At the height of Stalin’s powers in the 1950s, Russian citizens would circulate joke books making fun of the great dictator. These folks would surely be killed if found in possession of such items, ...

There are probably dozens of reasons to read. Reading informs you about the myriad ways that the world is imploding, or how many calories are in the thing you’re eating, for example. Reading can also ...

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According to Apple, there are over half a million active podcasts. If you figure each one has one or two hosts at a minimum, that means there are more podcast hosts than residents of San Francisco.

IGN's Best Comedy TV Series category is the place to find the chuckles, the giggles, the guffaws and, most importantly, the finest funniest television shows of the year. From the wrestling ring to the ...

It feels like only two years ago that, with 80-plus new stand-up comedy specials released into the world, I was arguing the need in 2016 for comedy specials to be, well, special. Oh wait. That was ...

IGN's Best Comedy Movie category is where we go to take a load off and have some laughs. But not just that -- in order to make this list of nominees, a film has to have more going on than just the ...

From one wild White House Correspondents' Dinner to a hidden camera show that changed the game, 2018's comedy landscape was brimming with political takedowns. At the center of it all: Donald J. Trump.

Comedy Central has announced the lineups for its January Stand-Up Month, including four new one-hour specials, and talent for a new digital series of half-hour specials under two different banners.

Roasting tech culture may be considered low-hanging fruit in the Seattle comedy world, but that just makes the challenge of conceiving funny observations about it all the more compelling. So it's ...

With so much focus on the unprecedented amount of specials released this year, we felt that we should take some time to shine a spotlight on the stand-up staple of the full-length comedy album. Audio ...