One unexpected effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on the comedy industry is the boom of diverse, inclusive and quality shows that fill up the calendar of L.A.’s comedy scene. That’s thanks in large part ...

A carefully curated and thorough canon of 119 titles that will keep any fan of comedy occupied and happy for a good long while. Photo-Illustration: Vulture A carefully curated and thorough canon of ...

Comedy isn’t “jokes.” And it isn’t “humor,” either. Well, it is, but it’s so many more things, too. Comedy is the word to describe that amorphous, precious, sacred moment of connection between two ...

With comedy, timing can often be everything—but it isn’t the only thing that makes a joke land. Slapstick, camp, and satire all have their place in the comedic landscape and require different skills ...

Lucy Rayfield's research into laughter started with a PhD at the University of Oxford which was funded by the AHRC. Her postdoctoral research has been funded by the MHRA. Most of us have needed a good ...

Native activists are using comedy to fight cultural invisibility and structural oppression. Native comedy has been around since, well, the beginning. The roots of Native humor are deep and ...

In the realm of comedy, the boundaries of humour have expanded beyond traditional jokes and stand-up routines. With the surge ...

Ellie Tomsett is the author of Stand-up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms referenced in the article. Over the last ten years I have been researching the barriers to women’s participation in the UK ...

Depuis maintenant 10 ans, le Bordel permet aux stars de l’humour québécois de peaufiner leurs numéros et aux nouveaux venus du rire d’accumuler des heures de vol. Nous avons passé une soirée avec ...