15 Best Stand-Up Comedy Specials Streaming On Netflix Right Now

Streaming has become a great home for stand-up comedy, and Netflix's lineup in particular includes 15 of the best stand-up specials out there.

Wanda Sykes Targets Fellow Stand Ups in Golden Globes Jokes

Ricky Gervais, Bill Maher and Kevin Hart were among the comedians called out by Wanda Sykes at the Golden Globes.
Los Angeles Times

These older women may be ‘heading for the coffin,’ but they’re getting laughs in L.A.

The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny. Performing ...
The New York Times

Anatomy of a Comedy Cliché

How did comedians “getting real” become such a common trope in TV and movies? By Jason Zinoman Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A stand-up comic, tired of hiding behind jokes, jolts the ...