‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 50 is done. We’re ranking all 20 hosts
In its landmark 50th season, “Saturday Night Live” had a lot going for it: a huge cast of performers with a diverse toolbox of styles…
Demetri Martin brings comedy to art world with ‘Acute Angles’ show
I wasn’t expecting a painting of a naked clown to greet me when I FaceTimed Demetri Martin on a Monday afternoon in May. After the…
Comedian Stavros Halkias breaks out with ‘Let’s Start a Cult’
Baltimore-born comedian, writer and podcaster Stavros Halkias was destined for the spotlight. He commanded a mic at age 3. Now he delivers authentic, unfiltered comedy…
Hannah Einbinder returns to stand-up for ‘Everything Must Go’
When I told Hannah Einbinder at the start of our interview that I had seen her new comedy special, “Everything Must Go,” a look somewhere…
Jesus Trejo goes behind the laugh on new PBS series ‘Roots of Comedy’
Comedian Jesus Trejo knows a thing or two about crafting comedy out of personal experiences. His journey as an only child and family caretaker has…
Comedian Richard Lewis dies at 76
Comedian Richard Lewis, the stand-up comic who most recently played a fictionalized version of himself on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” has died. He was 76.…