When you think of Black stand-up comedy, venues like the Apollo Amateur Night may come to mind. The greatest Black comedians have showcased comedic styles that range from raunchy to satiric to ...

Rosebud Baker is an expert in making light of life’s most devastating moments. In her first Netflix special, The Mother Lode, Baker uses her gift for dark humor to talk about her difficulties getting ...

Comedy has always been a tool for Black women—an instrument to tell uncomfortable truths, uplift cultural narratives, and connect generations through laughter. But behind every punchline is a legacy ...

There, a listless, middle-aged salaryman named Alex (played by Will Arnett) rediscovers himself as a stand-up comic. Based ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Nolan Sargent performs a five-minute stand up segment at Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase Feb. 12. Cole ...

After everything that happened in 2024, and heading into the five-year anniversary of the pandemic, you might have expected comedians to either reckon with the wreckage of the recent past and their ...

It may be 2026, but all of the new stand-up comedy specials on Netflix are still from 2025. If you’re waiting for the 2026 models to come in, it’s going to be at least another month or two. In the ...