Movie review and analysis: Kevin Hart, “Let Me Explain”
There’s more than a little bit of myth-building going on right from the start of Kevin Hart’s newest stand-up comedy concert film. But when you …
The Definitive Guide to Comedy
There’s more than a little bit of myth-building going on right from the start of Kevin Hart’s newest stand-up comedy concert film. But when you …
Ask most comedians today who they love and loved watching perform, and Richard Pryor’s name is more likely than not to make the cut as …
If “Long Story Short” told the story of the rise and fall of every empire, including our own, then Colin Quinn’s new one-man show, “Unconstitutional,” …
Growing up in South Africa with an African mother and a Swiss-German father, the nation’s prevailing policy of Apartheid at the time meant that Trevor Noah had …
About five years ago, Nina Conti faced a crisis of self-confidence regarding her career as a ventriloquist — despite winning the BBC New Comedy Award at the …
Living only about a mile away from a comedy club in Bloomington, University of Indiana professor Susan Seizer loved seeing live stand-up comedy shows but …
Joe Rogan is probably best known for making people who are desperate for money eat animal parts and jump off buildings. You may also recognize …
Are women funny? Are you funny? That’s a fairer, more legitimate question. In a new documentary by stand-up comedian Bonnie McFarlane, shot with her husband, …
Who would you include in an exhaustive list of the most iconic stand-up comics and performances? Surely greats like Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Bill …
It is actually quite simple to be offensive. All you have to do is figure out a mainstream value and champion the opposite. People generally …