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I’m in Las Vegas this weekend covering The Comedy Festival. Access issues may prevent me from providing you with a full report until Monday, so …

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Broken Lizard may not be Monty Python, or even Kids in the Hall, but they prove they’re darned funny in their own right with the …

Comedy Central had Brian Kiley guest blogging on its site the week before his half-hour stand-up special aired on the cable network that spring. It …

In 2006, Alonzo Bodden was the unknown winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and here is what he had to say about the aftermath of …

You don’t need to be from Boston to appreciate When Stand Up Stood Out, the film by comedian Fran Solomita about the late 1970s and …

The political satirist often faces a paradox: The best of times for the satirist may be the worst of times for others. Which brings us …

Don’t know why I thought New York City open mics would be somehow different (read: better) than open mics in every other city, but they …

(part of a series of April Fools profiles of comedians worth your attention) Who are you? Baratunde Thurston How old are you? 29 Where do …