Gone is the din of the audience laughing at punchlines. The dimmed lights of the showroom are a memory. The anticipation of an act coming to the stage is on pause. Stand-up comedy in the era of the ...

With ticket sales tripling in the last decade, stand-up comedy is booming. But not all comics are feeling a tailwind. New comics are under pressure to adapt their work to social media. And those who ...

Manhattan comedy club The Stand, which opened in 2012 and was notable not only for its great lineups but also not having a two-drink minimum, is moving to a new Union Square location: It is with ...

There’s nothing like the electricity in the air on a good night at a comedy show. Packed in a room full of strangers looking for a good time, comedians who can light up a room experience a taste of ...

Leading up to its one-year anniversary in early 2020, the Independent Comedy Club in Hamtramck was on an upward trajectory, gaining an audience of comedy fans and welcoming a variety of talent to its ...

A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy ...

Comedy club The Stand, one of the city’s hottest stand-up venues, which has hosted the likes of Tracy Morgan, Louis C.K., Dave Chappelle and Damon Wayans, has found a new home at 116 E. 16th St. But ...

The microphones are getting plugged in a lot later than expected, but stand-up comedy is finally ready to go on in Bellflower this summer. “It’s been a journey. But I’m feeling great and I feel like ...