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 classics like Jerry Seinfeld, laugh at observational comedians such as John ...

It’s an objective fact: Black women are hilarious. Through the trials and tribulations of living, they prevail by finding the humor in it all. This has led to a long history of successful Black female ...

It’s an objective fact: Black women are hilarious. Through the trials and tribulations of living, they prevail by finding the ...

Jean Carroll is considered the first Jewish woman to do stand-up comedy. Now, an event aims to introduce New Yorkers to this influential yet little-known legend. Before there was Joan Rivers and Susie ...

Amy Schumer @ Joe Louis Arena Amy Schumer’s climb to being one of the best female stand-up comedians has been long but so well deserved. She was every where during 2015 and we don’t expect her to go ...

For Baby Boomers, certain comedians were once household names, even if they’ve largely faded from public memory today. These ...

She's the first black female stand-up comic to host in the show's 43 seasons. — -- Tiffany Haddish made history Saturday night, becoming the first black female stand-up comedian to host "Saturday ...

Maria Bamford, a stand-up comedian for the past 14 years, knows the rules of the laughter business. And one of the rules of comedy-club booking goes like this: Only one female comic can play on the ...

Behold the spotlight, the microphone. The audience, hushed in anticipation. The music as he (usually he, sometimes she) walks to the empty stage. Then, the opening joke. Funny, we hope, but like a ...

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 ...