"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You might expect in a year when everything has gone to shit that comedians—being the social critics in ...

Wow, 2025 — in the race to dismantle civilization, you certainly outdid yourself. And it took some brilliant stand-ups this year to take our problems big and small and turn them into jokes that ...

If you love the intimate atmosphere of a comedy club, it can be an enjoyable night out. But who needs to leave home when Netflix is bringing the stand-up comedy to you? The best part about Netflix's ...

To drive this point home right away, Hoffman’s act is extremely NSFW in various ways. She uses all the four-letter words one ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Morgan and Amer are back on Netflix this month with their second and third specials, respectively.

Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they are slowing down. In 2024 alone, the streaming service released more than 40 ...

Matteo Lane is the latest comedian to join Hulu’s stand-up comedy lineup. Lane will host a new stand-up special for Hulu under the streamer’s Hularious comedy banner, which is set to launch in ...

Although the human mind is typically way too susceptible to auteur theory, it can still be interesting to reflect, at times, on the influence a single person can have on an entire artform. Take ...

Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette is available on Netflix. Cameron Esposito’s Rape Jokes is available on her website. Six years ago, at the Largo in L.A., comedian Daniel Tosh declared that jokes about rape ...