The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny. Performing ...

Monica Piper’s television credits include the hit sitcom “Roseanne,” the children’s animated series “Rugrats,” and “Mad About You.” ...

Jean Carroll is considered the first Jewish woman to do stand-up comedy. Now, an event aims to introduce New Yorkers to this influential yet little-known legend. Before there was Joan Rivers and Susie ...

Forest, 90, is performing her one-woman show, “90 Years of Songs and Scandal,” as part of the New York City Fringe Festival. D’yan Forest is, in the truest sense of the phrase, one of a kind. That’s ...

Saturday Night Live” is landing across the pond. The British adaptation of NBC’s long-running comedy series is set to premiere on March 21, which means there’s a whole new lineup of stand-ups to ...

These comics have to navigate culture clashes and social stereotypes. The key, they say, is to make fun of your own nationality first. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Berlin and Amsterdam It was Friday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stand-up comedy has long been a boy's club, but thankfully, that's starting to change. I'm not saying you still can't enjoy ...