Ex-Hasidic lesbian comic Robby Hoffman talks about her John Mulaney-directed Netflix special and how growing up poor helped shaped her comic style ...

Late-night came roaring back to life, Roy Wood Jr. delivered a must-see special and Amy Poehler made a must-listen podcast.

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The British stand-up comedian is world-renowned, with several televised and streaming stand-up specials to his name and a ...

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Toonhole John is known for his razor-sharp humor, dark twists, and punchlines that hit when you least expect them. Drawing inspiration from classics like Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side, and Looney ...

Pitch-black comedy has been one of the defining features of 21st-century television, as the industry moved from the earnest family sitcoms of the 1970s and 1980s — think “Family Ties” — to shows that ...

Yorgos Lanthimos’ particular brand of dark comedy can be an acquired taste, and his latest, the gritty conspiracy thriller “Bugonia,” pushes that taste to the limit. There’s no quirky visual beauty to ...

Director James Whale was on a tear for the first half of the 1930s, directing three of the very best Universal monster movies: Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933), and Bride of Frankenstein ...

The debate over limits on free speech in comedy has taken an urgent, international flavor this week. Some of the biggest names in stand-up are vigorously defending their participation in the ...

Finally, something everyone’s been waiting for! Dark humor fans, gather around because we’ve put together another “best of” post, this time featuring the works of the one and only Dave Contra. Many of ...