Larry the Cable Guy to headline the 2017 Wild West Comedy Festival

The Wild West Comedy Festival is returning to Nashville this spring and festival organizers have already shared a couple of big names who will be performing at the event. Larry the Cable Guy and Impractical Jokers are both set to bring the funny down to Tennessee on April 17-23. Larry the Cable Guy...

Marc Maron adds dates to The Too Real Tour

Marc Maron's Too Real Tour has been one of the most hilarious comedy road trips of 2016. Even more fans are now in luck as the comedian has revealed a string of new dates that will keep him finding the funny in everything from politics, to pets to relationships well into the spring of 2017. “There...

Watch: Maria Bamford performs for nobody in '7 Minutes in Purgatory'

The roar of laughter and the thrill of a raucous applause break are two of the sounds that fuel comedians to keep baring their souls on the stand-up stage, so what happens when top comedians perform in a completely empty theater? That's exactly what Ian Abramson intends to find out with the second...

Ali Wong & Patton Oswalt top Moontower Comedy Festival lineup

For the sixth annual Moontower Comedy Festival, which takes place April 19-22, festival organizers have recruited a collection of hilarious comedians and live podcasts for its initial lineup announcement. Ali Wong, Patton Oswalt, Colin Quinn and many more will be heading down to Austin this spring...

Watch: Nintendo mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto jams with The Roots and Jimmy Fallon geeks out playing Nintendo

NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" got its game on recently with Nintendo guru Shigeru Miyamoto sitting in with the show's house band The Roots, and host Jimmy Fallon getting to debut the upcoming Nintendo Switch console - much to his extreme delight. Miyamoto has been with Nintendo...

Will Ferrell to star as aging professional eSports gamer in upcoming film

Will Ferrell has lampooned a lot of professions over his comedy career and now he's setting his sights on the world of eSports. According to Variety, Ferrell is developing a feature film project in which he'll play an older member of an eSports team fighting to remain competitive with the much...

Mel Brooks' best comedy collaborations

On Jan. 20, 2017, Mel Brooks is set to appear at Riot LA to present a special screening of his groundbreaking film “Blazing Saddles” after which he will engage in a conversation about his work and take questions from the crowd. The film features collaborations with several comedians with whom Brooks...

Live Review: Marc Maron brings politics, family & endless laughs to Chicago

It was quite cold in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 3, as temperatures dipped down into the low 30s, but that didn't stop the droves of Marc Maron fans from venturing out into the night for a pair of shows at The Vic Theatre. The evening marked a return to The Windy City (and The Vic) for the “WTF” host...

Five fun facts about Riot LA headliner Mel Brooks

This January, Riot LA is bringing together some of the funniest people in the world for a series of performances, presentations and special events. One of the festival's many highlights finds legendary director Mel Brooks presenting his groundbreaking film “Blazing Saddles” on Jan. 20, after which...

Mel Brooks to bring comedy, conversation and more to Riot L.A.

Mel Brooks is “Back in the Saddle Again” and ready to ride into Los Angeles for a special presentation in conjunction with the Riot LA Comedy Festival. On Jan. 20, 2017, the legendary director/comedian/actor/writer/genius is set to host an evening full of laughs at the Microsoft Theater. Ticketed...

Riot LA announce more comedy festival acts

LA's exciting comedy festival, Riot LA, has announced additional comedy acts for the 2017 festival, which will take place in downtown Los Angeles from Jan. 19-22. Todd Barry, Rachel Bloom, Ron Funches, Nikki Glaser, Kyle Kinane, Eugene Mirman, Tig Notaro and more have joined the already massive...

Sarah Silverman & Trevor Noah top Just For Laughs Northwest Comedy Festival

The Just For Laughs Northwest Comedy Festival – which takes place in comedy clubs across Vancouver on Feb. 16-25, 2017 – has announced that some of the biggest names in comedy will be performing throughout the 10 day event. Sarah Silverman, Trevor Noah and Chris D'Elia are among the hilarious stand...

Comedian Todd Barry to publish new book in 2017

Todd Barry is one of the most hilarious, and hardest working, comedians in the business. Soon fans can vicariously experience life on the road with a veteran comedian by reading Barry's upcoming book “Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg: One Comedian's Tour of Not-Quite-the-Biggest Cities in the...

John Cleese and Eric Idle bringing comedy tour to Dallas

Fans of “Monty Python” have a huge treat coming up in December. Two of the key members of the British comedy troupe, John Cleese and Eric Idle, are coming to Dallas for two special stand-up concerts at the Majestic Theatre. The stand-up concerts take place on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 and there will only be...

Interview: Comedians from Fuse TV’s ‘Uproarious’ discuss some ‘High Key Comedy’

The new Fuse TV series, “Uproarious”,  is hosted by YouTube sensation Jimmy Tatro and features short sets, sketches, music and parody videos, digital shorts, and cutting-edge field pieces from today’s most promising stand-up talent and emerging digital personalities. The series airs on Fridays at 1...