comedy

Dewayne Perkins performed in one of the New Faces showcases at Just For Laughs.

Arts

New Faces Emerge At The World's Biggest Comedy Festival

3:18pm July 30, 2019

by Andrew Limbong

At Just For Laughs in Montreal, a series of events showcase up-and-coming talent — and has a history of giving comics their first big break. Here are 10 top performers from this year.

The comedian Brian Regan, pictured here in his Netflix special Nunchucks and Flamethrowers, has earned a reputation as a comic's comic.

Arts

Comedian Brian Regan Sees The Dinosaurs In Everyday Life

9:50am April 26, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

He's a favorite of other comics — a physical, observational and airtight performer who works "clean." All that helps explain why families make up a good portion of his massive audience.

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From left, Just For Laughs' new owner Howie Mandel, comedians Tiffany Haddish and Hannah Gadsby.

Arts

Jokes And The Pain That Fuels Them At Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Awards

1:53pm July 28, 2018

by Elizabeth Blair

Pain has long been at the root of great comedic material, and it was no different at this year's annual Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

Comedian Michelle Wolf performs at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington on Saturday.

Comedian Faces Criticism After Controversial Remarks At D.C. Gala

4:02pm April 29, 2018

by Martina Stewart

Twitter was abuzz after the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, with several political journalists sounding off on comedian Michelle Wolf's routine and soul-searching about the event.

Speaking To Her Audiences: The Voice And Comedy Of Moms Mabley

8:12am March 08, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

In the latest installment of our series “Her Voice: Revolutionary North Carolina Women,” we look at one of the first

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New Winston-Salem Music Venue In Former Ziggy's Building

4:41pm January 10, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

Downtown Winston-Salem will soon be home to a new music venue. It will open in the former Ziggy's location at 170 W. Ninth St.

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Louis C.K. attends the FX and Vanity Fair Emmy Celebration at Craft in Century City, Calif., on Sept. 16.

Arts

Multiple Women Say Louis C.K. Masturbated In Front Of Them, 'New York Times' Reports

7:35pm November 09, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Two comedians say the famed comic invited them both to a hotel room and stripped naked, to their shock. Others say he asked to masturbate before them, or seemed to do so while on the phone with them.

David Letterman Honored With Twain Award For American Comedy

10:56am October 23, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The late-night host who reigned for 33 years before his retirement in 2015, received the award in a star-studded Kennedy Center event.

Books

The Progress Of Laughter: New Book Tells The Story Of Feminism And Comedy

11:28am August 09, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

A new book released this week takes a look at how comedy and feminism go hand in hand.

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Conan O'Brien in 2016. He is being sued by a writer who accuses him of stealing jokes. O'Brien says the idea of stealing someone else's comedy makes him physically ill.

National

Can You Copyright Your Dumb Joke? And How Can You Prove It's Yours?

10:34am May 17, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

"Joke theft" sounds funny, but that claim is at the heart of a lawsuit lodged against Conan O'Brien. The case brings thorny questions of humor to the courtroom, a place not always known for jokes.