Byron Bowers has the makings of a great one-man show on his hands. He has a number of large set pieces around which to orient his act, a few...
Comics experience the world on two planes at once: taking in the same sights and sounds as the rest of us, they're constantly filtering thes...
At the risk of sounding a bit reductive, Michelle Wolf is really funny. Admittedly, this isn't the most profound insight, but I make this po...
"Those are all the generic opening jokes I have. Can I go to my material now?" Vir Das asked the crowd abruptly, just a couple of minutes in...
Is the purpose of comedy to "push boundaries" or "speak truth to power"? At the Garrison on Friday night, Sam Morril made a strong case that...
To the extent that there were problems with Ronny Chieng's set at the Royal Theatre on Thursday night, none of them had to do with the stren...
Taking into account that the goals of a fulfilling conversation don't always overlap neatly with those of an entertaining performance, watch...
Performing for an enthusiastic crowd at the Winter Garden Theatre, Chris Gethard sought to issue a reminder that perfection is an unattainab...
Leading up to the release of his 2016 special, Comedy Camisado, Hannibal Buress joked in interviews about choosing this title because, much...
With the swaths of comedians who hold down steady jobs working in TV writers' rooms, it's not uncommon for comedy fans to notice a striking...
Taking stock of the tidal wave of think pieces that has swept the internet since the release of Hannah Gadsby's Nanette, it's a bit puzzling...
Leaving James Davis's show at the Royal Theatre on Monday night, you'd be forgiven for wondering when some of his jokes were written. "I'm t...
"I don't know anyone who is kind of into our show," Matt Johnson said halfway through Saturday afternoon's panel discussion about Nirvanna t...
Assessing James Acaster's JFL42 performance in Toronto last night, the question is how to effectively capture the proverbial lightning in a...
In March, Netflix released James Acaster's Repertoire, a fittingly titled series that introduced the world outside of the U.K. to James Acas...
