comedy

Janelle James
Success

Before ‘Abbott Elementary,’ Janelle James did it all—waitressing, personal chef, party planner, sewing teacher. Now she’s making over $4 million a season

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October 10, 2025
"Late Night" host Seth Meyers during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on February 8, 2017.
Big Tech

First Kimmel, then Fallon and Meyers? A veteran TV scholar says late night can’t survive politics anymore — and today’s hosts must ‘tread carefully’

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September 18, 2025
Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park
Arts & Entertainment

South Park season premiere goes scorched earth on Trump following Paramount settlement

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July 24, 2025
Multimillionaire ‘The Office’ star still worked part-time at a theater box office and drove a Honda while filming season two of the sitcom
Success

Multimillionaire ‘The Office’ star still worked part-time at a theater box office and drove a Honda while filming season two of the sitcom

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July 23, 2025
John Oliver
Lifestyle

Record minor-league baseball crowd takes in home opener rebrand inspired by HBO comedy host John Oliver

By Joe Reedy and The Associated Press
July 21, 2025
How a Second City improv class became a training ground for the next generation of business leaders
Leadership

How a Second City improv class became a training ground for the next generation of business leaders

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June 7, 2025
Jimmy Fallon on the set of The Tonight Show
Success

Jimmy Fallon dropped out of college in his last semester—he says he survived on $7 a day just to get stage time, before making the millions

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June 3, 2025
Kevin Hart holds a microphone while performing stand-up comedy
Success

The world’s highest-paid comedian says you must embrace rejection if you want to be successful: ‘It’s supposed to be hard’

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May 9, 2025
Conan O’Brien accepts Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for humor as Trump moves to remake culture mecca roil arts: ‘Twain hated bullies’
Politics

Conan O’Brien accepts Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for humor as Trump moves to remake culture mecca roil arts: ‘Twain hated bullies’

By Ashraf Khalil and The Associated Press
March 24, 2025
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe makes jokes at Trump's rally in Madison Square Garden
Politics

Tim Walz calls Tony Hinchcliffe a ‘jack wad’ after insulting Puerto Ricans at Trump’s NYC rally—’they pay taxes and serve in the military at almost a higher rate than anybody else’

By Dave Smith, Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
October 28, 2024
Trump standing at a podium to tell jokes at a campaign dinner
Politics

Trump says he got ‘a couple of people from Fox’ to write jokes for him at a campaign dinner. Fox News says that didn’t happen.

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October 18, 2024
Tom Brady wearing sunglasses throwing a football
Lifestyle

You can own one of Tom Brady’s watches—if you’re willing to shell out up to $800,000

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October 2, 2024
Phil Rosenthal and Ray Romano
Success

How a theater student with only $200 in his bank account created one of the most popular TV shows ever—and then spent another decade working to realize his dream job

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May 22, 2024
Jon Stewart on the set of "The Daily Show"
Politics

Jon Stewart’s return brings ‘Daily Show’ audience to highest level in 6 years

By Christopher Palmeri and Bloomberg
February 13, 2024
After AI-generated ‘George Carlin’ routine, late comedian’s daughter warns others: ‘They’re coming for you next’
Tech

After AI-generated ‘George Carlin’ routine, late comedian’s daughter warns others: ‘They’re coming for you next’

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January 11, 2024

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