GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Local comedians are polishing their act as a West Michigan tradition designed to celebrate laughter returns this week. Gilda’s LaughFest begins Wednesday. The annual event ...

Some people think that in order to be funny, stand-up comedy needs to be in your face, controversial and full of vulgarity. On the contrary, comedian Tom Papa has been making a career out of clean ...

Nate Bargatze recently celebrated his 20th year as a successful clean Christian comedian. The 43-year-old comic, who has been dubbed the "nicest man in stand-up" debuted his Amazon Prime Video special ...

John Crist does that classic comic everyman thing of trying to figure out the world around him by asking a lot of funny questions. In one of his recent comedy specials he declared, “There’s not bad ...

There's something totally irresistible about a well-timed joke. Whether it's to break the ice at an office meeting or give the kids a chuckle after a long day at school, a solid dad joke is always a ...

"My nephew came up to me the other day, and he was like, 'Uncle Juice, I've got a question for you,' and I was like, 'Yeah, shoot away.' He was like, 'If vegetable oil is made out of vegetables, and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Gilda's Club Grand Rapids has announced its lineup for the 2025 LaughFest. The lineup includes Adam Ray, Gabby Bryan, Dan Soder, and Corey B. (Bonalewicz): Cuisine: Kalamazoo ...

July 29 (UPI) --Dusty Slay's second full-length Netflix special, Wet Heat, is streaming Tuesday, and the stand-up comedian says it wasn't always clear to him that comedy was the right path. Slay, 43, ...

Tony Deyo has this theory about standup comedians: Every one of them started out with a pretty good first set on stage. And once introduced to the high of getting laughs, they couldn't stop. Deyo, a ...