It’s an objective fact: Black women are hilarious. Through the trials and tribulations of living, they prevail by finding the humor in it all. This has led to a long history of successful Black female ...

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 classics like Jerry Seinfeld, laugh at observational comedians such as John ...

Kenan Thompson is way off the mark in suggesting that the reason Saturday Night Live has too few black female comedians is that there aren’t enough funny, talented black women for the job, Yesha ...

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 ...

Comedian Swati Sachdeva took Mumbai by storm through her latest gig. She headlined ‘No Fox Given’ by Foxtale, a bold, culture-shaping comedy show that struck a powerful chord with audiences. With a ...

Entertainment veteran highlights the restorative impact of laughter and the evolving landscape for women in comedy If I can give someone forty-five minutes to laugh, maybe I can clear enough space in ...

More and more Middle Eastern women thrive as comedians. Could their success on stage, in the film industry, at comedy festivals and on social media foster empowerment for the next generation of girls?

In the crowd at a comedy show, three kinds of laughter can usually be heard. First up is the, “oh man, oh god, did they really just say that?” laughter — the kind that comes with a facepalm or a slow ...

The internets kind of erupted this past week when Kenan Thompson, of SNL (and before that “Kenan and Kel” on Nickelodeon–never forget.), told TV Guide that the reason SNL doesn’t feature any black, ...