No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...

There’s a quote that is often used to describe comedy: “We must laugh to keep us from crying.” Napoleon Bonaparte first said it, but over time, the words evolved, but the meaning remained the same: ...

Dusty Slay is a stand-up comedian known for his laid-back style and blue-collar storytelling. Raised in a trailer park in Alabama, his experiences fuel his observational humor. Slay has appeared on ...

The 1960s marked a turning point in comedy, when performers began pushing beyond punchlines and embracing satire, social commentary, and more personal styles of humor. This era produced comedians who ...

After everything that happened in 2024, and heading into the five-year anniversary of the pandemic, you might have expected comedians to either reckon with the wreckage of the recent past and their ...