A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy ...

The comedy industry is undergoing a metamorphosis in 2024. Name-brand comedy venues are opening new locations, beloved local venues are being bought out by megacorporations, and ...

In the past two decades, the rapid development of Chinese social media, in particular video streaming platforms such as Bilibili, has enhanced the popularization of stand-up comedy. This genre ...