stand-up comedy

Even before his death by suicide, Robin Williams embodied the “tortured clown” archetype in such a way that was probably only clear to his closest friends. And it’s those friends…

George Carlin died ten years ago, and these days it’s pretty tempting to say we could use him with us still. I don’t know about that, but I do that The…

It’s been a good decade since Chris Rock’s last stand-up special, but his reputation as one of the greatest comics of all time has remained secure. How secure? So secure,…

Leave it to Dave Chappelle to somehow innovate within the tired form of stand-up specials on Netflix. The legend in his own time is dropping not just one but two…

When discussing the greatest stand-up comedians of all time, the name of George Carlin is a mandatory part of the discussion (especially now that Bill Cosby is out of the…

Louis CK is famous for using his success to experiment with different forms of distribution, letting fans have his work for prices that would be too low for anything released…