Best known for his role on "Sanford and Son," Redd Foxx was a stand-up pioneer. In 1956 he recorded what was the first real stand-up record, the first of over 50 that he'd put out in his career.

At his final stand-up show, Bill Hicks reflected on his ... you could make an argument that Richard Pryor was the best comedian to ever live. He died of a heart attack in 2005 at 65 but his ...

Have you ever watched a comedy show and thought ... 5 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 50 Best Stand-Up Comedians of All Time.

A Stand Up Comedy Film. Here are two handfuls of honorable mentions, listed here in alphabetical order. Check them out even if you don’t already know their names! Now for my personal best of the ...

By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Ali Wong won the 2025 Golden Globe for best performance in stand-up comedy on television on Sunday. Her win came for Ali Wong: Single Lady, her fourth Netflix ...

The 30-year-old shot to fame after winning Comedy Central's competition for India's Best Stand Up Comedian in 2012. Now, he has his own 90-minute-long comedy special and an eight-episode fictional ...

Upward of 150 stand-up specials were released in 2023. That’s a lot — much more than a generation ago, when it was hardly guaranteed that a comedian would ever ... not as a “best of ...

"We have such a fantastic comedy scene," said Amy Mason (L) Three comedians have said they are "excited" to represent "one of the country's best comedy ... The stand-up, whose deadpan show Free ...