Former "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno explains why he eliminated political content from touring comedy sets to avoid alienating ...

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

Comedian Alex Stein, known for his podcast " Prime Time with Alex Stein " and viral moments where he disrupts government ...

Samantha Bee appeared on Stacey Abrams' "Assembly Required" podcast on Thursday, when she called civility "worthless" and ...

Last Week Tonight host John Oliver has shown that he isn't interested in taking former TV host Jay Leno's advice when it comes to comedy. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, August ...

Stephen Colbert (Communication ’86) has long gravitated toward what one of his friends called “playful danger.” He leaned into this instinct for the past decade on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen ...

Political humor can amuse, provoke or even spark outrage, as seen in Jimmy Kimmel’s recent suspension. CU Boulder Today spoke with Peter McGraw, director of the Humor Research Lab (HuRL) and a ...

After years appearing on Chelsea Lately and traveling the country for various stand-up gigs, Heather McDonald knows that things can get tricky when comedy becomes political. "There's no way you're ...

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 ...

Think about the political comedians performing today. Of those, how many are conservative? Not many, right? Alison Dagnes, a political scientist, media maven and self-described “comedy dork,” has ...

"It's fundamentally a story about family and how to survive them." 20th Century debuted a fun featurette for Ella McCay, a ...

Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find time to go to his local movie theaters. Robert graduated from Bradley ...