Comedians are criticizing their fellow artists for accepting offers to appear at the Riyadh Comedy Festival despite Saudi Arabia's controversial human rights record.

Hot scribe Morgan Lehmann has sold the pitch for an untitled WAGs comedy to United Artists, Deadline can exclusively reveal.

The Detroit-bred comedian's high-energy hosting style and on-the-spot improvisation has made him a standout in L.A.'s comedy scene.

Jesters once had considerably more leeway than the average person to make fun of the king. If otherwise loyal subjects made light of their leader, they ...

Because laughter can't be put on trial. [19th century Russian novelist and political satirist Nikolai] Gogol said that even those who fear nothing fear laughter. Because in a totalitarian state, you ...

The Netflix drama, which was released on Sept. 25, from comedian, actor and writer Mae Martin, follows two teenage girls who are sent to a camp for troubled teens. It’s a coming-of-age story wrapped ...

Haus of Ruckus is bringing their signature brand of chaotic comedy to the stage with their very first—well, “first” if you don’t count the others—live show. Haus of Ruckus Live promises ...

John Oliver sees Jimmy Kimmel suspension as turning point in the direction of America, says it's not too late for Disney to stand on the right side of history by standing by Kimmel and his show's ...

In all the stunning things about ABC’s swift removal of Jimmy Kimmel, its longtime late-night host and Oscars-hosting face of the network, perhaps the least surprising was that a comedian was again at ...

Russian writer and chess legend Garry Kasparov called the cancellation of the satirical sketch program an “early casualty” of Russia’s censorship regime.

Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, took the very easy way out. “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public ...