The future of comedy is up in the air as all eyes turn to Jimmy Kimmel and his return to ABC. Affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair will preempt the return of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday, Sept. 23 ...

Eddie Possehl is a dynamic and driven writer/director with a passion for the written word and all things film, television, comics, and games. His passion for storytelling led him to establish his own ...

"It’s easier to talk here than it is in America," the comedian told an audience at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in ...

Angie McMahon plans to prove that women are funny, and she’s recruited 55 comics from across the United States to help the cause. McMahon is the founder and artistic director of the Funny is Female ...

Several U.S. comedians are blasting the star-studded Riyadh Comedy Festival over Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses. The festival, which kicked off on Friday, features prominent stand-up comedians, ...

Millie Bobby Brown is stepping out of the Upside Down and into a love story. The Stranger Things actress — who is ending her run as the telekinetic teenager Eleven when Season 5 of the Netflix series ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival began on Friday and includes many of the world’s most famous comedians on its bill. But the comedy festival in Saudi Arabia’s capital has become something of a cultural ...

It's hard out there to be a studio comedy, stuck in a world where audiences primarily get their chuckles from blips on TikTok and memes on Reddit. Sure, the studio comedy isn't in great shape right ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. New York Comedy Festival returns this November, and the fest ...

A comedy festival featuring the likes of Pete Davidson, Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart launches Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, leading plenty of fellow comedians and human rights groups to slam those ...

As many of his peers condemn the Riyadh Comedy Festival and its participants, Bill Burr appears to have connected with a new fandom. The comedian, who performed on Friday as part of the inaugural ...