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As Stephen Colbert exits "The Late Show," podcasts take centre stage " and have the last laugh
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (485+ words) Podcasts cost a fraction of television and the "talent owns the show, allowing them to reap the financial benefit of the advertising, subscriptions, sponsorships, events and even product sales. Ad dollars have followed the audience. "At least US$30 million in…...
Rizal Van Geyzel says comedy is about context, but social media twists jokes out of shape
1+ week, 4+ day ago (476+ words) KUCHING, May 12 "International comedy icons such as Dave Chappelle, Trevor Noah, and Ricky Gervais have shown that stand-up comedy is more than just a form of entertaining audiences " it is also a platform for delivering social and cultural commentary through…...
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1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (9+ words) Vaseline sets a new standard for creator collaboration'Malay Mail...
Zambry: UM report admits "sensitive" elements in theatre row, corrective steps underway
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (242+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 " Universiti Malaya (UM) has acknowledged "sensitive" elements in a recent theatre performance that drew online backlash, submitting a report to the Higher Education Ministry. According to The Star, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir said…...
At Met Opera, life after a school shooting takes centre stage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (599+ words) NEW YORK, April 6 " School shootings are a tragically common occurrence in the United States, but rarely do they grace the stage of one of the world's premier opera houses. But on Monday, Kaija Saariaho's Innocence"which explores how a devastating…...
Glen Baxter, Britain's oddball genius of Monty Python-style cartoons, dies aged 82
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) LONDON, April 1 " Glen Baxter, the artist and cartoonist best known in his native Britain for his oddball greetings cards but seen as a "genius" abroad, has died in London aged 82. Baxter died on Sunday surrounded by his family, the French…...
With fewer than 100, 000 speakers, Western Armenian community keeps language going with concerts, workshops and film screenings
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (577+ words) ISTANBUL, March 28 " Once spoken by two million people across the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Armenian has shrunk to the point of becoming an endangered language following a century marked by massacres and mass emigration. Yet defenders of Western Armenian, a language…...
We won't stop': Indonesian comedians shrug off backlash after police report over comic Pandji Pragiwaksono's Netflix special
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (679+ words) JAKARTA, Jan 18 " A police report filed against Indonesian comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono over jokes in his Netflix special Mens Rea has triggered a national debate " but fellow comedians say they aren't backing down. Speaking to The Straits Times (ST), several comics…...
Adelaide Festival in crisis after dropping Palestinian author over Bondi shooting "sensitivities
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (492+ words) SYDNEY, Jan 12 " Australia's leading Adelaide Festival is battling a slew of artist withdrawals and board resignations after disinviting a Palestinian-Australian author citing "cultural sensitivities" raised by the Bondi Beach shooting. Scores of artists have reportedly torn up their invitations, several…...
From life lessons to laughs: Sheng Wang previews his 2026 Malaysia stand-up show
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (685+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 "A craft that demands creativity, a unique style, precision, and, of course, a killer punchline, stand-up comedy is an art that only a select few can truly master. Taiwanese-American Sheng Wang firmly belongs in that category, with…...