YouTube functions as both a broadcast platform and a searchable archive. A special doesn't air once and vanish; it lives on, ...

“Everybody’s got to hear how special they are,” Chicago-based comedian and WGN Morning News sports anchor Pat Tomasulo set up a bit in his new YouTube special, Pat Tomasulo: What A Time To Be Alive, ...

There was one particular overture that became a siren call to brown internet children in the 2010s. “Waddup everyone it’s your girlllllllll Superwoman!” It meant a new video had dropped by Lilly Singh ...

Netflix, COVID and social media have been game changers for the comedy business, with the pandemic accelerating shifts already underway across the media landscape. Where once comedians would rely on ...

For all of the comedians who complained they couldn’t joke about anything anymore, that sure didn’t stop them and everyone else from joking about everything this year. When the calendar year finally ...

The comedy industry is undergoing a metamorphosis in 2024. Name-brand comedy venues are opening new locations, beloved local venues are being bought out by megacorporations, and ...

Upward of 150 stand-up specials were released in 2023. That’s a lot — much more than a generation ago, when it was hardly guaranteed that a comedian would ever film one if they weren’t one of the top ...

Brooklyn-based comedian Matt Koff is an Emmy Award-winning writer for “The Daily Show.” Despite his comedic success, he misses the days when the only goal was to get laughs in the room. Now, he said, ...

ON THE INSIDE Habitat looks like any other comedy club. The audience in Mumbai, buzzing and eager to laugh even on a sweltering Thursday evening, had to pack in tight near the small stage. The first ...