Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture — and the Magic That Makes It Work; By Jesse David Fox; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 368 pp., $29.00 Comedy Book takes the reader on a journey through comedic ...

The comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff, forty-three, visited the New York Public Library recently, for an event at the Celeste Bartos Forum—a discussion with the comedian and podcaster Marc Maron, about ...

Looking Back at the First Five Years of SNLAt this point in my look at the history and development of sketch comedy shows I would be amiss if I didn’t mention Monty Python’s Flying […] ...

NEW YORK ‒ In 2013, Michelle Buteau laid out a five-year plan for herself: have two kids, her own TV show, and a backyard in Brooklyn for composting. Although she now lives in the Bronx, the “Survival ...

In almost every TV comedy special, there’s a telling cutaway that the director felt obliged to insert. It shows spectators in the theatre rented for the occasion—usually a half row, half a dozen ...

Before television became crowded with formats and genres, it learned how to make people laugh-with the history of classic TV ...

JAMESTOWN, New York -- The National Comedy Center in western New York offers visitors an immersive and interactive experience celebrating the art of comedy. Located in Lucille Ball’s hometown, this 37 ...