Comedian Maria Bamford says she is endlessly baffled by the adulation she receives from her stand-up comedy peers. Marc Maron ...

Forest, 90, is performing her one-woman show, “90 Years of Songs and Scandal,” as part of the New York City Fringe Festival. D’yan Forest is, in the truest sense of the phrase, one of a kind. That’s ...

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: ...

The 1960s marked a turning point in comedy, when performers began pushing beyond punchlines and embracing satire, social commentary, and more personal styles of humor. This era produced comedians who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stand-up comedy has long been a boy's club, but thankfully, that's starting to change. I'm not saying you still can't enjoy ...