Among the many great classic comedies of the past, beloved masterpieces like Some Like It Hot, Fargo, and Duck Soup deserve ...

The best comedies based on books manage to respect their literary origins while making a mark of their own, from The Princess Bride to Election.

Comedy is subjective, but some movies are just funny … full stop. A great comedy can be rewatched, quoted and revisited. While you won’t find the highest-grossing comedy movie on this list (it’s ...

On May 7, 2022, the inaugural Netflix Is a Joke festival’s “Stand Out” show welcomed to the Greek Theatre stage 22 diverse LGBTQ+ comedians, including Eddie (Suzy) Izzard, Wanda Sykes, Lily Tomlin, ...

In almost every TV comedy special, there’s a telling cutaway that the director felt obliged to insert. It shows spectators in the theatre rented for the occasion—usually a half row, half a dozen ...

Carol Burnett knows funny stuff. She has made enough of it on Broadway, in film and, for 11 seasons, on her eponymous award-winning variety show, where she created a portfolio of iconic characters.

Late-night came roaring back to life, Roy Wood Jr. delivered a must-see special and Amy Poehler made a must-listen podcast. By Jason Zinoman Many savvy observers declared the death of the late-night ...

Along with — and probably because of — an increasingly world-weary world, comedy, and the way that we consume it, has matured. I’m loath to use the word seriously, but comedy has reached a level of ...

A new generation of stand-ups is mining the heartbreaking loss of a loved one for ambitious shows. How did we get here? Credit...Javier Jaén Supported by By Jason Zinoman Denial. Anger. Bargaining.