Social Media Ideas for Stand-Up Comedy

Stand-up comedy—like teaching, and book writing—requires “a collaboration with the audience.”

In our bathroom we have this book, “And here’s the kicker: Conversations with 21 top humor writers on their craft,” edited by Mike Sacks. It’s well suited for the throne, as you ca...

Zim stand-up comedians make global inroads

ASHLEY MOYO LONG before stand-up com­edy became so popular and a global entertainment phe­nomenon, generations of Zimbabweans grew up captivated by the... To access this...

Stand-Up Tidbits Are Like Tequila Shots of Laughter

Inside The Current Moment In Comedy Development: The Laugh List, Comedy Clubs As Incubators, Experimental Specials &...

2026 finds comedy at a moment of reinvention across platforms. The last decade has seen stand-up boom, with artists able to bootstrap their own careers like never before. TV comedy...

Who’s Laughing Now?

The comedians redefining the Arab joke with cheeky irreverence.

9/15/26: Stand-Up Comedy Show: “Secret Sauce Comedy” - FREE

Get ready to laugh your socks off with some killer stand-up comedy in a chill spot! What’s better than comedy, drinks, and sandwiches! The equation is simple: You + drinks + Bay Ar...

9/11/26: Stand-Up Comedy Show: Laughs at The Lariat Tavern - FREE

Stand-Up Comedy Returns to The Lariat Tavern, Friday, September 11th for this SPECIAL EVENT! After a long week of hard work it’s time to be entertained by the best Stand-Up Comedia...

7/30/26: Jokes on Ocean: Free Stand-Up w/ Top Bay Comics (SF) - FREE

Join us in person for a fun-filled with some of the best comics in the Bay! Expect a splash of humor, great vibes, and good company. It’s the perfect chance to chill out, share som...

What’s so funny about startups? Here’s you chance to standup and say it

Startup life is a joke—prove it at Ascend ’26’s Startup.Standup with Merrick Watts coaching. Apply before entries close Friday.

‘Men have 30 seconds to get a laugh. Women have 10’: standup Bella Hull on proving herself in rough clubs

She started standup at 17 playing ‘unsafe basements’ and braving revolting hecklers – and even worse headline acts. Now she writes for SNL and is giving Edinburgh a blast of her su...

9/27/26: SF’s Iconic Punchline Comedy Club: Secret Guest List (Your Next Comic: A New Faces Showcase) - FREE

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David Rothenberg Arrives at the Punch Line

The ninety-two-year-old theatre producer and prison activist stopped by 54 Below to make a career pivot—standup comedy, dishing on Charles Laughton and Peggy Lee.

Comedian Jeff Arcuri Gets Paid to Talk to Strangers

Netflix's breakout crowd-work comedian shares the risk he took that finally paid off and joke recipe that you definitely won't want to bite into.

The comedy festival photography exhibition capturing comedians passing on a joke

The pictures show comedians reacting to a joke

'Tell that to every Mexican': BlazeTV's Dave Landau joins unforgettable 'Kill Tony' episode

Comedian and co-host of BlazeTV's "Stu and Dave Do America" Dave Landau dropped by Monday's rendition of "Kill Tony," and it wasn't an episode for the easily offended.Landau bolste...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Rory Scovel: Show Must Go On’ On Netflix, Where The Comedian Juxtaposes His Sincerity Beside His...

For some comics, it really is all about moving that merch.

D.L. Hughley Talks Comedy & Why He Makes Us Laugh

D.L. Hughley had a top-billing spot on the comedy tour The Original Kings of Comedy. He was also an original host of BET’s Comic View and star of the ABC...

After Atsuko Okatsuka Came to America, Social Media Knocked Down Barriers to Global Reach

She's only the second Asian-American female comedian to have an HBO comedy special after Margaret Cho's nearly 30 years earlier: "That’s way too long."

Nate Bargatze sets new world record for most tickets sold for a stand-up tour

The previous record was held by Jeff Dunham and stood for almost two decades

10/29/26: Coit Comedy: Stand Up Comedy & Free Golden Boy Pizza | SF - $5

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Plano comedian debuts on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

Stand-up comedy is one of the most intimate and intimidating forms of performance out there. So, it says something when Jimmy Fallon invites you to The Tonight Show. And...

Comedian Chris Distefano Signs With CAA

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Chris Distefano for representation. A New York comic who broke onto the scene as a standout on MTV’s talking-head series Guy Code and Girl Code, Distefano...

New comedy night with stellar line-up takes Edinburgh Fringe by storm

Comedian, producer and Edinburgh obsessive Stephen Gordon (Mirror, LADBible) brings Notes: Comedy B-Sides - a late-night rotating format show - to Just the Tonic at The Caves, Edin...

Indiana's funniest comedian 2025 to record live album at Helium Comedy Club

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's funniest comedian in 2025 is set to record a live album at Helium Comedy Club. Patrick Murray, the 12-year veteran comedian, will perform 45 minutes' worth...