2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (315+ words) 5:30 p.m. | Doors Open6–7 p.m. | ArtDesk Conversation7-9 p.m. | ReceptionJoin Oklahoma Contemporary for an exclusive reception for Clever, Quick, Magnetic: The Art of Witty Banter, featuring a special ArtDesk Conversation at 6:00 p.m. with guest curator David Salle and Nate Freeman, celebrated art correspondent for Vanity…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (289+ words) Dave Attell is among the most influential and flat-out funniest stand-ups alive, and 2024 proved it yet again. His Netflix special, HOT CROSS BUNS, premiered to huge numbers and rave reviews, reminding everyone why he’s a comedian’s comedian and a fan…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (208+ words) Ali Siddiq is stand-up comedian, public speaker, and writer out of Houston. Ali’s unique style of stand-up began behind the walls of incarceration, an incubator for interesting experiences and good stories. People received their first taste of Ali Siddiq when…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (494+ words) CBS and parent company Paramount have backed away from efforts to limit reposting of Stephen Colbert's mock appearance as host of a Michigan public access show called "Only In Monroe." Colbert posted the hour-long parody a day after being ousted…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1058+ words) As an artist or entertainer, it can be easy to fall into the trap of believing that suffering and struggle are required elements of inspiration or success, especially when the path to that success so often leads through spaces that…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (706+ words) ANDRE GREGORY: Thank you. WALLACE SHAWN: Delighted to be here. GREGORY: You have a great voice, if I may say so. SIMON: I think they're great. How did you decide to work together, or did you? Did it just happen?...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (78+ words) In the new HBO special from Chris Fleming, the comedian spends a lot of time talking about Terry Gross. Wild Card host Rachel Martin talks to Fleming about what he loves about the Fresh Air host. Comedian Chris Fleming loves…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago   (152+ words) This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Cynthia Nixon and panelists Negin Farsad, KC Shornima, and Adam Burke. Click the audio link above to hear the whole…...

11+ mon, 3+ day ago   (409+ words) Saudi Arabia is not known as a center for comedy. But through Oct. 9, the country's capital, Riyadh, is hosting dozens of A-list comedians — many of them American — at the first ever Riyadh Comedy Festival. The participation of big-name funnymen, including…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (149+ words) As president Donald Trump celebrates the cancelation of comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert and says he hopes the same fate will befall others who have been similarly critical, a look at the comedians in the ancient world who faced…...