While Netflix is stuffed with hilarious comedy specials, these four are the only ones to earn the highest possible accolade ...

Over the last decade, standup comedy has never been more in demand. But though the art form is now bigger than ever, today's leading stars owe a debt to generations of comics who came before them.

Not all years have an obvious emerging theme in comedy specials, but many greats of 2025 happen to come from established comedians in middle age. Perhaps not coincidentally, several of the best ...

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From the time he was a child, Jeremy Piven’s parents, Byrne and Joyce Piven, assured him he was enough. The “Entourage” actor, who grew up in Evanston, recalled his mother telling him: “Don’t doubt ...

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 ...

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Nikki Glaser is a kind person. It might sound ironic, considering Variety’s 2025 Creative Impact in Comedy Award recipient is infamous for her savagely funny takedowns, such as her star-making turn on ...

There was a time when the path to comedy success was relatively fixed. Comedians would grind in clubs until they got an opportunity to perform on late-night TV, and then they’d get a development deal ...

One of the most lovable WNBA players around is making a career change…well, at least for one night. Indiana Fever point guard Sydney Colson will make her stand-up comedy debut as the opening act for ...

These comics have to navigate culture clashes and social stereotypes. The key, they say, is to make fun of your own nationality first. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Berlin and Amsterdam It was Friday ...