important element to comedy but, for some of stand-up’s most acclaimed stars, tragedy saw the end of their career. Far too many of our favorite comedians passed away ...

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Dynamics, the world’s largest independent stand-up comedy production and distribution company, has launched a 24/7 free ad-supported TV channel dedicated to stand-up on Amazon ...

Comedians are using TikTok more and more to grow their careers. Four comedians explain what content works, and why it's not always the stuff they are proud of. More than anything, it is the ...