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 ...

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 ...

An all-female cast and crew of Vermont-connected writers and standup comedians poke gentle fun at men, religion, clergy and women’s aging process.

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 ...

For most of these scientists-turned-performers, a career in comedy wasn’t always in the plan. Helen Wilkes, who goes by Dr ...

Urooj Ashfaq discusses how her stand-up material develops on stage and why building a comedy set can take up to a year. She ...

When Harman Preet Singh walks onto a comedy stage, sporting a proud beard and moustache and a pagdi wrapped around his head, an uninitiated audience member might expect Hindi or English words to slip ...