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Comedy Features
Destroy the Cult of Individualism Destroying Comedy
By Seth Simons
June 30, 2021 | 2:03pm
How
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Reinvented Sketch Comedy on TV
By Olivia Cathcart
June 29, 2021 | 12:30pm
Later, Conan: Late Night's Best Host Says Goodbye to the Talk Show
By Garrett Martin
June 24, 2021 | 5:30pm
Chris D'Elia, Accused of Using Social Media to Groom Teens, Pivots to TikTok
By Seth Simons
June 23, 2021 | 2:45pm
Paul Rudd's Final Prank on Conan O'Brien Brings One of Late Night's Best Running Gags to an End
By Garrett Martin
June 22, 2021 | 4:45pm
Life with
Rick and Morty
: Dan Harmon and the Cast Discuss Season 5
By Moises Taveras
June 18, 2021 | 10:00am
James Acaster's
Repertoire
Is Stand-Up Comedy for People Turned Off By Stand-Up Comedy
By Shane Ryan
June 16, 2021 | 1:00pm
Bo Burnham's
Inside
Answers Millennial Expectations
By Michael Frank
June 14, 2021 | 4:00pm
Tuca & Bertie
's Second Life: Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong Discuss the Show's Unlikely Return
By Moises Taveras
June 10, 2021 | 11:55am
Bo Burnham Satirizes the Sadness and Ugliness of Modern Life Like No Other Comedian
By Shane Ryan
June 7, 2021 | 3:10pm
New York City Council Candidate Brandon West Talks the Intersection of Policy and Comedy
By Seth Simons
June 1, 2021 | 12:15pm
Why Does Late Night Still Exist?
By Olivia Cathcart
May 28, 2021 | 12:35pm
10 Years Later: The Unlikely
Community
/
Cougar Town
Crossover
By Clare Martin
May 25, 2021 | 1:45pm
What's Going on in Austin? Out-of-Town Transplants Bring Unwelcome Attitudes to a Thriving Local Comedy Scene
By Seth Simons
May 17, 2021 | 11:30am
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Is a Joyful Oasis in the World of Comedy
By Adesola Thomas
May 14, 2021 | 1:30pm
Ziwe: The Pop-Star and Satirist Extraordinaire Discusses Her New Showtime Series
By Adesola Thomas
May 6, 2021 | 9:30am
Yes, You Should Still Wear a Mask at the Comedy Club
By Seth Simons
April 30, 2021 | 3:00pm
Overlooked Comedies Are the Secret Winners of the Streaming Wars
By Olivia Cathcart
April 30, 2021 | 2:00pm
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
Was a Cool, Chill, Delightfully Silly Treat
By Olivia Cathcart
April 29, 2021 | 3:00pm
Why Is Spotify Paying Joe Rogan $100 Million to Encourage People to Not Get the Vaccine?
By Garrett Martin
April 28, 2021 | 3:00pm
Elon Musk Hosting
SNL
Is a Bad Idea, But It Shouldn't Surprise Anybody
By Garrett Martin
April 26, 2021 | 2:35pm
I Love Disney World, But I'm Going to Act Like "Wokeness" Is Ruining the Experience Because I Hate Respecting Others More
By Garrett Martin
April 23, 2021 | 2:30pm
Second City Invites Laid-Off Workers To Reapply For Their Jobs
By Seth Simons
April 19, 2021 | 4:30pm
Morrissey Slams
The Simpsons
for Mocking Him as a Bitter Old Racist
By Garrett Martin
April 19, 2021 | 3:15pm
The NFT Craze Hits Another Low with an Awkward Family Photos Auction
By Garrett Martin
April 16, 2021 | 6:00pm
Mike Birbiglia Praises the Power of Pizza
By Moises Taveras
April 15, 2021 | 2:15pm
Exclusive: Josh Johnson Announces Comedy/Music Hybrid
Elusive: A Mixtape
By Garrett Martin
April 13, 2021 | 11:45am
Fox's
Gutfeld
Shows How Right-Wing Comedy Is Just More Propaganda
By Garrett Martin
April 8, 2021 | 4:20pm
Kenan
Is the Best of NBC's New Sitcoms
By Garrett Martin
April 6, 2021 | 3:15pm
Hustle Culture Is Ruining Comedians
By Olivia Cathcart
March 31, 2021 | 2:25pm
How
Review
Avoids the Most Common Pitfalls of Cringe Comedy
By Garrett Martin
March 29, 2021 | 4:45pm
Ring-Wing Comedians Are Right-Wing Media
By Seth Simons
March 22, 2021 | 2:40pm
Nikki Glaser Talks about Her New Daily Podcast and Shares a Trailer
By Garrett Martin
March 15, 2021 | 9:00am
The Late Night Hosts Who Helped Make Andrew Cuomo “America’s Governor” Should Demand His Resignation
By Seth Simons
March 12, 2021 | 2:20pm
The Rock Is the Worst Thing about
Young Rock
By Garrett Martin
March 11, 2021 | 3:30pm
The Golden Globes Are Terrible and Pointless and
Really
Need to Stop Combining Comedy and Musicals into a Single Award
By Olivia Cathcart
March 3, 2021 | 11:45am
Just A Quick Reminder That
SNL
Is Paying Its Audience To be There
By Seth Simons
February 27, 2021 | 3:30pm
Meet Danhausen: The Very Evil Wrestler That the Internet Loves
By Garrett Martin
February 26, 2021 | 2:45pm
"Put Out What You've Got and Relax": The Case for Comedy Mixtapes
By Olivia Cathcart
February 25, 2021 | 2:00pm
Joking Through the Pain: A Pandemic Update from Ireland
By Clare Martin
February 19, 2021 | 12:15pm
A Wrestling Fan's Guide to
Young Rock
By Garrett Martin
February 16, 2021 | 5:15pm
The Secret Hope Found in
Party Down
's Cynicism
By Clare Martin
February 12, 2021 | 2:30pm
A Tribute to Bob Odenkirk's Unforgettable Performance in
Waiting for Guffman
By Garrett Martin
February 9, 2021 | 2:30pm
The Final Edit of
Seinfeld
and
Twin Peaks
Mashup
Seinfeld: The Return
Is Now on YouTube
By Garrett Martin
February 4, 2021 | 1:05pm
It's Time for an American
Big Fat Quiz
By Olivia Cathcart
February 1, 2021 | 2:00pm
Performing Days After Covid Exposure Makes Joe Rogan a Public Health Risk
By Seth Simons
January 30, 2021 | 1:31pm
30 Years of
Point Break
, An Unintentional Comedy Masterpiece
By Clare Martin
January 29, 2021 | 1:00pm
The Michael Schur Sitcom Makes for the Ultimate Rewatch
By Carli Scolforo
January 29, 2021 | 11:40am
Don't Meet Your Comedy Heroes, They Might Give You COVID
By Olivia Cathcart
January 28, 2021 | 12:45pm
What We Can Learn From Improv Theaters' PPP Loans
By Seth Simons
January 22, 2021 | 2:00pm
Relive Trump's "Weirdest and Dumbest" Moments Through This Convenient Twitter Thread
By Garrett Martin
January 12, 2021 | 2:30pm
If We All Venmoed Nicolas Cage Some Cash Maybe He Wouldn't Have to Do Stuff like
History of Swear Words
By Garrett Martin
January 7, 2021 | 12:00pm
Trump's Unhinged Call to Georgia's Secretary of State Gets "A Closer Look" from Seth Meyers
By Garrett Martin
January 5, 2021 | 1:20pm
Comedy New Year's Resolutions for 2021: There's a Lot We Need to Change
By Olivia Cathcart
December 31, 2020 | 2:00pm
How To with John Wilson
Is 2020's Most Essential Comedy Series
By Scott Russell
December 31, 2020 | 11:30am
Why Did Netflix Give a Platform to Andrew Schulz's Lazy, Harmful, Anti-Asian Pandemic Jokes?
By Seth Simons
December 30, 2020 | 11:35am
Hey, Comedians, Want to Help with the Georgia Runoffs? Here's What You Need to Know.
By Olivia Cathcart
December 28, 2020 | 2:00pm
Comedy Clubs Running During the Pandemic Is an Industry-Wide Failure
By Seth Simons
December 22, 2020 | 11:10am
Instead of Rebooting
Night Court
Just Make It Possible to Stream the Original Somewhere
By Garrett Martin
December 16, 2020 | 1:45pm
Dear Comedy Industry: Let Comics Use Audio Submissions When Trying to Land New Gigs, Already
By Olivia Cathcart
December 1, 2020 | 12:15pm
We Need More Thanksgiving TV—Especially Sitcom Episodes
By Olivia Cathcart
November 24, 2020 | 11:30am
The Undertaker's Cameo Videos Are Hilarious—And Highlight WWE's Absurd Mistreatment of Its Wrestlers
By Garrett Martin
November 23, 2020 | 1:10pm
Remembering Alex Trebek's Contributions to Comedy
By Tom Keiser
November 10, 2020 | 2:45pm
Patton Oswalt Sees the Beauty in Bad Movies
By Andy Crump
November 6, 2020 | 12:20pm
How Late Night Has Covered Election Night and Beyond
By Garrett Martin
November 5, 2020 | 4:00pm
Just Because You're Famous Doesn't Mean You're Funny: Stand-up Comedy's Transfer Student Problem
By Olivia Cathcart
November 2, 2020 | 4:00pm
Surprise: Prank Shows Are the Absolute Worst
By Olivia Cathcart
October 29, 2020 | 11:15am
The Art of Stand-Up: 10 Tips from Tim Heidecker
By James Rickman
October 23, 2020 | 1:00pm
Don't Hate on
Hubie Halloween
: Adam Sandler's Latest Is Totally Okay
By Garrett Martin
October 20, 2020 | 10:05am
The Funniest Parts of The Postal Service Auditions Video
By Garrett Martin
October 7, 2020 | 2:30pm
How Late Night Has Covered that Disastrous First Presidential Debate
By Garrett Martin
October 1, 2020 | 4:45pm
There's Nothing Funny about Donald Trump
By Olivia Cathcart
September 30, 2020 | 4:30pm
The Amber Ruffin Show
Is Too Good for Network TV
By Garrett Martin
September 28, 2020 | 5:00pm
Moral Orel
's Unfathomable Bleakness Makes It the Perfect Show for 2020
By Tom Keiser
September 24, 2020 | 2:05pm
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
at 50: Yep, Still Good
By Tom Keiser
September 17, 2020 | 3:00pm
The Venture Bros.
' Legacy is a Prescient Bridge Between Alt-Comedy and Superhero Domination
By Jacob Oller
September 8, 2020 | 12:05pm
The Excellent
A.P. Bio
Gets a Second Shot on Peacock
By Garrett Martin
September 4, 2020 | 5:00pm
Remember When Richard Nixon Was the Most Corrupt President
Futurama
Could Imagine?
By Jim Vorel
August 24, 2020 | 11:05am
How Late Night Covered Biden Picking Kamala Harris as His Running Mate
By Garrett Martin
August 12, 2020 | 2:45pm
Why the
Ren & Stimpy
Revival Makes No Sense
By Garrett Martin
August 7, 2020 | 5:15pm
Live Comedy Can Wait: Stop Running Shows During the Pandemic
By Olivia Cathcart
July 31, 2020 | 12:50pm
Corporate
's Jake Weisman on Using Humor to Cope with Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
By Whitney Friedlander
July 30, 2020 | 12:50pm
11 Sitcom Seasons Shorter than the
Justice League
Snyder Cut's Rumored Runtime
By Garrett Martin
July 21, 2020 | 6:00pm
'70s Time Capsule
The Mousketeers at Walt Disney World
Is the Most Gloriously Absurd Show on Disney+
By Garrett Martin
July 19, 2020 | 7:45pm
Michael Che Will Explore "Uncomfortable Truths" in a Sketch Comedy Show for HBO Max
By Garrett Martin
July 14, 2020 | 2:15pm
Jason Sudeikis Talks about
Tournament of Laughs
and Channeling His Inner Sportscaster
By Garrett Martin
July 10, 2020 | 1:15pm
The Weird and Wild Anatomy of the Netflix Original Sitcom
By Alexis Gunderson
June 30, 2020 | 3:00pm
Hey, Comedy: Don't Let Them Back In
By Olivia Cathcart
June 24, 2020 | 2:05pm
Eric Andre Doesn’t Want to Do Stand-up Anymore
By Clare Martin
June 23, 2020 | 1:30pm
Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin on the Creative Freedom of
Sherman's Showcase
By Clare Martin
June 19, 2020 | 12:30pm
28 Recent Stand-up Albums by Black Comedians You Need to Listen to
By Olivia Cathcart
June 16, 2020 | 12:40pm
This Ultra-Dedicated
MST3K
Fan Is Creating “Cinema Editions” of Every Episode
By Jim Vorel
June 4, 2020 | 12:20pm
Zoom Comedy Show Bookers Need to Look Outside Their Own Neighborhoods
By Olivia Cathcart
May 31, 2020 | 4:00pm
Hannah Gadsby:
Douglas
and the Comedy of Neurodivergence
By Clare Martin
May 29, 2020 | 2:30pm
Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott Are Singularly Funny
By Clare Martin
May 28, 2020 | 2:00pm
Maria Bamford Rewatches Her Old Stand-up with Roy Wood Jr in This Exclusive Clip
By Garrett Martin
May 27, 2020 | 3:50pm
Armando Iannucci Is the Cruel, Hilarious Prophet of Our Decline
By Shane Ryan
May 26, 2020 | 11:45am
Comedy Still Has an Accessibility Problem, Even in an Online World
By Olivia Cathcart
May 21, 2020 | 3:45pm
Fred Willard's Best Roles
By Garrett Martin and Clare Martin
May 20, 2020 | 6:15pm
Robert Englund on Freddy Krueger and the Twisted Humor of
JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales
By Jim Vorel
May 14, 2020 | 3:30pm
In Praise of
What We Do in the Shadows
and the Dying Institution of Weird TV Comedies
By Shane Ryan
May 8, 2020 | 11:17am
Jeff Simmermon Explains Southern Food on His New Stand-up Album
By Garrett Martin
May 5, 2020 | 4:00pm
I Really Miss Stand-Up Comedy: Adam Cayton-Holland on How It Feels to Not Perform During the Quarantine
By Adam Cayton-Holland
May 5, 2020 | 2:00pm
Dear Comedians: Stop Releasing a New Special Every Year
By Olivia Cathcart
April 30, 2020 | 3:00pm
Paste's Quarantine Comedy Playlist
By Olivia Cathcart
April 24, 2020 | 4:20pm
Middleditch and Schwartz Bring Long Form Improv Into Your Living Room
By Clare Martin
April 21, 2020 | 1:00pm
Insult Dr. Oz in Style With These Creative Turkish Curses
By Oktay Ege Kozak
April 20, 2020 | 12:45pm
John Oliver Looks at the Right-Wing Media's Coronavirus Lies
By Garrett Martin
April 20, 2020 | 11:45am
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