Nearly two decades ago, Nic Novicki was another young comedian living in Queens, testing his mettle in the competitive New York City comedy scene. There, he shared not just an apartment, but a living ...

Comedy Gives Back, the non-profit acting as the safety net of the comedy world, has announced a new annual fundraising effort, the Very Good Person Year-End Giving Campaign, intended to help bring ...

In the crowd at a comedy show, three kinds of laughter can usually be heard. First up is the, “oh man, oh god, did they really just say that?” laughter — the kind that comes with a facepalm or a slow ...

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart writer and correspondent Wyatt Cenac is also a stand-up comedian (his one-hour special, Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person, aired this week on Comedy Central) and an actor (he ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — As Melanie Mackey walked into The Ideal Theater on Oct. 10, the personal stakes were high ...

Over her nearly thirty-year directing career, Nisha Ganatra has tackled nearly every stripe of comedy, from cute romances to wacky workplaces, mistaken identities to screwball send-ups. From films ...

Lamont Baldwin is the video producer for Out as well as an on-camera correspondent and online contributor. He is also the host of Out’s Hella Singl ...

A carefully curated and thorough canon of 119 titles that will keep any fan of comedy occupied and happy for a good long while. Photo-Illustration: Vulture A carefully curated and thorough canon of ...

The much-hyped sequel offers the "Late Night" and "High Note" filmmaker her biggest stage yet, but as Ganatra tells IndieWire, it's all part of her belief that "comedy people can do anything." ...