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 ...

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 ...

2023 brought a slew of highly anticipated returns and splashy specials from some of comedy’s biggest names as well as a healthy injection of fresh voices to a form that can grow stale when it feels ...

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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 ...

FOR the first time in its history, Amias Ventures OPC produces a full stand-up comedy special headlined by a practicing lawyer staged at PETA Theater, the country’s most respected name in legitimate ...

Richard Eagleton is ecstatic. The aspiring tech entrepreneur from Des Plaines, Illinois, has just shown off his great invention, KENN, the world’s first AI stand-up comedian, “powered by 5G for 100 ...

For all of the comedians who complained they couldn’t joke about anything anymore, that sure didn’t stop them and everyone else from joking about everything this year. When the calendar year finally ...