Earlier this summer, Netflix’s designated comedy twitter account asked its followers, “Which celebrity would you want to see randomly try stand-up comedy?” What a fun, flirty way to suggest anybody ...

One of the most quotable comics of all time.

It's starting to look more and more like Judd Apatow's Funny People will be the ultimate stand-up comedian movie that may be a new comedy classic. As everyone already knows, Adam Sandler stars in the ...

Nolan Sargent performs a five-minute stand up segment at Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase Feb. 12. Cole Carrico/DAILY. Buy this photo. The lights were the first thing I noticed. It was hard to notice ...

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There’s a war going on between two of Reddit’s most beloved comedy subreddits. One, r/funny, operates under the sanction of Reddit’s powerful front page; the other is a small offshoot. It’s almost a ...

RACHEL SENNOTT: (As Sam) You know, I am working on some material about teens in general. OLGA PETSA: (As Brooke Renner) Oh? SENNOTT: (As Sam) Yes. How it's no fair that Gen Z already knows about, like ...

Told over multiple timelines, I Used to Be Funny shifts between present-day, where Sam is grappling with severe depression, and the past, where she’s a more vivacious version of herself. She begins to ...

Emo Philips, stand-up comedy's zany godfather, is known for lines such as "A lot of girls go out with me just to further their careers... damn anthropologists." Philips, who insists his spasmodic ...