The rise of the industry is chronicled in the 2024 book Skit Economy: How Nigeria’s Comedy Skit-Makers Are Redefining ...

For the man fondly known as “the doctor who prescribes jokes,” comedy isn’t just an escape — it’s a calling Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans When he steps onto the stage, mic in hand and ...

Uganda Waragi Cheers to 15 Years of Salvador at Africa Laughs Season 7 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kingdom ...

Pablo Kimuli emerged as a winner and Salvador as the first runner-up. It is this very audition that set Salvador on the ...

Lisa Ann Walter started her career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1980s before booking film and TV roles and eventually landing on the hit ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary.” She continues to tour as ...

Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo on Saturday accused Zohran Mamdani of lying about not knowing a virulently anti-LGBTQ Ugandan official with whom Mamdani recently posed for smiling photos.

My favorite John Candy moment is just a blink in a semi-obscure skit. It’s from “SCTV,” the Canadian sketch comedy series, and Candy, wearing a suit and a fluffy blond wig, is playing drums for a ...

During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, Aziz Ansari defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. He also said he planned on donating part of the fee he earned ...

Jimmy Kimmel pressed comedian Aziz Ansari this week about his decision to perform at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival, with Kimmel calling the Saudi government a "pretty brutal regime" and ...

Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia. By Jason Zinoman ...

Bill Burr is lashing out at critics for slamming his appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. During an interview on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, Burr said he does not “give a fuck ...

Critics blasted mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani for clinging to his dual-citizenship with Uganda days after a photo resurfaced of him posing with an architect of the country’s draconian anti-LGBT ...