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The Second Comedy Boom
Apr. 3, 2015
61 Comedians Recall Their Favorite, First, and Life-Changing Jokes
From Nick Kroll to Aziz Ansari to Ellie Kemper.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
the second comedy boom
Apr. 2, 2015
Silicon Valley
and
Veep
Stars Talk Comedy
And what it’s like for a comedian on their shows.
By
Thomas Middleditch
and
Matt Walsh
the second comedy boom
Apr. 2, 2015
How Weird Stand-up Became a Woman’s Game
What Jo Firestone, Aparna Nancherla, Kate Berlant, and Claudia O’Doherty learned from Jenny Slate and Kristen Schaal.
By
Elise Czajkowski
the second comedy boom
Apr. 1, 2015
Pete Holmes on How the Comedian Became the Modern-Day Philosopher
“It’s a lack of connection and community that we used to get from things like churches. It’s more than just entertainment.”
By
Jesse David Fox
Apr. 1, 2015
The Sharp, Sensitive, and Surreal New Wave of Black Male Comedians
“I was the black kid in school who’d skate and wrestle, who was really into outer space and botany and kung fu and hip-hop.”
By
E. Alex Jung
the second comedy boom
Apr. 1, 2015
Backstage Photos From 25 Years of Second City
Featuring Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Key and Peele, and more.
By
Nate Jones
Mar. 31, 2015
Aziz Ansari on Life Inside the Second Comedy Boom
“I didn’t want to be pigeonholed as an ‘ethnic comic’ or an ‘Asian comic.’”
By
E. Alex Jung
the second comedy boom
Mar. 31, 2015
The Letterman Years: Behind the Scenes
Steven Tyler has a tantrum; Al Gore has to pee.
By
Tom Ruprecht
the second comedy boom
Mar. 31, 2015
The Unexpected Resurgence of the Comedy Duo
Key and Peele, Tina and Amy, Broad City, Fred and Carrie.
By
Adam Sternbergh
the second comedy boom
Mar. 30, 2015
Marc Maron on the State of Comedy
“Maybe it is a little bit more of a level playing field … but you can build it and people won’t come.”
By
Jesse David Fox
the second comedy boom
Mar. 30, 2015
Welcome to the Second Comedy Boom
Why are we having a second comedy boom? Where did comedy nerds come from? And how has comedy changed?
By
Jesse David Fox
comics to watch
Mar. 30, 2015
The 50 Comedians You Should Know in 2015
A comedy boom is in full swing right now, and doesn’t show signs of slowing down anytime soon.
By
Elise Czajkowski,
Nate Jones,
and
Jesse David Fox