If you’re like me, then you would have been proven wrong or severely let down by too many of 2025’s stand-up comedy specials. Which made those who did step up this year stand out that much more. I’ve ...

Tom Papa falls in the category of stand-up comics who have spent decades growing a loyal fan base but haven’t quite reached household name status. His unassuming, befuddled dad persona evokes Jim ...

Jerry Seinfeld discussed his clean comedy approach on the "We Might Be Drunk" podcast, explaining how avoiding profanity ...

Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they are slowing down. In 2024 alone, the streaming service released more than 40 ...

The stand up "clean" comic notably doesn't swear in his routines — or in real life Paul Mobley Nate Bargatze has been called the "nicest guy in comedy" — and he doesn't hate it Bargatze is opening up ...

No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...

There’s a quote that is often used to describe comedy: “We must laugh to keep us from crying.” Napoleon Bonaparte first said it, but over time, the words evolved, but the meaning remained the same: ...

What industry contraction? Platforms from Hulu to Amazon are spending wildly to woo comedians like Nate Bargatze and Bill Burr and put a dent in Netflix’s dominance. By Lacey Rose, Alex Weprin At the ...

There was a time when comedy lived in small, smoky rooms and on crackly vinyl records you played after dinner. Across the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and into the 90s, a handful of stand-up comics slowly pushed ...