Amy Schumer’s downfall became impossible to ignore the night her audience finally snapped. During a show in Tampa, she shifted from comedy to political lecturing — and nearly 200 people stood up and ...

The first time Janae Burris was asked by a comedy club to leave politics out of her set, she was angry. “I was like, ‘how dare you?’ A Black woman is running for office and I can't talk about it?” ...

David Letterman, during a sometimes borderline contentious interview broadcast Friday, asked Herman Cain if he really wanted to be president. "Dave, did you think I was doing this for fun?" Cain ...

Comedian and actress Rachel Bloom told Fox News Digital that she doesn't find it hard to be funny, despite concerns from other comedians that political correctness has taken over the industry. Bloom ...

Veep is one of the rare comedy shows that retained a consistent level of quality throughout its run, as it chose to end at ...

Bill Maher is taking a break from doing stand-up and didn’t hold back on explaining why. The comedian, 69, admitted on the Monday, November 17, episode of his Club Random podcast that he has no ...

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

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 ...

With 11 stand-up specials under his belt, Jim Gaffigan is one of the most prolific comedians this side of George Carlin. His family-friendly jokes about parenting and food made Gaffigan a household ...