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.

Mason, known for his quick-witted observational humor, used stories from his orthodox Jewish background, a thick Yiddish accent and wild gestures to keep his audiences entertained for decades.

The Peacock comedy series about a has-been fictional girl group from the '90s has great, big performances and a lot of nostalgia.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers comedy writer Anne Beatts, who died this week at the age of 74. She worked in male-dominated writers' rooms at Saturday Night Live and National Lampoon magazine.

Justin Simien's horror-comedy gets tangled in its own mythmaking, but as an '80s workplace comedy period piece, it's spot-on.

The daily news cycle can be incredibly draining, with shootings, political drama, and social upheaval bombarding our social media timelines. From time...

He is, by his account, "World Champion." Of what? Depends on when you ask. It may be easier to pin down Judah Friedlander's resume as an actor and...

Improvisational theater makes for a great evening of live entertainment. Actors make up a story right on the spot, mastering the art of staying in the...

Comedian and actor Scott Adsit has been on everything from Friends to The Office , but you may know him best as Pete Hornberger from the sitcom 30 Rock ...

Georgia native Dulcé Sloan is a comedian, actress and correspondent on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah." Sloan started her stage career at...

Hari Kondabolu is a comedian, writer and podcaster based in Brooklyn, New York. He has performed on "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Conan,"...

Fans of the improv comedy show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" probably know Colin Mochrie as one of the original cast members. He's been on the U.S. version...

For many young people, turning 21 means buying their first legal drink. For On Second Thought intern and aspiring comedian Monique Bandong, it meant...

It's been 100 years since a Spanish influenza epidemic killed as many as 50 million people worldwide , including 675,000 Americans. A new book on the...

Comedian Paula Poundstone is concerned she will have to whisper her act at the Miller Theater in Augusta Friday. "Because of the golf," she told us in a...