I was almost late, because I am Arab and we had to prepare a meal for twenty people... because one family friend said she might come by and say hello, " Mia Almas, an up-and-coming comedian of ...

D'yan Forest, 91, is the Guinness World Record holder for oldest working female comedian. She advise young people to always ...

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 ...

Kenan Thompson is way off the mark in suggesting that the reason Saturday Night Live has too few black female comedians is that there aren’t enough funny, talented black women for the job, Yesha ...

In the crowd at a comedy show, three kinds of laughter can usually be heard. First up is the, “oh man, oh god, did they really just say that?” laughter — the kind that comes with a facepalm or a slow ...

Netflix recently released a stand-up special in which comedian Michelle Buteau claims to be making “herstory” as the first female comedian to hold a show at Radio City Music Hall. Given her obviously ...

But Tina Fey, seasoned comedian extraordinaire, isn’t buying the narrative that right now is a “golden age of female comedians.” In a recent cover article for Bust Magazine, Fey remains skeptical of ...

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...

Women are having a moment in China’s stand-up comedy scene. Stand-up shows on Chinese TV channels and streaming apps have long been a man’s world. In 2017, just one out of every 10 contestants was a ...