Stand-up changes fast, but the legends leave clues. These comedians weren’t just punchlines; they were writers, inventors, and risk-takers who made the stage feel bigger than the room. Here are the ...

The brilliant and beloved physical comedian, Lenny Schultz has died at the age of 91. The news was confirmed by his son, Mark Schultz, according The Hollywood Reporter. A frequent guest on late night ...

There was a time when comedy lived in small, smoky rooms and on crackly vinyl records you played after dinner. Across the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and into the 90s, a handful of stand-up comics slowly pushed ...

There’s a quote that is often used to describe comedy: “We must laugh to keep us from crying.” Napoleon Bonaparte first said it, but over time, the words evolved, but the meaning remained the same: ...

Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On? is the latest fictional film to mine humor and pathos from life on the stand-up stage—but ...