To make comedy specials special again, Cross says performers must break rules and take risks, rejecting slick, expensive productions that feel impersonal and phoned-in.

Audience reactions are a staple of standup specials. But they’re a strange device when you take a closer look.

WRONGLY accused “killer” Amanda Knox is doing stand-up comedy as a way of “finding the ability to laugh at the bad things ...

You can’t quite call what Julio Torres does stand-up comedy. The star of the movie Problemista and the HBO shows Los Espookys ...

Comedian Mark Normand explained how social media-fueled partisanship prevents audiences from enjoying comedy as people focus ...

There are quite a few notable stnad-up comedians coming to Atlanta this spring, ranging from Jeff Foxworthy to Jeremy Piven ...

The Bergamot Comedy Festival returns to the Crow in Santa Monica with a mission to nurture not just comedians but the ...