Like generations of Hollywood hopefuls before him, Adam Waheed moved to Los Angeles in 2017 to become an actor. "I was trying to get auditions. I was trying to get a manager. I was trying to get an ...

ON THE INSIDE Habitat looks like any other comedy club. The audience in Mumbai, buzzing and eager to laugh even on a sweltering Thursday evening, had to pack in tight near the small stage. The first ...

Clubs book comedians with lots of TikTok followers because they say it ensures ticket sales. Some stand-ups say the platform launched their careers. Others say TikTok is an additional full-time job.

Comedian Zarna Garg poses backstage at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 9, 2025. She fled an arranged marriage in India to find a new life, and a career she never expected, in America. ...

This story is part of a USA TODAY series looking at the evolution of comedy and what the industry’s future looks like in a changing world. In 2022, comedy is more accessible than ever. Though some ...

With Zarna Garg's comedy career taking off like a minivan peeling out of the carpool line, the joke is on anyone who doubted that a Indian immigrant mom of 3 could pivot in her 40s from being a ...