More than 50 comics from around the country will be performing at the Funny is Female Comedy Festival at Comedy Plex in Oak ...

One of the most exciting voices in comedy is Canadian-born comedian, writer, actor and producer Maddy Kelly. Headlining stand-up shows, winning a Webby Award and making her late-night debut on The ...

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger doesn’t jot down her jokes — she stores them in her head until showtime. Even her setlists are just single-word prompts, like “giraffe” (for her baby giraffe impression) or ...

From Beijing comedy clubs to New York stages, China's female comedians are using stand-up to tell new stories about modern China. On a Wednesday night not long ago, a crowd of Beijingers packed into ...

Over the 50 years since the first Vietnam War-era Southeast Asian refugees arrived in the U.S., there’s been hardship — but there have also been plenty of comedic moments, which is where the St.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICOPEE — For female comedians of a certain age, getting booked can be a challenge. That's why Carole Montgomery, a veteran ...

Angie McMahon plans to prove that women are funny, and she’s recruited 55 comics from across the United States to help the cause. McMahon is the founder and artistic director of the Funny is Female ...

A reporter walks into a bar. Except, it’s not a bar; it’s a basement comedy club in Clifton. And there’s no bartender serving corny one-liners; it’s a group of women serving actually funny punchlines.

Comedy has become a way for women to skewer China’s gender inequality. Some men aren’t happy about it. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing On the list of topics best avoided by China’s comedians, ...