When I'm not writing, I often try to relax and take my mind off work. Since movies and TV make up most of my life, my evenings are spent watching a lot of sports and stand-up comedy. Los Angeles is a ...

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 ...

Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they are slowing down. In 2024 alone, the streaming service released more than 40 ...