The Emmys have struggled to recognize achievement in stand-up comedy. It’s more than a little embarrassing to have categories for best commercial, best game show, and “Outstanding Short Form ...

Guy Branum is the zaftig Sontag of comedy. His brainy magpie's nest of a book, My Life As A Goddess: A Memoir Through Unpopular Culture, has just been released, and it presents a more prickly, ...

Comic and Daily Show writer Dina Hashem explains why it’s getting harder and harder to make herself laugh. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for ...

Boston comedian Jay Larson’s 2012 bit “Wrong Number” was the inspiration for this whole “Great Bits” series when I began writing it in 2017. I was frustrated that most writing about stand-up focused ...