Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stand-up comedy has long been a boy's club, but thankfully, that's starting to change. I'm not saying you still can't enjoy ...

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...

No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...

Western University has introduced a course titled “Women Aren’t Funny: Feminist Stand-Up Comedy,” aimed at challenging the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Laughter will once again echo across Columbus this fall as more than 100 comedians descend on the city for the second annual Columbus Comedy Festival. Organizers announced this year’s ...

Legendary American vaudeville entertainer-turned-comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley became famous for her persona as a frumpy, middle-aged woman in a housedress and floppy hat delivering hilarious stand-up ...

Stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Wheeler Opera House, and the tickets are going fast. With 46 years of comedy under her belt, the iconic ...

Carol Leifer, a stand-up comic and writer rumored to be the inspiration for Elaine on Seinfeld, is on a national tour for her new book of essays, When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win. It ...