Nanjiani takes full advantage of the unusual position this special occupies in his career, and he uses the opportunity to ...

T.I. officially steps fully into stand-up comedy with his first-ever special, Cheaper Than Therapy, continuing his evolution way past music.

Kumail Nanjiani discusses his 'Fallout' Season 2 role, his return to stand-up with 'Night Thoughts' and more on our podcast ...

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 ...

The comedy industry is undergoing a metamorphosis in 2024. Name-brand comedy venues are opening new locations, beloved local venues are being bought out by megacorporations, and ...

Networks can’t seem to keep younger folks watching late-night TV—or making it, apparently, as CBS announced today that it’s ending comedy game show After Midnight after host Taylor Tomlinson announced ...

Find Robby Hoffman: Wake Up streaming alongside many of Netflix's best stand-up comedy specials.

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 ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to comedian Aparna Nancherla about her return to the stage with her first full-length comedy special, ...

Austin Nasso left his Microsoft software engineer job in 2021 to pursue stand-up comedy full-time. Nasso learned 3 key things from "The 4-Hour Workweek" that influenced how he pursued his career.

The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny. Performing ...