No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...

Mumbai: Zakir Khan, one of India’s most popular stand-up comedians, is making headlines ever since he announced a long break ...

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Ricky Gervais, Bill Maher and Kevin Hart were among the comedians called out by Wanda Sykes at the Golden Globes.

The 1970s were a golden age for stand-up and sketch comedy, launching careers that would shape humor for decades. While a ...