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 ...

There’s a quote that is often used to describe comedy: “We must laugh to keep us from crying.” Napoleon Bonaparte first said it, but over time, the words evolved, but the meaning remained the same: ...

The stand up "clean" comic notably doesn't swear in his routines — or in real life Paul Mobley Nate Bargatze has been called the "nicest guy in comedy" — and he doesn't hate it Bargatze is opening up ...

Dusty Slay is a stand-up comedian known for his laid-back style and blue-collar storytelling. Raised in a trailer park in Alabama, his experiences fuel his observational humor. Slay has appeared on ...

The Oxford Community Arts Center presents stand-up comedian Tommy Ryman on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brant ...

After everything that happened in 2024, and heading into the five-year anniversary of the pandemic, you might have expected comedians to either reckon with the wreckage of the recent past and their ...

It’s often the case that when stand-up comedians seize the public’s attention, it’s because they exude a sense of danger. They say what others don’t have the nerve to say, about topics others won’t ...

Netflix has become a premier platform for streaming modern comedy specials, with some of the biggest names in the business launching their shows on the service. This includes a growing number of ...