Stand-up comedy has long been a boy's club, but thankfully, that's starting to change. I'm not saying you still can't enjoy classics like Jerry Seinfeld, laugh at observational comedians such as John ...

On China’s biggest stand-up comedy shows, 2025 has been a breakout year for women. But it’s more a story of economics, not equality.

Comedian Becky Robinson's pandemic-born "Entitled Housewife" character blew up on social media, earning millions of views and ...

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...

Nikki Glaser is a kind person. It might sound ironic, considering Variety’s 2025 Creative Impact in Comedy Award recipient is infamous for her savagely funny takedowns, such as her star-making turn on ...

The KFAN Power Trip Comedy Show, set to open festivities Wednesday, was canceled because of poor ticket sales. Performances by Leslie Jones and Hannibal Buress at the Pantages Theatre each attracted ...

Sumukhi Suresh, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, has never shied away from using comedy to voice things that often go unsaid. Best known for her online comic sketches and stand-up performances, ...

On Monday afternoon, L.A. comic Valerie Tosi tweeted something that she thought might land her in “hot water.” “I love what I consider to be my home club,” the tweet reads. “With all my heart. But ...

A weekly pickup basketball game in Manhattan is populated almost entirely by professional funny people from all corners of the comedy landscape — stand-up comedians on their way up, comics past their ...