A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy ...
In 2006, when the company was still mailing DVD rentals, Netflix produced a stand-up special for a pre–The Hangover Zach Galifianakis called Live at the Purple Onion. It was more structurally and ...
Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they are slowing down. In 2024 alone, the streaming service released more than 40 ...
After everything that happened in 2024, and heading into the five-year anniversary of the pandemic, you might have expected comedians to either reckon with the wreckage of the recent past and their ...
The Lebanese comedian says going viral and selling tickets are not enough, as Arab stand-up enters a new era of global ...
Nate Bargatze tells USA TODAY's Brian Truitt all about his future stand-up comedy plans while discussing his newest film, ...
The 66-year-old local film-maker will stage his Jack Neo Talk Show 2026 at Marina Bay Sands. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chris Tucker, comedian-turned-actor-returned-comedian, will embark on his first major stand-up tour in over a decade next month. Dubbed “The Legends Tour,” the 30-date trek kicks off Sept. 8 in ...
A line about not being able to pay rent between seasons of the HBO series struck a nerve on social media. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor Actress and comedian Nika King said in a recent ...