From the English teacher who recites a poem to help memorize prepositions to the science teacher’s monologue about the importance of conservation, teachers are often the first performers we ...

John Mayer reflected Thursday on his short-lived stand-up comedy career 10 years ago, explaining that he stopped because, frankly, he was too famous.

"In some ways, stand-up comedy is like a documentary of your own life," explains Mike Birbiglia in his recent special Good One: A Show About Jokes. By that measure, there were some really good – and ...