Lawyer-Turned-Comedian Zarna Garg Reflects on Starting Stand-Up at 44, Says Being 'Inauthentic Is a Lot of Work' (Exclusive)

After immigrating to America over 30 years ago and joining the comedy scene at age 44, Zarna Garg is no stranger to starting ...

NBC's New Comedy Lineup Adds A Cheerleading Mockumentary, And The Showrunners Shared Why It's 'So Flattering' Join Reba McEntire's Happy's Place

As Jeff Astrof noted, the landscape for sitcoms is somewhat barren on network TV nowadays, but Happy's Place is proof that people are still looking for laughs on the small screen. Liz Astrof agreed ...

Matt Rife’s Sold-Out Comedy Show Featured Jokes About Sydney Sweeney’s Topless Scenes in Front of Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun

THR happened to be on the scene when the comedy superstar and two pals delivered a two-hour show at The Laugh Factory that ...

New play from comedy actor wants people to "laugh at the tragedies" at Boston theater

A new play from actor and comedian Chris Grace titled "Sardines (a comedy about death)," will be at the Boston Huntington Theater's Maso Studio through November 16.

David Cross Doesn’t Care If He Offends You

The candid comic still thinks those who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival participated in “a very dangerous, upsetting ...

How Rachel Sennott Learned to ‘Love L.A.,’ Pushed Past Hollywood Execs Thinking She’s Just ‘Slutty on Twitter’ and Created HBO’s Next Big Comedy

Rachel Sennott hated Los Angeles, then learned to love it. Ahead of her new HBO series 'I Love LA,' Sennott breaks down her ...

Preview calendar: John Cleese, ‘Gabby's Dollhouse,' lots of ‘Rocky Horror' and more

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Oct. 23, through Wednesday, Oct. 29 ...
WBEZ

To stand up to ICE agents, some Chicagoans are arming themselves with whistles

The plastic whistles have become a way to loudly resist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and warn those who may be in danger. Across the city, the Trump administration’s “Midway Blitz” ...
Secret London

Here’s Everything That’s Happening At Ally Pally In The Run Up To Christmas – From The World Darts Championships To Sleeping Beauty On Ice

Here’s everything that’s happening at Alexandra Palace this season, from the Ally Pally Fireworks & Drone Festival to ...
Deadline.com

‘Abbott Elementary’s Lisa Ann Walter Inks Hulu Deal For Debut Stand-Up Special

EXCLUSIVE: After touring as a stand-up for 20 years, Abbott Elementary star Lisa Ann Walter has inked a deal for Hulu to release her debut comedy special in 2026. No word yet on what Walter will be ...
Variety

‘Is This Thing On?’ Review: In Bradley Cooper’s Feel-Good Divorce Comedy, Will Arnett Is an Estranged Husband Who Does Stand-Up…as Therapy

Arnett and Laura Dern play New York suburban parents who've decided to split up. Then he starts turning their separation into a comedy-club routine. Alex and Tess Novak (Will Arnett and Laura Dern) ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Stand-Up Comedian Jessica Kirson Donates Riyadh Comedy Festival Fee to Human Rights Campaign

Kirson, who was praised for her Riyadh set by fellow stand-ups Bill Burr and Louis C.K., apologized for her Saudi Arabia appearance and made good on her promise to donate what she earned from the gig.