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News Articles: stand-up comedy

"What I've actually found is that whole myth that you can't be happy and still be funny is a myth," Bill Burr says.

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  • Television

Bill Burr: 'I am a mess of a human being ... but it makes for good comedy'

Burr is known for his contrarian, fiery stand-up, but lately he's been feeling lighter on stage. His latest Hulu comedy special is Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years. 

March 13, 2025
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Stand-up comedian D.J. Demers is hard of hearing. To reach others in the deaf community, his shows often include a sign language interpreter. Jennifer Lees (left) has interpreted many of his shows.

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  • Arts & Life

Comic D.J. Demers jokes a lot about hearing loss — but won't be 'the hearing aid guy'

Demers was diagnosed with hearing loss when he was 4 years old. As a kid, he saw nothing funny about it — but then he learned to make people laugh. He just dropped his fourth stand-up special.

November 25, 2024
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Atlanta comedian Heather McMahan has recorded two Netflix comedy specials.

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  • News

WATCH: Atlanta comedian Heather McMahan talks humor, grief and success on and off the stage

Atlanta-based comedian Heather McMahan speaks with GPB's Peter Biello about getting her start as a comedian, the death of her father, IVF, and maintaining a "joyful perspective."

April 30, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
In <em>Hijabs Off</em>, comic Zainab Johnson jokes about dating and growing up Muslim in Harlem, one of 13 siblings.

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  • Arts & Life

With 12 siblings, comic Zainab Johnson has plenty to joke about in new special

Comedian, writer and actor Zainab Johnson turns personal chaos into comedy. In her new special, Hijabs Off, she talks about being a Black Muslim, growing up in Harlem, having 12 siblings, and dating.

October 24, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
A Tennessee native, Leanne Morgan refers to herself as the "Mrs. Maisel of Appalachia."

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  • Television

Leanne Morgan, the 'Mrs. Maisel of Appalachia,' jokes about motherhood and menopause

"It took me a long time to find my audience ... but I always knew they were out there," says Morgan, who started doing stand-up as a mom in her mid-30s. Her new Netflix special is I'm Every Woman.

July 31, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
Angelo Colina is starting a Spanish comedy circuit. He's pictured above performing at Room 808 in Washington, D.C., on April 30.

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  • Pop Culture

At a 'Gente Funny' show, only bilingual audience members are in on the joke

Latinx comedians with non-English routines have largely been relegated to restaurants, bars and other spaces where Spanish already dominates. But a new generation is changing that, one show at a time.

May 25, 2023
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Stand-up comic Akau Jambo, 25, remembers a fellow comedian saying, "Dang, I never knew people were laughing in South Sudan." Jambo is out to prove him wrong.

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  • Games & Humor

So a South Sudanese comic put on a comedy fest in a land of 'suffering.' How'd it go?

Akau Jambo just staged the first international comedy festival in a country that the U.N. calls a place of suffering. Talking about the role of laughter, he says, "Life doesn't stop – we keep living."

April 13, 2022
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  • Nick Roll
"Neal Brennan: Unacceptable" will run in New York City through November.

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  • Games & Humor

Comedian Neal Brennan's New Show Centers On The Ways He Feels Unacceptable

Brennan is best known for his creative partnership with comedian Dave Chappelle. Now, his new one-man show, Neal Brennan: Unacceptable, addresses feelings of self-criticism and mental health.

September 15, 2021
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  • Ziad Buchh
Norm Macdonald speaks during a panel discussion of reality television talent show <em>Last Comic Standing</em> in 2015.

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  • Television

Comedian Norm Macdonald Has Died At 61

The Canadian stand-up comedian died from cancer on Tuesday. He was best known for his deadpan humor and work on television shows including Saturday Night Live.

September 14, 2021
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
<em>Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place</em> chronicles Chappelle's efforts to entertain audiences during the pandemic with a series of outdoor shows. He's pictured above in North Charleston, S.C., on Jan. 30, 2020.

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  • Performing Arts

Chappelle Fans Flock To D.C. Live Events As New Mask Mandate Is Announced

Dave Chappelle drew sold-out crowds to his live, indoor appearances in Washington, D.C. — 3,500 attended his show at the concert venue The Anthem and more than 2,000 came to the Kennedy Center.

August 02, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair

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