Why DIY comedy is no joke to TV network scouts. The people have spoken — they want better TV, and they're making it themselves at festivals, on the Internet, and even with the help of a reality show ...

Hot Mic is a weekly column by Leah Abrams documenting, spotlighting, and reviewing live comedy in NYC. This week marks 12 years of Lena Dunham’s Girls, a national holiday for annoying, dramatic ...

For years, the gatekeepers of British comedy were familiar faces: BBC Radio, TV stations like Channel 4, and most coveted rooms at the Edinburgh Festival. If you wanted a career, you pitched a script, ...

It was a banner year for stand-up fans in 2023, with the number of hourlong specials released clearing more than 200 titles. Why such record-breaking output? For one, following the 2021 reopening of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Morgan Evans and Patrick Noth wrote Micro Budget, a sharp comedy about indie filmmaking, they knew they would be working with ...

Canadian Indigenous broadcaster APTN is continuing its push into unscripted with four new series as part of its spring programming slate. Two of the new titles will premiere on the broadcaster’s ...

ELKHART — The DIY Comedy Café presents “24 Hours of Comedy Telethon” at 8 p.m. Sept. 9 at 2432 Bypass Road. A fundraiser and grand opening for the comedy club, the event features a non-stop 24-hour ...

It’s hard to argue that the comedy club isn’t going the way of the dinosaur, right? Your life is already littered with SO MUCH COMEDY, and in more mediums than most people can handle. YouTube stars ...

Interstate comedy tours have typically been the métier of famous names capable of drawing big crowds and veterans of the club circuit. Many obstacles stand in the way of aspiring comedians eager to ...

Chicago is, of course, a nationally renowned comedy town (especially in the improv world) and this weekend marks the launch of a new comedy festival showcasing up-and-coming local stand-ups alongside ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the record: 11:59 a.m. Dec. 28, 2023: An earlier version of this article stated that Luenell’s stand-up special aired on Max.