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Comedian guilt-trips audience into laughing

We need to de-normalize punching down at trans people during your comedy sets and start normalizing turning them into weird social experiments. Aaron Westberry has become one o...

How Stand-Up Comedy Styles Differ From Comic to Comic

Stand-up comedy can look simple from the audience’s side. One person walks on stage, picks... The post How Stand-Up Comedy Styles Differ From Comic to Comic appeared first on Uploa...

The guilt of finding the US comic the funniest at a NZ International Comedy Festival showcase

The Spinoff heads to the comedy festival.  Joe Daymond’s Comedy Mixtape It’s not easy trying to entertain a crowd of Wellingtonians at 6pm on a school night. Just ask local legend...

This unique suicide prevention model offers stand-up comedy classes to men struggling with their mental health

The six-week class builds towards a show in front of a live audience.

Comedy Is Hot

  So I’m looking through the midyear issue of “Pollstar” and there’s a chart for “Venues With Capacities Of 5,000 Or Less.” Now if you’re a dedicated follower of the main “Pollstar...

7/9/26: What The Duck Comedy - $25

Get ready to laugh til it hurts. What the Duck brings you the best stand-up comics from the Bay Area and beyond to one of Oakland’s iconic craft beer destination. Drake’s Dealershi...

5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)

Looking for some stand-up recommendations? Here are some recent releases that are worth your attention.

Stand-Up Tidbits Are Like Tequila Shots But For Laughter

Nate Bargatze says "American comedy shines light into dark places in a digestible way"

Nate Bargatze says a laugh can be found almost anywhere in the U.S., on nearly any topic out there. "When done right, American comedy shines light into dark places in a digestible...

Combining stand-up comedy and magic

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Comedian tells the same joke for his entire set — and it works

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'm not sure whoever first coined that bit of timeless advice had tight five-minute comedy sets in mind, though. Regardless, it's advice that comed...

7/19/26: SF’s Iconic Punchline Comedy Club: Secret Guest List (Your Next Comic: A New Faces Showcase) - FREE

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Zarna Garg Defends Performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival as “Ordained by Some Higher Power”

During an appearance on ‘Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown,’ one of the three female comedians who took the stage at the controversial, Saudi Arabia festival says “money was not a motivator...

Dan Mintz, Reanimated

The comedian and voice artist puts his “Bob’s Burgers” expertise to the test with a cartoon standup special—produced by the man who officiated his wedding, John Mulaney.

New Comedy Series, OK! Comedy Underground, Coming to Park Theater

The Park Theater Foundation, a non-profit organization, is opening OK! Comedy Underground, a new stand-up comedy series, is coming to Doc’s Bar & Lounge on June 3. The comedy s...

'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...

Josh Johnson’s formula for the perfect comedy special

Prolific comedian Josh Johnson talks about his upcoming HBO original comedy special, Symphony, and how he is able to write a new hour of comedy each week.

Job Opportunities for Former Screenwriters

Standup Comedian: Yes, it pays less than minimum wage—and that’s if you get paid—but, on the bright side, you’ll get lots of blurry photos of you sweating near a microphone.

8/13/26: Comedy Sharks Standup Night | Peninsula - FREE

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A Comic, a Guitar and a Puppet Walk into a Bar…

Demi Adejuyigbe is a talented and versatile British-American writer, comedian, filmmaker, podcaster and musician with an extensive writing portfolio that includes The Good Place, T...

10/8/26: Comedy Sharks Standup Night | Peninsula - FREE

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Comedian Francisco Ramos Sets June Launch For New Special ‘Still Learning’

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Francisco Ramos is set to release a new hour-long special, Francisco Ramos: Still Learning, on TVOD via Comedy Dynamics on June 9. Produced by Super Nice Guys,...

These Comedians Are Making America Laugh Again With ‘Lot Patrol’

New BET sitcom 'Lot Patrol' aims to revive real comedy with an unqualified security team led by veteran comedians.