Ben Stiller is calling on comedians to keep pushing boundaries. During a recent interview with Radio Times, the “Severance” director said that comedy is facing unprecedented challenges in the current ...
Ben Stiller is donating the archives chronicling the careers of his parents, comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. The pair appeared on ...
Millie Bobby Brown is stepping out of the Upside Down and into a love story. The Stranger Things actress — who is ending her run as the telekinetic teenager Eleven when Season 5 of the Netflix series ...
Several U.S. comedians are blasting the star-studded Riyadh Comedy Festival over Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses. The festival, which kicked off on Friday, features prominent stand-up comedians, ...
The Riyadh Comedy Festival began on Friday and includes many of the world’s most famous comedians on its bill. But the comedy festival in Saudi Arabia’s capital has become something of a cultural ...
"It’s easier to talk here than it is in America," the comedian told an audience at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in ...
David Cross ripped into many of his former comedy heroes for their participation in Saudi Arabia’s controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival. The comedian posted his thoughts on his website and in an X ...
Update, September 30, 9:30am: Comedian David Cross has spoken out about the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and is urging fans to donate to the Human Rights Foundation instead of attending the event. In a ...
"Seinfeld" star Michael Richards has returned to the comedy stage for the first time in nearly 20 years. The 76-year-old comedian took the stage Wednesday night for his new tour, "Michael Richards: An ...
American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.
Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...