Behold the spotlight, the microphone. The audience, hushed in anticipation. The music as he (usually he, sometimes she) walks to the empty stage. Then, the opening joke. Funny, we hope, but like a ...

RACHEL SENNOTT: (As Sam) You know, I am working on some material about teens in general. OLGA PETSA: (As Brooke Renner) Oh? SENNOTT: (As Sam) Yes. How it's no fair that Gen Z already knows about, like ...

Over the 50 years since the first Vietnam War-era Southeast Asian refugees arrived in the U.S., there’s been hardship — but there have also been plenty of comedic moments, which is where the St.

The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny. Performing ...

Zarna Garg, Chloe Radcliffe, and Jenny Yang will join the upcoming RIOT! Funny Women Stand Up at The Kennedy Center. Taking over the Concert Hall on March 6, RIOT! will feature Garg, Radcliffe, Yang, ...

Angie McMahon plans to prove that women are funny, and she’s recruited 55 comics from across the United States to help the cause. McMahon is the founder and artistic director of the Funny is Female ...

A group of comedians have set up an alternative to the Funny Women competition after it began charging contestants £15 for entry. Funny Females - founded by Okse, Jane Hill, Ashley Frieze, Bethany ...