There, a listless, middle-aged salaryman named Alex (played by Will Arnett) rediscovers himself as a stand-up comic. Based ...

Gervais, a five-time host of the Golden Globes ceremony, won the award for his Netflix special “Mortality.” The presenter of ...

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: ...

Over the last decade, standup comedy has never been more in demand. But though the art form is now bigger than ever, today's leading stars owe a debt to generations of comics who came before them.

Ricky Gervais has won his second Golden Globe for Stand-Up Comedy Performance with his recently released Netflix special ...

Stand-up comedy has long been a boy's club, but thankfully, that's starting to change. I'm not saying you still can't enjoy classics like Jerry Seinfeld, laugh at observational comedians such as John ...

Comedian Sal Vulcano opened up about the evolution of his comedy, the impact of fatherhood and his plans beyond "Impractical ...

The Golden Globes always make way for some light ribbing of the nominees, but Wanda Sykes ‘ digs for Bill Maher and Ricky Gervais got some strong attention from attendees and fans tuning in.

Gervais, who has faced backlash for his jokes about the transgender community, won the award for best performance in stand-up ...

Wanda Sykes, who presented the Golden Globe Award for best stand-up comedy performance on TV, criticized nominee Ricky ...