You might expect in a year when everything has gone to s*** that comedians—being the social critics in clowns’ clothing that they are—would have plenty to say about it. The mileage Bill Burr could get ...

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 ...

Over the last decade, standup comedy has never been more in demand. But though the art form is now bigger than ever, today's leading stars owe a debt to generations of comics who came before them.

Not all years have an obvious emerging theme in comedy specials, but many greats of 2025 happen to come from established comedians in middle age. Perhaps not coincidentally, several of the best ...