On National Tell a Joke Day, Damon Wayans Jr. picked up a hotline sponsored by Laffy Taffy candy, and sifted through 10–15 second zingers—short jokes with fast punchlines and no wasted words. His ...

Joke-e-oke: Stand Up Comedy Karaoke Gameshow is coming to Young Ethel's on April 17 at 7pm. Joke-e-oke is karaoke with standup comedy material - in a three-round game show. In the age of Tik-Tok - ...

Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they are slowing down. In 2024 alone, the streaming service released more than 40 ...

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Curiosity about stand-up usually starts quietly, somewhere between a good heckle and a bad day at work. This two-day workshop ...

For decades, Telugu audiences have consumed comedy as a familiar add-on — woven into films, packaged as slapstick, or reduced to punchy meme formats. Stand-up, as a live, independent art form, arrived ...