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 classics like Jerry Seinfeld, laugh at observational comedians such as John ...

Female comedians on Netflix offer a mix of seasoned vets and rising stars for endless laughs. Stand-up comedy has evolved through the years, with female comedians now taking the genre by storm. Fresh ...

Taylor Tomlinson is the it-girl of the stand-up scene. She currently hosts “After Midnight,” a late-night game show, making her one of the few female hosts on late-night television in recent history.

Many of the year’s best comedy specials share a reflective sense of mid-career reconsideration. The most striking of these is ...

Helmed by Steve Purcell, The Queens of Comedy (2001) is a stand-up comedy special featuring performances by four African-American female comedians: Adele Givens, Laura Hayes, Mo’Nique, and Sommore.

The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny. Performing ...

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime explores the fictional life of a female stand-up comedian in the late 1950s. But while Midge Maisel is fictional, the character is rooted in the real-life ...

Stand-up comedy is finally back on China’s TV screens after a yearlong absence — and a new generation of performers has come out swinging. The scene went into a deep freeze last May following ...

Women are having a moment in China’s stand-up comedy scene. Stand-up shows on Chinese TV channels and streaming apps have long been a man’s world. In 2017, just one out of every 10 contestants was a ...