Founded by late comedy impresario Budd Friedman in New York City's Hell's Kitchen in 1963 — the Improv hosted the likes of Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, ...

Improv Stand-up, Know Laughing Matter, at Strawdog Theatre Company. The line between stand-up routine, improv aside, and performance-art soliloquy is so thin some scientists doubt its existence. Fact ...

Three improv teams compete at Young Ethels in Brooklyn by creating scenes inspired by 1980s televangelist and failed standup ...

First there’s the heavy breathing, then the sweaty hands, and finally, a sinking sensation in the pit of the stomach. Performance anxiety is very real, and it can affect even highly successful ...

Kasha Patel was bracing for a busy spring before the coronavirus pandemic forced stand-up comedians across the country to drop their mics. The latest edition of her DC Science Comedy series? Canceled.

Many of Hollywood's biggest stars actually got their start in comedy. While audiences know them for their iconic movie and TV ...

Many of Hollywood's biggest stars actually got their start in comedy. While audiences know them for their iconic movie and TV ...

“I think that with comedy you have some comedians who can make the back of the room laugh and you have some comedians who can make the front of the room laugh,” says comedian Dan White, sitting ...

When the DC Improv opened its doors to audiences in mid-April for the first time in 13 months, director of creative marketing Chris White wondered whether the venue’s charms could survive in a ...