Western University has introduced a course titled “Women Aren’t Funny: Feminist Stand-Up Comedy,” aimed at challenging the ...

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...

Women are being invited to try stand-up comedy, as part of a research project exploring why many wrongly feel they are not ...

Sumukhi Suresh, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, has never shied away from using comedy to voice things that often go unsaid. Best known for her online comic sketches and stand-up performances, ...

No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...

Legendary American vaudeville entertainer-turned-comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley became famous for her persona as a frumpy, middle-aged woman in a housedress and floppy hat delivering hilarious stand-up ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Phoebe Robinson’s new comedy special dismantles girl-boss culture, questioning whether financial independence and ...

In the crowd at a comedy show, three kinds of laughter can usually be heard. First up is the, “oh man, oh god, did they really just say that?” laughter — the kind that comes with a facepalm or a slow ...

The 1960s marked a turning point in comedy, when performers began pushing beyond punchlines and embracing satire, social commentary, and more personal styles of humor. This era produced comedians who ...

Memphis is about to get a whole lot funnier. The Good Vibes Comedy Festival returns April 16–18 for three nights of stand-up ...