Think about the political comedians performing today. Of those, how many are conservative? Not many, right? Alison Dagnes, a political scientist, media maven and self-described “comedy dork,” has ...

Political stand-up comic Manjeet Sarkar believes that with changing trends of protests, the one thing that has stayed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in comedy. CBS canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last week, and while the three-decade franchise is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is all because on an April 23 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on ABC, the host staged a faux White House Correspondents' ...

Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find time to go to his local movie theaters. Robert graduated from Bradley ...

When Donald Trump seemed poised to win the presidential election in 2016, Trevor Noah, then the host of The Daily Show, began the program’s live night-of special on a somber note. “It feels like the ...

Just in time for the upcoming elections, PowPAC is presenting the political satirical comedy “The Outsider.” The two-act play opens on Friday and runs through Oct. 6. PowPAC veteran David Dartt ...

How many times have I heard it? “We need comedy now more than ever.” Friends. Acquaintances. Business associates. Strangers when they learn that for decades I ran a comedy club on Broadway with my ...

Not every joke needs a message. At least, that's how Jay Leno sees it. In a July interview with David Trulio, president and CEO of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, the former ...

Jay Leno has made a conscious decision to stay away from politics. The 75-year-old star has revealed that his stand-up comedy career profited from his decision to steer clear of political opinions, ...

Comedian Jim Gaffigan revealed in an interview why he's mostly steering clear of politics in his stand-up material these days. Gaffigan told Variety that comedy fans don’t attend stand-up shows to ...