Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On? is the latest fictional film to mine humor and pathos from life on the stand-up stage—but ...

Nanjiani takes full advantage of the unusual position this special occupies in his career, and he uses the opportunity to ...

Arnett, who co-wrote the script with Cooper, plays Alex Novak, a father of two who is facing an impending divorce from his ...

Netflix dropped a surprise Dave Chappelle stand-up comedy special Friday night after the Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua boxing ...

The jump from comedy club stages to the silver screen isn’t an easy one—but some performers make it look effortless. Before they were lighting up movie screens or headlining hit TV shows, some of ...

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How did comedians “getting real” become such a common trope in TV and movies? By Jason Zinoman Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A stand-up comic, tired of hiding behind jokes, jolts the ...

Aziz Ansari has been one of the most accomplished creative talents of his generation in stand-up comedy, film, and television. Now, the actor-comedian is making his feature directorial debut with Good ...