Comedy

Adam Sandler placed his hand on the bronze bust of Mark Twain and speculated that it “one day might be the weapon used to bludgeon me in my sleep.”

He was on the verge of TikTok superstardom. At least, that’s what Matthew Price was hoping for as he raised his profile among magic and comedy circles around Los Angeles.

The stars of “Young Rock” are one-on-one with Danielle Nottingham talking Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards and spilling secrets from season 3 of their hit show.

After a devastating week of mass shootings and years of hate crimes within the Asian American community, a local improv group is aiming to make audiences laugh again.

Local improv group “Cold Tofu” will perform at the Sierra Madre Playhouse on Sunday and is aiming to make audiences laugh again. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 27, 2023.

Funny gal Anjelah Johnson-Reyes dishes with California Live’s Danielle Nottingham about her hilarious new stand-up comedy show, “Who Do You Think I Am?”.

California Live’s Amber Pfister takes us to The Crow, a comedy club in Santa Monica that has created a space for parents to bring their children. Amber chats with the owner, Nicole Blaine, about the club and her comedy shows, BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby), and Pull My Finger, an interactive comedy show for little ones and parents. Learn more...

Gallagher, the prop comic known for smashing watermelons, has died.

While performing at Uncle Vinnie’s Comedy Club in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey on Saturday. Oct. 8, Ariel Elias opened up the floor for a question and answer part of her set. She immediately regretted it when one woman in the audience asked her, “Did you vote for Trump?”

Well-known and popular comedians gathered at the Comedy Store in Hollywood to celebrate the All-Star Comedy Jam. All proceeds made at the event will go to the Midnight Mission to help the homeless.

Comedian Molly Kearney will become the first nonbinary cast member on “Saturday Night Live”

The actress took home the trophy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 2022 Emmys on Sept. 12 for her portrayal of Tanya McQuoid on HBO’s “The White Lotus,” the first Emmy of Coolidge’s illustrious career. 

What is art? Do awards make you a better artist? Are blockbuster movies only for pseudo-actors? These are some questions unleashed in “Official Competition,” a comedy by Argentine directors Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martínez in a battle of egos and vanity.

In celebration of this weekend’s festivities – Father’s Day and the U.S. Open, California Live’s Paul Costabile hits the U.S. Open Mic pop-up stage in Santa Monica in search for America’s best dad jokes! See if Paul has what it takes to get the crowd roaring with laughter.

Comedian and Actor, Margaret Cho joins California Live’s Danielle Nottingham to chat about her new rom-com, “Fire Island” and shares her thoughts on working with a diverse cast. She also talks about hitting the road post-pandemic with her upcoming comedy tour, “Fresh Off the Bloat.” Find out what other surprises the pandemic brought her way.

“Saturday Night Live” opened its first show since taking a hiatus during the Beijing Winter Olympics with a stunning and solemn performance paying tribute to Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

Dave Chappelle will produce and host a series of four specials featuring stand-up comics he has handpicked, Netflix announced in a news release Friday.

We asked a group improv comics to act out the weirdest dreams of Olympians Jason Brown, Dusty Henricksen, Jamie Anderson and David Wise. The results were even wilder than we imagined.

We know Olympic snowboarders Jamie Anderson and David Wise both shred. What else do they have in common? They both have some really weird dreams. Welcome to Gold Medal Improv, where we ask a group of comics to act out the most bizarre dreams of top Team USA Olympians.

We asked Olympians to share their weirdest dreams with us. Then we asked a group of improv comics to act them out. This is Gold Medal Improv, and in this installment we asked our comics to act out the most bizarre dream of Team USA snowboarder Dusty Henricksen — which involved a team of ninjas and a hungry lion.