I don’t know if it’s just us, but does it feel like comedians just…aren’t that funny anymore? While some argue audiences have become more sensitive and that the threat of cancel culture is very real, ...

Fast-forward half a decade to the now-famous story of Chappelle’s Show, the sketch series that began in 2003 on Comedy Central. We live in the comedy world that Chappelle conquered, through the Miss ...

What’s the difference between laughing with someone and laughing at them? When we laugh with someone we appreciate their sense of humor, we share the joke. Humor is a uniquely human experience. It ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. On today's show , PBS NewsHour co-anchor Jeff Bennett is out with a new book about a golden era for comedy , the 90s. This is KPBS Midday Edition.

“You wouldn’t believe the backlash we got the first year,” Tyrone Collins says. He’s fresh from a radio interview promoting the three-day NW Black Comedy Festival that he and his wife Courtenay ...

Festival introduces cooperative revenue platform, free AI voice protection, and interactive timeline honoring 275+ Black women across seven decades of comedy. Social media platforms profit from their ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Geoff Bennett about his new book, "Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms." Geoff Bennett was 10 years old ...

The award-winning co-anchor of PBS NewsHour presents a sweeping and insightful retrospective on the history of Black comedy in America. Black comedians have long played a pivotal role in shaping the ...

This story is part of the WTOP Book Report series written by Terik King. Read more of that coverage here. Geoff Bennett discusses his book "Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy, ...

The competition, founded in 1987, has helped launch the careers of comedians including Chris Tucker, Jamie Foxx, Nick Cannon, and D.L. Hughley. Semifinalists Lele Mason of Chicago and East Oakland’s ...