Jon Stewart Is Coming Back to You
Jon Stewart saw us crying and screaming about how much we miss him right now, so he’s returning with two comedy specials to shut us up.
Here Is 11 Minutes of Real Stand-Up Comedy From Kellyanne Conway
Today, Kellyanne Conway is just a husk of a person. But that wasn’t always so—she used to enjoy “humor.” Let’s enjoy a November 1998 clip of her performing some stand-up comedy in the DC’s Funniest Celebrity charity event.
Dave Chappelle Is Really Back, Has a Lot to Talk About in His Three Netflix Specials
We can stop asking the question, Where’s Dave Chappelle when we need him? He’s right here in the flesh, and next year he’s releasing three whole standup specials on Netflix.
Patton Oswalt Says Life After Loss Should Be Called a 'Numb Slog' Not a 'Healing Journey'
On Thursday night, Patton Oswalt headlined his first hourlong stand-up special since his wife, Michelle McNamara, died in April.
Chris Rock Lands a Sweet $40 Million Deal for 2 Netflix Stand-Up Specials
Netflix has agreed to pay Chris Rock $40 million for two stand-up specials as part of a record deal. That’s a lot of money.
Watch Amy Schumer Explain Why Being In Love in Your 20s Is Stupid
Here’s Amy Schumer talking about the idiocy of being drunk in love in your 20s, in a preview for her Apollo special that airs on Saturday.
Tracy Morgan Makes His Standup Comeback in NYC
Jolly old Tracy Morgan is steadily returning to form, first with a surprise appearance at the Emmys and now hitting the comedy stage for the first time since his crash.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Telling Rape Jokes
The first time I told a rape joke, I was on a small comedy tour, at an open mic in Salt Lake City.
Holy Shit Madonna Is So Bad at Stand-Up Comedy
Ohhhh no. Oh no oh no oh no. I would love to live in a world where this did not exist, some kind of alterna-universe where Madonna had people in her life who felt comfortable telling her hard truths, but there’s no escaping it—Madonna, who has already been depressing the hell out of me lately, did a stand-up routine…
Here it Is: The Greatest, Realest and Grossest Period Joke of All Time
Happy Valentine's Day week! Do you have anyone to celebrate it with or will you, like my partner and me, spend the day angrily eating chocolates and wondering when true love will finally find us? If so, you might be interested in this: The most disgusting awesome period joke you've ever heard.
Tig Notaro Performed Half of Her Set Topless Last Night
Tig Notaro is the fucking coolest. Two years ago, she performed what quickly became one of the most legendary stand-up sets of all time, tearing the roof off Los Angeles' Club Largo with a searing, heartbreaking, hilarious set about being diagnosed with breast cancer. Last night at Town Hall in New York, she followed…
Melissa McCarthy Quit Standup Because Hecklers Are Total Wangs
Like many funny women before her, she was scared off the stage by shouts of "show us your tits!"
Check Out the First Indian Woman to Perform Stand Up on Late Night TV
Last night, Aparna Nancherla made her first appearance on Conan. And in the process, she became the first Indian woman to perform stand up on American late night TV. IT'S A COLUMBUS DAY MIRACLE.
Melissa McCarthy Tells Jon Stewart About Her First Time on Stage
We already know Melissa McCarthy is incredibly funny and talented, but did you know she can also pull of a strong red lip? Of course she can, she's some sort of special. Let's all be best friends, OK?
Daniel Tosh Is Sorry He Told a Female Audience Member That She Should Get Hilariously Raped
Professional sayer of stupid shit Tosh.0 jackanapes Daniel Tosh says a lot of things that aren't funny, but perhaps the least funny of his unfunny oeuvre is his plethora of rape jokes. (Knock knock! Who's there? Your mom getting raped in the butt! Ahahahaha. Tears, you guys.) As such, it was only a matter of time…
When Kathy Griffin Met Michele Bachmann
Kathy Griffin had the extreme pleasure of bumping into Michele Bachmann at a political event; the two ladies recognized one another and when they started to speak an assistant filmed the exchange, supposedly for Bachmann's website. Kathy, always on top of her game, decided to ask the tea party princess if she'd…
Ballad Of The "Chucklefuckers": Same Shit, New Day
According to one interviewee in The New York Post, "Big-name comedians have what the Rolling Stones have for music groupies. It may not even be sex appeal; it's like laugh appeal. They're assholes." Comedians call such women "chucklefuckers." Funny!
Loose Lips
Turns out Britney Spears is not hooking up with her bodyguard (as previously reported) and she is "100% single," at least according to her manager. Oh, and the guy in question isn't even her bodyguard, he's her "staff photographer." • Mark Consuelos, husband of Kelly Ripa and proof that sometimes you can take…
Chris Rock Was Right: Abortion Is A Choice Between A Female And Her Friends
With all this talk about Aliza Shvarts and her (im)possible abortions, it got me thinking about how women decide whether to keep or terminate a pregnancy. For those of us have gotten pregnant, was the opinion of the dude who knocked you up ever the final say in your decision of whether to keep it or get an abortion?…
