British stand-up comedian and sitcom star Ricky Gervais said comics should not obsess over potentially offending audiences, because any joke will offend somebody somewhere. In a new interview with the ...

Over 50 years after Lorne Michaels launched the longest-running sketch show in American TV history, Saturday Night Live is ...

Anyone who thinks British humor is limited to withering quips on “Downton Abbey” is living in the past. Jimmy Carr and Sarah Millican, both performing sold-out shows this month in Minneapolis, are ...

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: ...

Have you ever watched a stand-up comedian on TV and wondered what their audience is laughing at? When I was a judge on ITV's The Big Big Talent Show, the producer insisted on having weak, ...