Comedian Jim Gaffigan explained to Variety on Thursday why he avoids politics in his stand-up routines, saying audiences want ...

Political comedies are the perfect way to deal with topical issues under the guise of absurdist comedy, and movies like Duck ...

Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, has declared his intention to minimize political content in favor of a focus on ...

The first time Janae Burris was asked by a comedy club to leave politics out of her set, she was angry. “I was like, ‘how dare you?’ A Black woman is running for office and I can't talk about it?” ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. With the formal swearing at, er, in of ...

"Politics, campaigns, government, and elections are usually contentious and frustrating topics," Maggie Yates opined in April in the Santa Barbara Independent. "Rarely do they feel like good, clean ...

On Sepember 19 Denver crowds will unload a serious amount of cash on an event titled “The Clean Guys Comedy,” which features such stand-up legends as Jamie Kennedy (Scream), Uncle Joey from Full House ...

At its core, the First Amendment safeguards freedom of speech, including the right to critique public figures, government institutions, and societal norms, even when that speech takes the form of ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. 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 ...

Zack Fox, a comedian, DJ and “Abbott Elementary” star, reflected on how his upbringing has inspired his comedy career’s focus on Black culture and social justice Nov. 20. Ajani Stella/The Hoya | The ...

They got to Jerry Seinfeld. He received enough blowback from the Left that he caved. He no longer blames humorless left-wing pundits and activists for the war on comedy. Indeed, he now says he ...