Don’t Tell Comedy’s secret pop-up comedy shows aim to help comics find an audience in a changing stand-up landscape — sometimes making them go viral in the process.

Reggie Carroll, a comedian known for his touring stand-up routines, died after he was involved in an Aug. 20 shooting in northern Mississippi, according to the Southaven Police Department. He was 52.

Helium Comedy Club in Alpharetta opened in October, 2024. It has a 90-seat room and a main room that fits 360 making it the largest space in metro Atlanta set aside just for stand-up comedy.

Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny. Performing offers older female comics “a new lease on life.” ...

Before they were lighting up movie screens or headlining hit TV shows, some of Hollywood’s biggest names were just trying to get a laugh in a basement comedy club. Stand-up comedy has long been ...

Actor and comedian Jana Bernard, who's appeared on NETFLIX and Peacock, organized and hosted a comedy show on October 6 at The Second City New York that featured a line-up of stand-up comics ...