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Comedy
TIME 100 Health Summit Highlights
Hannah Gadsby’s New Show 'Douglas' Takes a Hammer to the Patriarchy—Again
By Trish Bendix
The 5 Funniest TV Shows Ever
By Michael Schur
The 5 Funniest Stand-Up Specials Ever
By Tig Notaro
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23 People Who Are Changing What's Funny Right Now
A new class of writers, performers and creators are redefining comedy in 2019
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February 28, 2019
How Julia Louis-Dreyfus Fought for Her Spot in Comedy
She'll make you laugh until you cry... ...TV's funniest woman already has her next punch line
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The Top 10 Stand Up Comedy Specials of 2018
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By Ashley Hoffman
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Drawing laughter from dark places, these women believe shows about abuse have to be more than just entertaining
By Ciara Nugent/Edinburgh
August 22, 2018
Here's How Michelle Wolf Addressed Those Sarah Huckabee Sanders Remarks in Her Netflix Premiere
"If anyone's an expert on hypocrites, it's Sarah Huckabee Sanders"
By Katie Reilly
May 28, 2018
Here's Your First Look at Tig Notaro's New Netflix Special
Happy to Be Here
Tig Notaro returns to form with the new stand-up special Happy to Be Here, and you can watch the exclusive trailer above. "For the majority of my adult life, I have been mistaken for a...
By Ashley Hoffman
May 10, 2018
I Was a Correspondents' Dinner Comedian. Michelle Wolf Was No Bully
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Amy Schumer Is Ready to Make More Mistakes
Amy Schumer wrote her college thesis on the male gaze. Fifteen years later, she struggles to conjure the details. Did her subjects include Madame Bovary? Some Like It Hot? Particulars aside, she's been inspecting the...
By Eliza Berman
April 12, 2018
What to Know About Michelle Wolf the 2018 WHCA Dinner Host
On Thursday, the White House Correspondents' Association announced their host for the annual WHCA Dinner: Michelle Wolf, a stand-up comedian and Daily Show with Trevor Noah correspondent who is about to become much more well-known....
By Raisa Bruner
February 22, 2018
Mo'Nique and Wanda Sykes Are Taking a Stand Against Netflix Over Alleged Pay Disparity
'Why shouldn’t I get what the legends are getting?'
By Samantha Cooney
January 22, 2018
50 Years Ago This Week: Bob Hope Goes to Vietnam
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By Lily Rothman
December 18, 2017
The 12 Best Stand-up Comedy Specials on Netflix in 2018
has become the go-to home for stand-up comedy specials, plenty of which are from the industry's most powerful names. Long-awaited specials from comedy titans like Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld have hit the streaming service....
By Ashley Hoffman
November 22, 2017
Comedy Needs to Retire ‘It Was Just A Joke’
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
November 17, 2017
Louis C.K. Admits He Masturbated in Front of Women
The comedian confirmed six women's stories
By Jamie Ducharme
November 10, 2017
Louis C.K. Is Just the Latest Reason We Need More Women in Comedy
'Women comics are still fighting the unfunny fight for equal respect, equal opportunity, equal pay'
By Lynn Harris
November 10, 2017
Amy Sedaris on Her New Show, Teaming Up With Stephen Colbert and Dealing With Unwanted Guests
Amy Sedaris' madcap new comedy show, At Home with Amy Sedaris, welcomes you and guest stars like Nick Kroll and Rachel Dratch to a surreal world where potato snacks need a lot of glue and...
By Ashley Hoffman
October 24, 2017
Discover George Carlin's Foolproof System for Organizing Ideas
The legendary comedian's archives hold clues about how he developed his routines. You might even want to use his system for your own ideas
By Lily Rothman
September 29, 2017
Dave Chappelle Takes on White Supremacy at
Def Comedy Jam 25
The comedian went off-script for a candid moment
By Sarah Weldon / Entertainment Weekly
September 26, 2017
How Nick Kroll Turned His Most Embarrassing Puberty Stories into a New Animated Series
For most people, puberty is an embarrassing experience that they would never willingly revisit. But that's precisely why comedian Nick Kroll wanted to address it in his new animated comedy series, Big Mouth, which hits...
By Lisa Eadicicco
September 25, 2017
9 Things We Learned From Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix Special
The Netflix special Jerry Before Seinfeld is a casual look back at how the creator of the hit show Seinfeld became one of the world's most influential — and highest-paid — comedians. In the special,...
By Ashley Hoffman
September 19, 2017
Louis C. K. Explains Why He Won't Discuss Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
'I’m not going to answer to that stuff, because they’re rumors'
By Ashley Hoffman
September 12, 2017
Comedian Tig Notaro Talks 'One Mississippi,' Politics and Sexual Harassment
"If somebody is assaulting people, they need to get professional help."
By Ashley Hoffman
August 25, 2017
What I Learned From Jerry Lewis
'I’ve always had this psychic connection with Jerry Lewis'
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August 23, 2017
YouTube's 15 Best Channels
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By Lisa Eadicicco , Alex Fitzpatrick and Matt Peckham
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Watch the 11 Best Political Impressions of 2017 So Far
A good political impression requires more than just channeling a person's voice and facial ticks. Comedians have to dig deep to communicate the essence of their subject. But since the Trump Administration came into office,...
By Ashley Hoffman
August 10, 2017
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August 3, 2017
Mario Cantone Was Born Ready to Do This Anthony Scaramucci Impression
It’s not Saturday Night Live, but Mario Cantone channeled the newly minted White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, on Comedy Central’s The President Show Thursday night — and he crushed it. “I’d like to introduce...
By Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly
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Late Night Had a Field Day Mocking Anthony 'The Mooch' Scaramucci
With Sean Spicer out as White House Press Secretary and Anthony Scaramucci ushered in as the new communications director, late-night TV hosts have new material. Stephen Colbert of The Late Show, Seth Meyers of Late...
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and That
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"It became impossible to finish."
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July 19, 2017
French President Emmanuel Macron's Official Portrait Launched an Excellent Photoshop Battle
So France's President Emmanuel Macron was just trying to take his official portrait like a serious politician. Tall order Macron. The picture, posted Thursday, inevitably launched the internet's latest Photoshop battle, offering endless entertainment. The...
By Ashley Hoffman
June 30, 2017
These Ridiculously Silly Fast Food Logos Are Just What You Need to Laugh Forever
Bizarre mock fast food logos are Thursday's viral craze making the internet laugh. Quickly after Twitter user Brentalfloss shared an image of a collection of fun doctored up logos of America's beloved fast food joints...
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A high school valedictorian whose graduation speech was abruptly cut off got national media attention this week, but on Tuesday night he enjoyed a much bigger platform: Jimmy Kimmel Live! Before the late night host...
By Ashley Hoffman
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Perfect Daughter Trolls Mom By Replacing All Family Photos With the Dog in Costumes
Marissa Hooper of Waxahachie, Texas simply wanted to test something: would her parents notice if she swapped out the portraits around the house for similar looking ones of the dog? So the 21-year-old college student...
By Ashley Hoffman
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The Internet Can't Get Over President Trump's Panama Canal Comment
“I think we did a good job building it, right?”
By Ashley Hoffman
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'Unprecedented Public Stroke-Fest for an Emotionally Frail Man.' Stephen Colbert Blasts Trump's Cabinet Meeting
"I can't get over these fawning cabinet members."
By Ashley Hoffman
June 13, 2017
Stephen Colbert Goes to Great Lengths to Grill Comey in Mock Senate Hearing
No one invited Stephen Colbert to former FBI director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, but that didn't stop him from pretending he was there. In a sketch that spoofed Thursday's testimony amid...
By Ashley Hoffman
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President Donald Trump's Twitter strategy has made him a ripe target for online imitators. As one of the most frequently spoofed characters in politics, Trump's 140-character missives are often picked apart and mocked. But they're...
By Ashley Hoffman
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Jimmy Kimmel asks the tough questions, so it's only fitting that he took it upon himself to probe the political knowledge of children. "Children are honest, so I asked kids the future voters of America...
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"Extreme vetting. That's all I'm asking for."
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