Eddie Murphy was an era-defining comedy actor almost as soon as he hit the big screen, but he'd never call himself the best ever.

Jamie Foxx has carved a remarkable path through Hollywood, blending comedy, music, and acting into a career that spans ...

“What helped me with the open mic was the fact that I watched stand-up from a very young age. My dad collected comedy records from some of the greatest comics of his time, like Redd ...

Wallace, who plays the father, is excited about his son coming home but the person that shows up at his doorstep is ... isn’t a copy of Redd Foxx’s Fred G. Sanford. In fact it’s hard to ...

The two joined the 57-year-old onstage in his latest stand-up special Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was, in which he detailed his health scare. "You got to understand, we didn’t get a chance to ...

Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they are slowing down. In 2024 alone, the streaming service released more ...

Kumail Nanjiani will release a comedy special on Hulu, his first stand-up special in over a decade. The show will mark his second-ever standup special. Nanjiani will produce the not-yet-tiled ...

Matt Damon is helping comedian Andrew Schulz promote his upcoming stand-up hour… by bullying him. In a new promo for the comedian's Netflix special, Life, Schulz is minding his business in a ...

Craic Health has secured funding for a scheme which uses stand-up shows and workshops to help people who are isolated, lonely and vulnerable. Its project is aimed at helping the government work ...

I was frustrated that most writing about stand-up focused on a comedian’s material at the expense of covering the techniques they use to bring that material to the audience — the dozens of ...