Pranit More's recent crowd-work controversy has revived scrutiny of jokes made in live comedy settings. The backlash has also ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Eventually, on the feed of every social media app are clips of popular comedians doing some crowd work, but your favorite comic’s favorite crowd-working comic is veteran ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stand-up comedy has a crowd work problem, and I don’t see it letting up any time soon. Crowd work used to be one of many tools of ...

Stand-up comedian Jessica Kirson hilariously roasts a German audience member during an unpredictable crowd-work exchange.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Deon Cole will tell anyone plainly: Not every comic wants to talk about their audience members. The longtime stand ...

Jim Gaffigan, Ilana Glazer, and Roy Wood Jr., each about to tell a joke, at Hulu’s Hularious event in New York City on December 3. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images “I ...

Comedian Jessica Kirson can look at an audience, pick people out and spin it into material right on the spot. Comics call it "crowd work," but for Kirson it’s second nature. Nassau County resident ...

TikTok has a mixed record when it comes to comedy. The app helped launch the beloved Brian Jordan Alveraz—but also the controversial Matt Rife. Meanwhile, it has given rise to the 20-something ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Comedian Gary Owen is coming to the Bold City later this month. You can see Owen at the Florida Theatre on December 27. I got the chance to sit down with the stand-up comic ahead ...

Raj Sharma built his reputation on the unpredictable — working a crowd, reading a room and turning strangers into part of the act. The Dallas-based stand-up comedian, a fixture on North Texas stages ...