The pandemic really put a damper on live stand-up comedy, and by extension, the stand-up comedy special. Much more than any preconceived notion of “cancel culture,” the idea of sitting ...

It was the year comedy became lucrative again—for some comedians, anyway. After a year in Yellow Springs, Chappelle took his “Dave Chappelle and Friends” tour to clubs, theaters, and arenas with the ...

Netflix released 14 new stand-up comedy specials in 2021, some more high-profile than others. Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer,” of course, stirred up discord both within and outside of Netflix for its ...

Each month, many funny videos are posted to every corner of the internet — from Twitter and Instagram to Vimeo and sometimes other weird places we’ll have trouble embedding. Because you’re busy living ...

In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—this year, Bilge Ebiri, Alison Willmore, and Odie Henderson—about the year in cinema. Below is Entry 11. Last year, ...

Somehow comedy survived 2021. It didn’t thrive, but it also didn’t give up in the face of overwhelming odds. Good job, comedy! The stuff that was good wasn’t just good but also important—and not in ...

In live comedy, which operated for part of the year, Jason Manford and Alfie Brown – two comics who couldn't be more different if they tried – delivered great shows, while it was clear that Olga Koch ...

The return of indoor shows brought comedy closer to normal, and there were plenty of specials from Bo Burnham, Tig Notaro, Roy Wood Jr. and others. By Jason Zinoman From left, a scene from Tig ...