The first time Janae Burris was asked by a comedy club to leave politics out of her set, she was angry. “I was like, ‘how dare you?’ A Black woman is running for office and I can't talk about it?” ...

The three-time Oscar winner behind "Terms of Endearment" and "Broadcast News" is back with his first film in 15 years, the ...

At its core, the First Amendment safeguards freedom of speech, including the right to critique public figures, government institutions, and societal norms, even when that speech takes the form of ...

"Politics, campaigns, government, and elections are usually contentious and frustrating topics," Maggie Yates opined in April in the Santa Barbara Independent. "Rarely do they feel like good, clean ...

Zack Fox, a comedian, DJ and “Abbott Elementary” star, reflected on how his upbringing has inspired his comedy career’s focus on Black culture and social justice Nov. 20. Ajani Stella/The Hoya | The ...

Comedy isn’t merely entertainment—it is a civic instrument, a mirror held up to the collective self, reflecting truths that ...

Former "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno explains why he eliminated political content from touring comedy sets to avoid alienating ...

Roy Wood Jr. hosts CNN’s “Have I Got News For You,” but his stand-up is less political.

Comedian Jim Gaffigan revealed in an interview why he's mostly steering clear of politics in his stand-up material these days. Gaffigan told Variety that comedy fans don’t attend stand-up shows to ...