The weeklong Netflix Is a Joke Festival brings production work and economic benefits to L.A. while cementing the city's ...

Despite film and TV jobs not being what they once were and some comedians leaving Los Angeles, these stand-ups say LA is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veteran comic, writer and podcaster Marc Maron had harsh words for Austin's comedy scene earlier this summer on a widely viewed ...

On Thursday night, at a Chapel Hill Players improv practice, one person frantically mimed devouring an entire watermelon, rinds and all, while another carefully paused the scene before a fake brawl ...

Austin looked briefly like it was having a moment. Tech companies were relocating their workers to the capital in droves, and right-wing politicos and edgy comedians decided to make their homes in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Created in 2015 after a Houston comedy festival was criticized for having too few female comics, the Mermaid ...

When you think of Black stand-up comedy, venues like the Apollo Amateur Night may come to mind. The greatest Black comedians have showcased comedic styles that range from raunchy to satiric to ...

Jared and Dayna Thompson’s second-story club showcases local acts as well as big names in comedy touring the U.S. Photo by Angela Jackson But how did such a small-scale, grassroots festival in the ...

A comedy performance today at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck prompted me to look back at an era in Houston’s stand-up comedy history that seems thin if measured by active legacy clubs. But Houston was once a ...