Jay Leno says ticket sales up after eliminating politics from his stand-up routine: ‘Nobody wants to be lectured’

Legendary late-night host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” Jay Leno said he no longer discusses politics in his stand-up comedy ...
The New York Times

Anatomy of a Comedy Cliché

How did comedians “getting real” become such a common trope in TV and movies? By Jason Zinoman Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A stand-up comic, tired of hiding behind jokes, jolts the ...
SF Station

San Francisco - Stand Up by Pedro Gonzalez

A night of laughter with the first Latino immigrant to do stand up comedy in the Colbert Show. Pedro's one of the best ...
Los Angeles Times

Being a special ed teacher taught Chinedu Unaka his biggest lesson in stand-up

There are some aspects of comedy you just can’t teach. But for comedian Chinedu Unaka, plenty was learned while giving lessons in a classroom. As a kid growing up in South L.A., it wasn’t planned that ...
Variety

New York Comedy Festival Sets Lineup for ‘New York’s Funniest Stand-Ups’ Showcase (EXCLUSIVE)

The New York Comedy Festival has unveiled its lineup for the “New York’s Funniest Stand-Ups” showcase, a new spin on a long-running tradition to find the next great voice in stand-up comedy. The show ...