At the height of Stalin’s powers in the 1950s, Russian citizens would circulate joke books making fun of the great dictator. These folks would surely be killed if found in possession of such items, ...

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 ...

This was a banner year for comedy and an even bigger year for getting outraged about comedy. There’s never been more comedy available, whether it’s movies, sitcoms, podcasts, streaming stand-up ...

Laughter: not actually the best medicine for serious ailments, but still pretty great! (We suggest a doctor for those serious ailments.) Somehow forecasting just how gloomy and caustic 2018 would turn ...

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As we all know, comedy’s about one thing: getting that number one slot on Paste’s annual ranking of the best comedians of the year. Thanks for all the effort, everybody, but sadly only 15 lucky names ...

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 ...

IGN's Best Comedy Movie category is where we go to take a load off and have some laughs. But not just that -- in order to make this list of nominees, a film has to have more going on than just the ...

According to Apple, there are over half a million active podcasts. If you figure each one has one or two hosts at a minimum, that means there are more podcast hosts than residents of San Francisco.

From one wild White House Correspondents' Dinner to a hidden camera show that changed the game, 2018's comedy landscape was brimming with political takedowns. At the center of it all: Donald J. Trump.

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