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Some have said that tragedy is an important element to comedy but, for some of stand-up’s most acclaimed stars, tragedy saw the end of their career. Far too many of our favorite comedians passed ...

The Stand Up for Science rallies across the US advocated for support and understanding of the sciences, with themes that ...

Beyond his podcast appearances, Trump may have benefited more subtly from stand-up’s proliferation. Much was made of Trump’s extemporaneous speaking style — what he referred to as “the weave” — in ...

Echoing Chappelle's classic, outrageous stand-up style from the Chappelle's Show era, he begins by shamelessly bragging that he's simply too good at comedy writing and performing, before ...

Tig Notaro Happy to Be Here (2018) With her signature deadpan-style, Tig Notaro remains a unique voice in stand-up comedy. Among Notaro’s great gifts is her ability to somehow simultaneously ...

I knew there would be serious mingling because that’s what parties are, minglefests, but on arrival I also noticed the hosts had rented some of those stand-up mingling yokes from a catering ...