Comedians Lisa Gilroy, Chris Fleming and Atsuko Okasuka were also feted at the Just For Laughs comedy festival's awards show ...

That’s Kumail Nanjiani’s general assessment of the modest serving of Asian performers on a typical comedy show lineup (if any at all) when he was starting out in comedy. Even as an actor who’s gone on ...

Long before Saturday Night Live became a staple of sketch comedy, there was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In with hosts Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, which featured a variety of performers from its cast, ...

EXCLUSIVE: Just for Laughs has made its New Faces selections for 2026, with 47 comedic artists in this year’s class, between the stand-ups, characters, creators and writers programs. On the Stand-Ups ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances ...

There were three people who appeared on every episode of “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” and the prime-time special that kicked it off: the comedy team of Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (it was their show, ...

Ruth Buzzi, famous for her work as handbag-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” died Thursday, her family announced Friday. The Emmy-nominated actor was 88. “Ruth Buzzi ...

Bob Edwards, the mastermind behind the 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival, had a crummy summer. In July, he learned the Cedar-Riverside site where he’s championed scrappy new stand-ups for two decades was ...

Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year ...

LOS ANGELES, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Laugh Factory, one of the world's most iconic comedy brands, and EPOCH Company LTD, a global leader in premium trading cards and collectibles, today ...