Jemaine Clement laments the idea that some comedians think it is "edgy" to be racist and transphobic with their material.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many sketches from the early seasons of Saturday Night Live wouldn’t fly on television today, but constantly complaining about ...

Liberals have dominated American comedy news for the past 50 years. Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, and Bill Maher are among the most prominent voices in political satire. But since the ...

Think about the political comedians performing today. Of those, how many are conservative? Not many, right? Alison Dagnes, a political scientist, media maven and self-described “comedy dork,” has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in comedy. CBS canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last week, and while the three-decade franchise is ...