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How Loss, Sobriety, and Mortality Shaped George Carlin’s Late-Career Comedy

How Loss, Sobriety, and Mortality Shaped George Carlin’s Late-Career Comedy

How Hannah Gadsby’s Art-History Comedy Foreshadowed Nanette

How Hannah Gadsby’s Art-History Comedy Foreshadowed Nanette

Whitney Cummings' Trump Joke Cut from Netflix's Mark Twain Prize Broadcast

Whitney Cummings' Trump Joke Cut from Netflix's Mark Twain Prize Broadcast

Comedian Shane Gillis Sets Two Guinness World Records at Philadelphia Show

Comedian Shane Gillis Sets Two Guinness World Records at Philadelphia Show

Bill Maher Receives Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Bill Maher Receives Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Comedian Shane Gillis Sets Guinness World Records at Philadelphia Show

Comedian Shane Gillis Sets Guinness World Records at Philadelphia Show

David Rothenberg Debuts as Standup Comic at 54 Below

David Rothenberg Debuts as Standup Comic at 54 Below

How Writing Stefon Helped Sharpen John Mulaney’s Escalating Comic Style

How Writing Stefon Helped Sharpen John Mulaney’s Escalating Comic Style

How Andrew Schulz Used Crowd-Work Clips to Bypass Comedy Gatekeepers

How Andrew Schulz Used Crowd-Work Clips to Bypass Comedy Gatekeepers

How Kristen Wiig Expanded the Possibilities of Character-Based Comedy

How Kristen Wiig Expanded the Possibilities of Character-Based Comedy

How Tig Notaro Built a Career Around Deadpan Timing and Radical Honesty

How Tig Notaro Built a Career Around Deadpan Timing and Radical Honesty

Why Chris Rock’s Never Scared Still Matters in American Stand-Up

Why Chris Rock’s Never Scared Still Matters in American Stand-Up

Why John Mulaney’s The Comeback Kid Became a Model of Polished Storytelling

Why John Mulaney’s The Comeback Kid Became a Model of Polished Storytelling

How Kevin Hart Turns Everyday Conflict Into Relatable Stand-Up

How Kevin Hart Turns Everyday Conflict Into Relatable Stand-Up

How Amy Schumer Turned Public Backlash and Personal Conflict Into Stand-Up Material

How Amy Schumer Turned Public Backlash and Personal Conflict Into Stand-Up Material

The Anti-Joke Philosophy That Defined Steve Martin’s Stand-Up Career

The Anti-Joke Philosophy That Defined Steve Martin’s Stand-Up Career

How Demetri Martin Moved Beyond the Big Pad Without Losing His Comedy Voice

How Demetri Martin Moved Beyond the Big Pad Without Losing His Comedy Voice

Why Bob Saget Hesitated Before Letting His Aristocrats Scene Stay in the Film

Why Bob Saget Hesitated Before Letting His Aristocrats Scene Stay in the Film

Why Chris Rock: Tamborine Was Shaped by Personal Stand-Up, Not a Writers’ Room

Why Chris Rock: Tamborine Was Shaped by Personal Stand-Up, Not a Writers’ Room

How Norm Macdonald Turned the Moth Joke Into a Comedy Masterpiece

How Norm Macdonald Turned the Moth Joke Into a Comedy Masterpiece

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