Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they ...

Comedians need a space to workshop their jokes — that’s universal. So on a recent Saturday afternoon at the Tang Dynasty restaurant in San Gabriel, a handful of stand up performers were ...

Comedian Samay Raina's show 'India's Got Latent' faces legal action for promoting obscenity. An old video of Vir Das discussing the Delhi High Court's definition of a stand-up comedian has resurfaced.

Comedian Dr. Laff has completed 15 hours of his 50-hour stand-up comedy marathon, as part of his bid to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up comedy show by an individual.

When I help comedians (and all kinds of speakers) develop their persona, I work with Jungian archetypes. By using these archetypes as a starting point, stand-up comedians can gain a better ...

Malta’s stand-up comedy scene will celebrate a major milestone with its first Malta Chuckle Awards, known as the Chuckies. Taking place on Friday (February 21), at Soho The Strand in Gżira ...

Stand-up comedian Saikiran Rayaprolu, known simply as Saikiran, doesn’t believe in gimmicks. In a stand-up scene where hyper-local jokes and viral soundbites often dictate success, he is a bit ...

Stand-up comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi's shows in Lucknow were cancelled due to law and order concerns after the Uttar Pradesh State Women's Commission urged the police to monitor the content.

Police have registered a case against 10 to 12 persons for allegedly assaulting stand-up comedian Pranit More in Maharashtra's Solapur district after being upset over his jokes targeting actor ...

Sometimes, Netflix brings out the big guns for its stand-up comedy specials, and there are few bigger than Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias. We swear that’s not a fat joke; he’s just very ...