What does it mean to be a comedy hack, and is it possible for a comic to age without becoming one? That's one of the central questions that Paul W. Downs and co-creators Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky ...

Joshua Meyrowitz stepped up to the stage at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood and announced himself to the crowd as “your fellow autistic,” spurring whoops and applause. “One of the hardest things as an ...

Comedian Joshua Meyrowitz performs recently at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, during a comedy show that aimed to be inclusive for neurodivergent people. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times) ...

A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy ...

Getting paid to make people laugh is the ultimate dream for some. But before raking in million-dollar deals like Kevin Hart or Sebastian Maniscalco, comedians largely work unpaid (or at least ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

EXCLUSIVE: Having kickstarted the careers of David Mitchell, Chris Morris and Jamie Demetriou, Channel 4 is taking its rich comedy heritage to YouTube with the launch of a new channel. The Gogglebox ...

The FX series broke its own record for most wins by a comedy, garnering 11 wins across acting, writing and directing categories for its second season. "Hacks," however, won outstanding comedy series.

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