From Carl Reiner’s toupee to Carrie Bradshaw’s laptop, Funny Stuff: How Comedy Shaped American History explores comedy in America through the artifacts and memorabilia that have kept us in stitches.

Comedy is one of the oldest genres in the history of cinema. Since before the medium started to gain traction as a legitimate storytelling device, let alone as an art form, directors were already ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Golden Globes have been honoring comedies since the 1950s and the days of such Billy Wilder gems as The Apartment and Some ...

Looking Back at the First Five Years of SNLAt this point in my look at the history and development of sketch comedy shows I would be amiss if I didn’t mention Monty Python’s Flying […] ...

The evolution of inappropriate humor throughout history is traced, showcasing the work from groundbreaking comedians who risked their careers, prison sentences and even their lives as they fought ...

Keegan-Michael Key is a modern master of sketch comedy, starring in hits shows “Mad TV,” “Key and Peele” and “Schmigadoon!” Now, he and his wife, film and TV producer Elle Key, have taken a long look ...

Exploring the passing of comedic legends and how the connection with their audiences make the loss more significant.

An author who specializes in unearthing forgotten figures argues for the importance of Charlie Hill, the first Indigenous comic to appear on “The Tonight Show.” By Jason Zinoman To the extent Will ...

Keegan-Michael Key has done everything from creating and starring in "Key & Peele" to playing Horatio in "Hamlet" at New York City's Public Theater. But when the versatile performer looks back ...