DETROIT — Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He was 83. picked by prish 1 month ago

Comedian Mark Cassidy died after accidentally overdosing on laughing gas while watching computer porn. The coroner has ruled the death a misadventure, Darwin calls it poetic. picked by tigertony 7 months ago

Comedian Demetri Martin has a very different take on comedy, and it should be the funniest 14 minutes that you've had today. picked by skate2live 2 years ago

In a case that seems suspiciously like a win-win for everybody involved, a grandmother is suing her stand-up comedian daughter-in-law for "defaming her with racist lies" in her comedy routines. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Grammy Award-winning comedian Lewis Black is well known for his sarcastic stand-up routines and his short-form rants on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Now he finally has a show of his own: Root of All Evil, premiering Wednesday on Comedy Central, in which he judges comedians' arguments about which of two things they think is more evil. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Richard Jeni, one of Comedy Central's Top 100 Comedians of All Time, is dead. According to police, Jeni was found dead presumably from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday, March 10, 2007. A loaded gun was reportedly found next to his body. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Even though he plays Dungeons and Dragons, this Comedian Rocks! picked by Muppetmaker 2 years ago

Inspired by Jetka's foreign piano playing comedian.
Borge teams a keen sense of comic timing and classical music. In other words... this old guy will entertain you. picked by heymrp 2 years ago

A British stand-up has been accused of spreading ‘racist hate speech’ in California. Pat Condell has faced a barrage of criticism after links to his anti-Muslim monologue on YouTube were circulated to commissioners in the city of Berkeley. picked by sholom22 3 years ago

Margaret Cho, comedian and actress will have another series. It will air on VH1 starting August 21. See the first episode online at her blog. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

He is the latest in a string of opposition activists to be given long jail terms by the military government. picked by DoggyLives 1 year ago

I can't believe I missed posting this last week. December 10th, 2005 was the day we lost the funniest comedian, Richard Pryor. There will never be another like him. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

What comedian rocks? This Comedian Rocks! picked by Muppetmaker 2 years ago

Another gem by Dragon Boy Suede that he wrote for Thanksgiving. If you haven't heard of him, check out his comedy act. He's got his own weird style, and it's hilarious! picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

For the most part (with a few exceptions), Obama has not shown a willingness to be joked about. All that changed at a dinner on Saturday where his speech was riddled with jokes, poking fun at republicans, his administration, and even himself. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

May he rest in peace. I feel like putting some God jokes in here, but maybe it's a tad soon... picked by sykeo56 1 year ago

George Carlin, who died in June, is the subject of an oral history by his daughter. Also due: a CD, DVD and a posthumous Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. picked by DerAlt 1 year ago

Phil Hartman (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian Emmy Award-winning writer as well as an actor, voice actor, comedian and graphic artist. picked by sandossu 1 year ago

Nice girls just don't act like that. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

New York Magazine celebrates its 40th anniversary in part by interviewing the amazing Woody Allen on whether a lifetime of psychoanalysis has paid off, and why kids from Yale no longer like good movies. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago