Stand-Up Comedy

Ellen DeGeneres arrives for the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Ellen DeGeneres abruptly cancels shows on her comedy tour
Steve-O attends The Skatepark Project Gala at Chateau Marmont on November 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Jackass star Steve-O reveals he's getting a boob job: 'Commitment to this bit, how nuts it is — I believe in it'
Hiram Kasten in 2013
Hiram Kasten, New York comedian and Seinfeld actor, dies at 71
Rob Schneider
Rob Schneider offends hospital donors with anti-vax, transphobic comments
Bert Kreischer
Comedian Bert Kreischer is so relieved they cut his cocaine joke from the Tom Brady roast
Television host and comedian Bill Maher performs at The Pearl concert theater at the Palms Casino Resort on March 23, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Bill Maher thinks he's 'going to stop doing' standup after this year: 'It might be like cutting off a limb'
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld still thinks about a heckler from 30 years ago: 'That was a tough one'
Jerrod Carmichael poses backstage on The Tonight show starring Jimmy Fallon
Jerrod Carmichael says controversial slave joke was taken out of context: 'It has nothing to do with sex'
Jerrod Carmichael and Tyler the Creator
Jerrod Carmichael fell for his friend Tyler, the Creator and things got weird: '1 out of 10, don't recommend'
Richard Lewis in 2014
Richard Lewis, lovably neurotic comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm star, dies at 76
Netflix comedy specials
The 26 best comedy specials on Netflix
Pete Davidson
Pete Davidson says a stalker watched Grey’s Anatomy with his mom before leaving their home in handcuffs
Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon
Former Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais absent to accept show's first stand-up award
Ricky Gervais Netflix Special
Ricky Gervais addresses petition to cut jokes from new special: 'They're hecklers'
Hasan Minhaj
Hasan Minhaj says controversial interview about his stand-up was 'needlessly misleading': 'I'm not a psycho'
Hasan Minhaj poses in the IMDb exclusive portrait studio at the Critics Choice Association Inaugural Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema & Television at Fairmont Century Plaza on November 04, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Hasan Minhaj admits to 'fiction' and 'exaggeration' in his stand-up acts: 'The emotional truth is first'
Pete Davidson
Pete Davidson reveals he took ketamine for 4 years before checking into rehab
Jon Stewart, Pete Davidson and John Mulaney
Pete Davidson to perform with John Mulaney and Jon Stewart in first tour since entering rehab
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, Richard Lewis
Comedian Richard Lewis reveals Parkinson's diagnosis and retirement from stand-up comedy
John Mulaney at the Boston Symphony Hall in John Mulaney: Baby J.
John Mulaney promises 'obnoxious, wasteful, and unlikable' stories in new Netflix comedy special
My Name is Mo’Nique. Mo’Nique in My Name is Mo’Nique. Cr. John Washington Jr./Netflix © 2022
Lee Daniels applauds Mo'Nique after she reveals inspo behind telling him and Oprah to 'suck my dick'
Chris Rock LIVE: Selective Outrage. Chris Rock at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore
Chris Rock's fumbled Will Smith quip removed from Netflix special: 'I f---ed up the joke'
Chris Rock admits to getting his daughter kicked out of school
Chris Rock got his daughter kicked out of school
Chris Rock finally talks Will Smith Oscars slap
Chris Rock finally talks about the Will Smith Oscars slap in live comedy special Selective Outrage
HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 21: Improv Comedy Clubs co-founder Budd Friedman attends the Hollywood Improv and the Wyland Foundation mural unveiling and "Comics For Conservation" benefit at Hollywood Improv on June 21, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
Budd Friedman, comedy icon and founder of The Improv, dies at 90
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 18: Patton Oswalt attends the GASLIT World Premiere on April 18, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for STARZ); https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAzU-CAyGx/?hl=en. Ariel Elias/Instagram; NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 26: Whitney Cummings visits the SiriusXM Studios on July 26, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Patton Oswalt, Whitney Cummings, more cheer Ariel Elias' response to beer-throwing MAGA heckler
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 20: Dave Chappelle performs onstage during the Dave Chappelle theatre dedication ceremony at Duke Ellington School of the Arts on June 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images)
Dave Chappelle show canceled by Minneapolis venue citing a public backlash
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 25: Craig Robinson attends Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation's 11th Annual 'Big Fighters, Big Cause' Charity Boxing Night presented by B. Riley Securities at The Beverly Hilton on May 25, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation)
The Office star Craig Robinson evacuates comedy show after active shooter enters venue
Dave Chappelle attends the UK premiere of "Dave Chappelle: Untitled" at Cineworld Leicester Square on October 17, 2021 in London, England.
Dave Chappelle declines having alma mater name theater after him following backlash
Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual - Joel Kim Booster in Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual. Cr. Terence Patrick/NETFLIX © 2022
Joel Kim Booster is fine with his nudes leaking in a clip from his first Netflix special Psychosexual
Pride 2022 Digital cover
Joel Kim Booster's entire life has led to Fire Island — even if his parents won't watch it
Ricky Gervais in 'SuperNature'
Ricky Gervais anticipated backlash to new stand-up special: 'Everyone's gonna complain'
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 21: John Mulaney speaks onstage during The American Museum of Natural History's 2019 Museum Gala at American Museum of Natural History on November 21, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images); American comedian Robin Williams (1951 - 2014) performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, September 6, 1992. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
John Mulaney tells audience to 'f--- off' while dismissing theories about Robin Williams
Chris Rock
Chris Rock jokes that he 'got most of my hearing back' after Will Smith Oscars slap
Norm Macdonald
Netflix to release posthumous Norm Macdonald stand-up special filmed in his home
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: Mo Amer attends the Build Series to discuss "Mo Amer: The Vagabond" at Build Studio on November 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images); NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 14: Catherine Cohen attends the "Dating & New York" photo call during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Spring Studios on June 14, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival); PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 14: Bob the Drag Queen attends the opening night of the musical "Head Over Heels" at Pasadena Playhouse on November 14, 2021 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
Bob the Drag Queen, Mo Amer, Catherine Cohen, and more comedians reveal what shaped their comedic voice
Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle's alleged attacker charged with battery, possession of a weapon
Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle refuses to let onstage attack 'overshadow the magic' of historic show
Easter Sunday
Here's a first look at comedian Jo Koy's upcoming movie Easter Sunday
Dave Chappelle and Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx helps Dave Chappelle fight off attacker who tackled him on stage during stand-up set
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Chris Rock of 'Fargo' attends the FX Networks' Star Walk Winter Press Tour 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 09, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images); NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Pete Davidson attends the premiere of "Big Time Adolescence" at Metrograph on March 05, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images); NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 07: Kanye West attends the Fast Company Innovation Festival - Day 3 Arrivals on November 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company)
Pete Davidson cracks jokes about Kanye West and Chris Rock Oscars slap at first stand-up show in 3 years
Justin Hakuta and Ali Wong
Ali Wong and husband Justin Hakuta divorce after 8 years of marriage
Louis C.K.
Not a joke: Louis C.K. won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album
Jerrod Carmichael and Chris Redd Seat Fillers SNL
SNL parodies Will Smith's Oscars slap from perspective of starstruck seat filler
Dave Chapelle
Netflix is staying in the Dave Chappelle business with Chappelle's Home Team stand-up series
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah tapped as entertainer for White House Correspondents Dinner after its two-year hiatus
Bob Saget and John Mayer
John Mayer writing memorial song for Bob Saget about 'discovering the depth of love'
Heather McDonald
Chelsea Lately alum Heather McDonald fractured skull after collapsing during standup show
Premiere Of Focus Features' "Atomic Blonde" - Arrivals
Chelsea Handler cancels multiple comedy shows due to health 'scare,' says she doesn't have COVID
Black History Month docs- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising; Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
New Black History Month docs, programs and specials arriving this February
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Why the work of John Mulaney, Kevin Hart, and hundreds more comedians has been disappearing from Spotify
Michael Che
Michael Che compares the national anthem to R. Kelly in new Netflix special
Dave Chappelle: The Closer
Dave Chappelle is 'listening' and open to dialogue after Netflix controversy, rep says
Netflix Walkout protest
Netflix employees walk out in protest over Dave Chappelle comedy special
Dave Chappelle
Netflix fires employee who leaked information about Dave Chappelle special
Hannah Gadsby; Ted Sarandos
Hannah Gadsby slams Netflix CEO over Dave Chappelle special: 'F--- you and your amoral algorithm cult'
Dave Chappelle: The Closer
Netflix reinstates 3 employees — including trans staffer who criticized Dave Chappelle special
Dave Chappelle
Netflix says it didn't suspend employees for criticizing Dave Chappelle stand-up special 
Dave Chappelle At The Hollywood Palladium
Dave Chappelle sets final chapter for his Netflix comedy specials with The Closer
Jon Stewart, Pete Davidson
Jon Stewart and SNL star Pete Davidson to host celeb-studded comedy benefit for 20th anniversary of 9/11
Bill Cosby Trial Continues After Defense Rests
Comedy Cellar owner says Bill Cosby is not welcome at the famed N.Y.C. club
Chelsea Handler, Michelle Buteau, Beth Stelling, and Jim Gaffigan
Comedian Emmy contenders on their proudest stand-up moments and if anything is off-limits in comedy
Bo Burnham
Did Bo Burnham: Inside wreck you? Let's talk about it