Maybe he’s been around too long, but as a fan and as a constant critic of SNL, I still look forward to “Update” every week, ...

No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...

Sitting on a bed in an elaborately staged boudoir, Lily Allen wandered around the space and sang the slinky "Sleepwalking," ...

And in a broadly holiday-themed episode, SNL kicked off in a familiar place: a news conference with a member of the Trump ...

I’ve been covering TV for long enough to know the talk of the town each summer, at least in regards to Saturday Night Live, is always about who is coming and going. Each year, newbies and longtime ...

Michael Che is glad that Saturday Night Live didn’t let him do the more brutal version of his April Fool’s Day joke on Colin ...

Read Deadline's Comics to Watch piece for 2026 to learn about the 20 stand-ups we think you should be keeping an eye on in ...

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Dynamics is set to release Perfect Chinglish, the debut stand-up special of Cat Ce, on December 23rd.

While growing up in Syosset and Woodbury, comedian-director-producer Judd Apatow developed an obsession. He consumed all things comedy-related as a teenager and became passionate about the art form.

With ticket sales tripling in the last decade, stand-up comedy is booming. But not all comics are feeling a tailwind. New comics are under pressure to adapt their work to social media. And those who ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “I’m very filthy,” the comedian confessed. “You know, I curse a lot. Been doing that my whole life ...

Adam Sandler says he feels “guilty” doing stand-up comedy in front of his daughters. Sandler, 59, addressed the awkwardness during his Wednesday, November 19, appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC ...