The history of comedy in film and television has been shaped by legendary performers whose timing, physicality, and wit redefined the genre. These actors ...

Black Comedy Fest KC returns Oct. 7-11 in Kansas City, expanding stage space for Black stand-up, improv and sketch.

Laura Benanti, one of the biggest stars in the world of Broadway musicals, talks about bringing her one-woman comedy show, ...

Emmy- and Grammy-winning comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish will bring her stand-up comedy to the Skookum Creek Event ...

Many prominent figures in Hollywood have navigated incredibly difficult paths to reach the spotlight. These talented Black ...

Comedian and content creator Amanda McCants has earned millions of followers on social media with her hilarious sketches about very specific types of Los Angeles women. The L.A. native stopped by ...

There’s something about journalist Rachel Scott that makes angry white men think that “freedom of the press” means aggressively invading her space. Five years ago, Scott, then an ABC News ...

Mary Beth Barone’s Galaxy Brain exposes mainstream comedy’s persistent misogyny … but feminist comedians have always created stages, traditions and audiences beyond the industry’s narrow field of ...

Less than 24 hours before legendary feminist Gloria Steinem died, my Instagram post about defending Black women crossed the million-view threshold. For me, the two moments melded into one because it ...

The legendary feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who insisted the feminist movement couldn’t be separated from civil rights, has died. She was 92. On Tuesday, Sept. 2, the journalist and activist died at ...

A look at the criticism, stereotypes, and double standards surrounding women in stand-up comedy, and why the debate continues to divide audiences. Coffee linked to significant new side effect, says ...