The pandemic really put a damper on live stand-up comedy, and by extension, the stand-up comedy special. Much more than any preconceived notion of “cancel culture,” the idea of sitting ...

Each month, many funny videos are posted to every corner of the internet — from Twitter and Instagram to Vimeo and sometimes other weird places we’ll have trouble embedding. Because you’re busy living ...

Netflix released 14 new stand-up comedy specials in 2021, some more high-profile than others. Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer,” of course, stirred up discord both within and outside of Netflix for its ...

It was the year comedy became lucrative again—for some comedians, anyway. After a year in Yellow Springs, Chappelle took his “Dave Chappelle and Friends” tour to clubs, theaters, and arenas with the ...

Mark Sammut grew up on the PlayStation 1 and has been playing games ever since, although he is no longer limited to just Sony consoles. Be it JRPGs, shooters, platformers, or hack and slash games, ...

The top 10 TikToks of 2021 show just how eclectic the app has become. Getting to watch Squishy the chipmunk fill his chubby cheeks with nuts, one by one, was nothing short of a treat. The video ...

The Musical Comedy Awards has always been the best place to see funny up-and-coming musical comedians. The 2021 final is set to take place on Saturday 23rd October, with ten acts who have battled ...

He works in mysterious ways.

In live comedy, which operated for part of the year, Jason Manford and Alfie Brown – two comics who couldn't be more different if they tried – delivered great shows, while it was clear that Olga Koch ...

The return of indoor shows brought comedy closer to normal, and there were plenty of specials from Bo Burnham, Tig Notaro, Roy Wood Jr. and others. By Jason Zinoman From left, a scene from Tig ...