For the past few years, each round of 365 days has resulted in the same two things: even more stand-up comedy specials than the year before, and Netflix‘s continued domination in the genre. 2017 saw ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Two comedians who caused a stir this year took very different approaches: One stood in a sold-out Australian opera house, speaking into a traditional microphone on a stand. The other ...

With so much focus on the unprecedented amount of specials released this year, we felt that we should take some time to shine a spotlight on the stand-up staple of the full-length comedy album. Audio ...

Streaming has become a great home for stand-up comedy, and Netflix's lineup in particular includes 15 of the best stand-up ...

In an episode of Norm Macdonald’s recent (and probably doomed) Netflix talk show, Norm Macdonald Has A Show, the comic asks fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus David Spade whether he ever wishes for a ...

After a dozen years, the annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit has settled into a steady rhythm that consistently makes it one of the most entertaining benefit shows of the year. With the exception of ...

Once again, Jerry Seinfeld is the King of Comedy. The Seinfeld creator earned $57.5 million in 12 months, before taxes and fees, claiming the top spot on our list of the world’s highest-paid comedians ...

It feels like only two years ago that, with 80-plus new stand-up comedy specials released into the world, I was arguing the need in 2016 for comedy specials to be, well, special. Oh wait. That was ...

This year offered much vital humor from comedians we can be thankful for—and hopeful about—in 2019. Despite different ideas of what a comedian should do, or be, right now, no one on this year’s list ...

What qualifies as a stand-up special? This question became the idée fixe that generated a surplus of hot takes and passionate debates within comedy circles in 2018. It’s a valid inquiry, as this past ...