Following the initial lineup announcement back in December, Vancouver's JFL NorthWest comedy festival has now expanded its lineup with addit...

Terry Jones — the Welsh-born actor, writer and director best known for his work with Monty Python — has passed away at the age of 77.   He...

Longtime voice actor on The Simpsons Hank Azaria is stepping down from his role playing Apu. After years of debate about whether or not t...

Comedy greats Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have just kicked off their "Mandatory Attendance" world tour, which will bring them to Toronto...

Kathy Bates has weighed in on this year's Oscar nominations, and she too thinks that Adam Sandler deserved a nod for Uncut Gems.   Sandler...

The holiday season was filled with its fair share of awkward family gatherings, but the entire country witnessed one on last night's episode...

Ricky Gervais and his glass of beer hosted the Golden Globes for the fifth and final time last night (January 5), and now he's returning his...

The new year has brought with it some great news for fans of cult U.K. comedy The Mighty Boosh. According to co-creator Noel Fielding, this...

Eddie Murphy made his triumphant return to Saturday Night Live over the weekend, bringing plenty of classic characters back with him. He als...

Amy Schumer has summed up her 2019 with a photo collage on Instagram.   Amongst the highlights were some giraffes, a photo from the birth...

Chris Gethard has unexpectedly released a new stand-up album called Taylor Ham, Egg, and Cheese: A Comedic Tribute to New Jersey.   As the...

John Mulaney has unveiled the trailer for his upcoming Netflix special The Sack Lunch Bunch.   The special takes the form of a children's...

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Chuy Bravo, best known as Chelsea Handler's sidekick on Chelsea Lately, has died.   The comedian and actor (born Jesus Melgoza) was rushed...

After visiting Canada earlier this year on his "Loud and Clear Tour," Trevor Noah has announced plans to return to the country on tour in 20...

Seth Meyers has responded to recent comments by Julia Louis-Dreyfus about the sexist culture at Saturday Night Live when she worked there in...

Last year, disgraced comedy star Bill Cosby was sentenced to spend three to 10 years in prison. The sentencing came after he was convicted o...

Vancouver's Just for Laughs festival is returning to action in 2020, and organizers have now revealed the initial group of acts set to play...

Facing financial challenges ahead of its 2020 edition, the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival has gathered some Canadian star power from the wor...

Noel Fielding has spent recent years offering up some conservatively colourful outfits as the co-host of The Great British Bake-Off, but he'...

Though the seventh season of Letterkenny only recently premiered, star K. Trevor Wilson is gearing for another imminent season in announcing...

Back in September, videos surfaced of comedian Shane Gillis making racist remarks in a video, as well as homophobic comments — some of which...

Living up to all of the hype, Eddie Murphy returned to Saturday Night Live for an inspired and fully engaged hosting turn, and Lizzo brought...

Scarlett Johansson was practically giddy and threw herself into her sixth turn hosting Saturday Night Live — and also really highlighted tha...

A celebrity-loaded cold open and a woman twerking while doing handstands popped the most on a mostly good episode of Saturday Night Live, he...

Bouncing back from a rough week for Harry Styles, Saturday Night Live corrected its course and wrote some great stuff for Will Ferrell, who...

Harry Styles might have been a keen host and musical guest, but he was steering a Titanic-like episode of Saturday Night Live that was confu...

Aloof yet assured, Kristen Stewart was a game and adept host, while Coldplay were derivative and not good. Here's everything that happened o...

In a highly entertaining episode, Chance the Rapper did a great job as host and musical guest. Here's everything that happened on Saturday N...

With a solid hosting turn by David Harbour, an elaborate musical performance by Camila Cabello, and two of the show's strongest remotes in r...

It's rather shocking, the mental illness and depression that comedian Gary Gulman has been suffering from, particularly over the past two ye...

Phoebe Waller-Bridge was a hilarious host and Taylor Swift was her fan-pleasing self on this uneven, weirdly organized but ultimately enjoya...

Jim Norton arrived onstage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre last night around a minute after his name was called. After a brief, terrifying mo...

Byron Bowers has the makings of a great one-man show on his hands. He has a number of large set pieces around which to orient his act, a few...

With a premium placed on shorter, economical sketches and no Pete Davidson in sight for the whole show, Saturday Night Live began season 45...

Now a New York City hotshot with a supporting role on Hulu's critically acclaimed Ramy, Canadian comic Dave Merheje hasn't forgotten his roo...

Comics experience the world on two planes at once: taking in the same sights and sounds as the rest of us, they're constantly filtering thes...

The energy in the room at the annual SiriusXM Top Comic competition was infectious, as some of Canada's best rising comics vied for a $25,00...

Andy Kindler's "Alternative Show" proved to be a heartwarming mess yet again Thursday night at Second City. After doing a few minutes of sca...

Andy Kindler is not happy to be hosting "The Alternative Show." That's what he says, at least — but who can blame him, when he puts together...

At the risk of sounding a bit reductive, Michelle Wolf is really funny. Admittedly, this isn't the most profound insight, but I make this po...

Married comedy duo Eman El-Husseini and Jess Salomon (better known as "The El-Salomons") found love in a comedy club and are dead set on hel...

"It's been a pleasure for me to open for me," Jon Dore said after the first five minutes of his set, as he literally opened for himself at t...

Jay Pharoah is best known for his impressions; during his six seasons on Saturday Night Live, he was applauded for his impersonations of cha...

Chewbacca got hot, a guy just sat there as others fought, Josh Gondelman's wrong number shoots their shot, Amazon didn't really donate a lot...

The Earth is attacked by Jupiter, some of us are getting stupider, somehow Popeye's spinach eluded her, a dude's reasons for invoking cupid...

Comedy is everywhere! At home, at work, on the bus, maybe not the subway; you're kind of trapped down there and it's scary. Here's our annua...

C-3PO won't put his midriff away, it was Ted Danson's birthday, Fleabag satisfies a President of the USA, WWIII is on its way and much more...

Baby Yoda drinks are fun, Dancing Darth had a good run, cute guy turns out to be a bum, mocking Geldof makes for fun and much more from this...

A pug gets an x-ray, a cat plays "Still D.R.E.," a dubious record involving Chick-Fil-A, the president is closer to being taken away and muc...

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I think Yoda should leave, recalling a classic joke by Steve, no Golden Globe noms for Fleabag or Killing Eve, what the FBI has up its sleev...

Even sad people get Spotify wrapped, Hailey gets trapped, if the Star Wars characters' origins were mapped, the President flushes 15 times a...

Canadian actor Annie Murphy got her big break as Alexis Rose on sleeper TV sensation Schitt's Creek. After six seasons and countless "Ew, Da...

Toronto is a haven for cannabis enthusiasts with plenty of retail stores and pot-themed activities you can participate in across the city. E...

A President gets ripped, a Tinder idiot is slipped, two ping-pong players are oddly equipped, the origins of a Stephen King manuscript and m...

The President from Krypton, Brad Pitt is sad to be ripped on, Jon Voight has a medal slipped on, what every airplane TV had flipped on and m...

Don Cherry is finally fired for being racist, Disney+ is put through its paces, working through Trump's various legal cases, gender reveal p...

Chris Evans is strapping, a pop caught napping, the MAGA crew tries rapping, a proposal to cancel clapping and much more from this week in f...

Pixelatedboat sends up the packet, World Series fans make an anti-Trump racket, an Uber driver can't hack it, Rage Against the Machine are b...

A patriot will eat your ass, a Brexit deal will never pass, Yoda teaches a drawing class, Jesse Pinkman worries about a new law in Mass. and...

Not knowing enough about "YMCA," happy Columbus Day, Scott Aukerman's new neighbour gives it away, Paul Rudd gives photographers a whole new...

Today (October 17, 2019) marks exactly one year since cannabis was legalized in Canada, and over the past year, we've seen numerous celebrit...

George W. Bush is friends with Ellen DeGeneres, a deal on apples is very generous, many tweets are by degenerates, avocadoes could be more a...

The pluck of a string, Trump doesn't regret giving Ukraine a ring, Joker is finally a real thing, political leaders should do more than marc...

The president may be impeached, his wall is easily breached, British climate change efforts are beached, September 21st is reached and much...