BBC Scotland has commissioned a series of short comedy programmes for YouTube, featuring established performers including Jack Docherty and stand-up Marc Jennings. The first of the new projects will ...

The comedian, who claimed the No. 1 special on all platforms last year, has long played his dual cultures for laughs. But as the conflict gets deadly serious, he says what the world needs now, more ...

A new Ipsos poll conducted for the Jordan Center for Journalism Innovation and Advocacy at the University of Mississippi shows how the media landscape has fractured. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor ...

Fast-forward half a decade to the now-famous story of Chappelle’s Show, the sketch series that began in 2003 on Comedy Central. We live in the comedy world that Chappelle conquered, through the Miss ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Back when late-night TV sets were still the primary route for a comedian to reach a mainstream audience, Ari ...

CBS has revealed the future of its nightly time slot after the end of "The Late Show." The network announced on April 6 that "Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen" will move into its 11:35 p.m. slot ...

Why did I want to talk with Dave Chappelle? It's true that Chappelle's Show, his sketch comedy show that ran on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2006, was one of those shows that you had to watch if you ...

Want to make a comedian laugh? Tell them you're getting into comedy to get rich. They might tell you the road ahead is bumpy at best and downright soul-crushing at worst, as one navigates through ...

Watch: CBS' Replacement for 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Revealed "I created and launched Comics Unleashed 20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love—make ...

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 ...

Popular comedian and actor John Mulrooney has died. He was 67. The Hollywood Reporter said that Mulrooney died suddenly on Monday at his home in Coxsackie, New York. Mulrooney was known for his work ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival is well underway, and many are outraged by the huge lineup of famous comedians appearing at the controversial event. The festival has faced a huge backlash over Saudi Arabia ...