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Netflix star to perform at launch of new comedy festival in Caerphilly

Comedy is coming to the Valleys, with Caerphilly set to host a new festival later this month.

Screen Forever 2026: Networks on the hunt for more comedy

Make 'em laugh? Both Foxtel and ABC are hungry for more scripted comedy.

CBS to replace Stephen Colbert with actual comedy

CBS will waste no time looking for laughs after "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" ends its near-11-year run.Colbert has faced consistent scrutiny since reports surfaced of his s...

Bryan Cranston Says “Comedy Is Essential Right Now” Amid “Bombardment” Of Constant News Cycle

It’s previously been reported that Bryan Cranston helped usher into existence Hulu/Disney+’s Malcolm in the Middle revival, but aside from wanting to get the dysfunctional family b...

This comic wrote a show about Porepunkah. Then the news stole his punchline

Topical comedy is all well and good but as David Quirk discovered this week, it comes with big risks.

Comedic play staged as part of NAPA Repertory Festival

Watch Comedy In London: Your Ultimate Guide To Stand Up, Sketch, Improv And More

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Comics Unleashed to replace Late Show after Stephen Colbert's departure: Report

Network will air back-to-back, 30-minute episodes starting May 22, followed by comedic game show Funny You Should Ask

I’m a comedian. These are the Comedy Festival shows you should go to

We asked some of the stars taking part for recommendations of what shows, besides their own, people should see.

These teachers have turned their classroom anecdotes into laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy

Andrea Forcum, Gaspare Randazzo and Philip Lindsay may be teachers by day, but they're selling out comedy clubs by night.

Celebrity Comedian Bringing Tour Stop to Boise This Summer

The award-winning comedian will bring his show to ExtraMile Arena Continue reading…

Ed Kavalee comedy Cop This coming to 10

Comedy mates all muck in for Ed Kavalee's new feature film.

Banijay Takes On Norway’s ‘The Comedy League’

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Entertainment has acquired global rights to Norwegian comedy format The Comedy League (Ligaen). The show, which has already been recommissioned locally for a sec...

Colin Jost and Michael Che swap Weekend Update jokes in SNL season finale

For the season 51 finale of SNL, Colin Jost and Michael Che continued the Weekend Update tradition of swapping jokes.

Can Netflix Get You to Take a Joke?

"The Roast of Kevin Hart," a tentpole event of Netflix's comedy festival, and an Emmys-eligible variety special, was an exemplified the trickiness behind Netflix presenting itself...

Charlie Kirk Producer Condemns Pete Davidson's Joke and More Us' Top Stories

Here’s a rundown of Us Weekly‘s top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on May 11, 2026. Here are key takeaways: • Joke backlash: A producer of “Th...

Comedy Festival Coming To Crystal Palace Subway

Daniel Kitson, Kerry Godliman and Elis James star.

“Netflix is a Joke” Returns to LA with Jewish Acts Galore

[…] The post “Netflix is a Joke” Returns to LA with Jewish Acts Galore appeared first on Jewish Journal.

800 Pound Gorilla goes direct-to-fan with a comedy streamer

A new streaming service is betting that comedy doesn’t need to be a category; it can be the whole platform. On May 5, comedy distribution company 800 Pound Gorilla Media will launc...

‘SNL’ Weekend Update Joke Swap Drops Jaws With Raunchy Punchlines

Colin Jost and Michael Che broke constantly during the highly-anticipated tradition in the Season 51 finale.

The annual SNL joke swap returns

I'm not exactly a strict viewer of long-running sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, but there is one tradition that I'm always seated for: the Weekend Update joke swap. At the...

The Queens of Prop Comedy Won Late Night This Week

Plus Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the WHCD and Jimmy Kimmel’s many pillows.

Graham Kay Sets Fourth Comedy Special ‘Pete & Me’ With Nate Bargatze’s Nateland Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: New York comic Graham Kay has announced a new special, Pete & Me, that’ll premiere on Nateland Entertainment’s YouTube page today at 4 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. ET. He also un...