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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...

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.

Combining stand-up comedy and magic

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Stand-Up Tidbits Are Like Tequila Shots But For Laughter

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...

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.

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

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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...

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...

'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...

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

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Comedy in the Square delivers free music and laughs in Union Square

Looking for plans Thursday night? Comedy and live music are coming to Union Square -- and it's all free!

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

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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.

Josh Johnson on storytelling in comedy, his new special and rise to fame

Comedian Josh Johnson talks with "CBS Mornings" about finding humor in everyday life, how storytelling is at the center of his jokes and his first HBO special, "Symphony."

An exiled Russian journalist starts new career as a comedian

Exiled Russian journalist Vladimir Raevsky says laughter can be a weapon against authoritarianism. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on his history-inspired comedy act.

This Interfaith Comedy Show Is All About Promoting Peace

We all know that nothing brings people closer together than a shared laugh. Laughter can dissipate even the most insurmountable of tensions, fostering closeness and community where...