Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bert Kreischer can pinpoint the exact moment his life changed: Dec. 28, 2016. Before then, Kreischer had been a stand-up comedian ...

Nikki Glaser is a kind person. It might sound ironic, considering Variety’s 2025 Creative Impact in Comedy Award recipient is infamous for her savagely funny takedowns, such as her star-making turn on ...

An impact comedy slated to be released in March is setting a new standard in socially conscious filmmaking. Vegan production house VegGood Films announced this week that all proceeds from its upcoming ...

When taking stock of what has given us a laugh recently, comedy has been groundbreaking, diverse and, frequently, fairly grim — but again, we are living in unprecedented times, so dark humor isn’t ...

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has committed big to comedy by adding £10M ($12M) to the genre’s budget over the next two years, as Director Jon Petrie talks up U.S. co-pros and unveils a new season of Jack ...

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) — Dick Gregory, a pioneer in social satire, used comedy to address racial tensions in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. Gregory, a St. Louis native, rose to prominence as ...

Kreischer, who will receive Variety ’s Creative Impact in Comedy Award on July 27, was a busy touring stand-up comedian, known for his unbridled enthusiasm and epic storytelling (usually while ...