Category: Comedy

Mike Birbiglia is not interested in your laughter. Or at least, that’s not all he’s interested in. While most comedians shy away from long-form jokes

If you believe that podcasting saved comedy, then Marc Maron is a messiah of humor. After enduring divorces, a flaccid comedy career and losing his

The members of the Fine Gentleman’s Club make no secret about how much they love getting high. Over the last year, some of us at Westword have

(Long-form) If public speaking is the most common human fear — statistically, it ranks even higher than death — then Denver is chock-full of masochists

Never one for settling down, Roseanne Barr has kept very busy since her days changing the face of TV and women’s comedy with her hit

CHICAGO — It was a curious choice for Russell Brand to enter the Just For Laughs headlining stage to the Oasis track “Cigarettes & Alcohol,”

Overhearing two pop-culturists argue about this comedy series, you’d be forgiven for mistaking it for a debate over gun-control or Israeli settlements in the West

While many comics will play to their political or cultural bases, Ron White is virtually impossible to pin down to any one audience. First rising

Whether it’s Austin, Seattle or Detroit, every non-coast comedy scene deals with the same conundrum: You build a community of talented standups, and just when