Ben Schwartz is sitting in the green room at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre with his shoes off, looking relaxed. The writer-actor-director-improvisor comedian appears to be far more zen than a ...

Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t know that sitcoms still exist. Abbott Elementary? The Righteous Gemstones? Ghosts? It’s Always fuckin’ Sunny? Jerry’s never heard of ‘em. At least that’s our takeaway after ...

There’s a quote that is often used to describe comedy: “We must laugh to keep us from crying.” Napoleon Bonaparte first said it, but over time, the words evolved, but the meaning remained the same: ...

Editor’s Note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic’s new desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Peak aims to connect readers to ideas they can ...

I wasn’t expecting a painting of a naked clown to greet me when I FaceTimed Demetri Martin on a Monday afternoon in May. After the longest two seconds of my life, the comedian appeared in front of the ...

When comedian Nate Bargatze started his career, he dreamed of one day selling out Bridgestone Arena in his hometown of Nashville. “Not that I even knew it would happen,” he says. “But it would be a ...

Recovering from open-heart surgery, Brian Copeland is emceeing San Leandro's Comedy in the Plaza for the nonprofit Davis ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Craig Robinson has been a regular fixture in the world of screen comedy ...

The term has fallen out of fashion, but the experimental spirit of the genre lives on in the refreshingly off-kilter Brent Weinbach and Eddie Pepitone. By Jason Zinoman If Nathan Fielder performed ...

When I first saw John Cleese’s bizarre X posts this morning, I did what many of us reflexively do when confronted with the musings of the chronically online: I winced and kept scrolling. But something ...