"SNL" veteran Tim Meadows headlines the third annual event, the state's largest showcase of regional and national standup acts. Also on the bill is Nikki MacCallum, another New York City comic whose ...

Iconic Comedian, 60, Is Totally Unrecognizable During Recent Podcast Appearance originally appeared on Parade. Carrot Top, legally known as Scott Thompson, has been doing his own thing since h his ...

Veteran stand-up comedian and actor Kevin Meaney has died at 60, his agent confirmed. He was found unresponsive in his Forestburgh, N.Y., home and an autopsy is pending, The Hollywood Reporter notes.

Comedian Dave Attell is not a flashy guy. Dressed in a black jacket, gray hoodie and dark baseball cap, he likes to stay under the showbiz radar. However, the 59-year-old comic, who grew up in ...

Ruth Buzzi, the comedian whose character Gladys Ormphby used her handbag as a deadly weapon in the show “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” died Thurday at the age of 88 from complications from Alzheimer’s. ...

ST. LOUIS – Dick Gregory used comedy to address racial tensions in the 1950s and 60s, becoming a pioneer in social satire. Gregory’s journey into activism began at Sumner High School, where he led a ...