On Thursday night, at a Chapel Hill Players improv practice, one person frantically mimed devouring an entire watermelon, rinds and all, while another carefully paused the scene before a fake brawl ...

An all-female cast and crew of Vermont-connected writers and standup comedians poke gentle fun at men, religion, clergy and women’s aging process.

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Joe Kwaczala is a Los Angeles-based comedian and the writer-star of the mockumentary American Comic, which follows two stand-ups, both The post The Secret to Filming American Comic’s Authentic ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Created in 2015 after a Houston comedy festival was criticized for having too few female comics, the Mermaid ...

Jared and Dayna Thompson’s second-story club showcases local acts as well as big names in comedy touring the U.S. Photo by Angela Jackson But how did such a small-scale, grassroots festival in the ...

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When Harman Preet Singh walks onto a comedy stage, sporting a proud beard and moustache and a pagdi wrapped around his head, an uninitiated audience member might expect Hindi or English words to slip ...