Jeff Johnson presented shows at Hollywood's and then Penguins. Now, Johnson promotes shows at the Olympic South Side Theater, ...

No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...

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A candid and light-hearted moment between billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani and popular Indian-origin stand-up comedian ...

Stand‑up comedy shows are far more carefully structured and timed than they may first appear. Research based on performances of well-known comedians ...

Stand-up comedian Zakir Khan, who recently announced an extended hiatus from stand-up comedy, has shared in a recent ...

Rochelle Newman-Carrasco is the EVP of Hispanic Marketing for Walton Isaacson. Human nature is complicated. Why do we think that culture is any easier to understand? Rather than acknowledge the ...

Stand-up comedy used to fill halls across Nigeria, from Lagos to Abuja, with laughter and energy. Today, however, the scene ...