Los Angeles Times

How comedy photographers capture the energy of L.A.’s post-pandemic stand-up scene

What’s the best way to photograph a joke? How can a still image convey stage presence or audience connection? Whether it’s capturing special moments backstage at a comedy show or the biggest ...

Two new comedy clubs expand Houston's growing stand-up scene

Houston's stand-up comedy scene is growing again, with two new comedy clubs opening this month and another established venue ...
Los Angeles Times

Coachella Valley venues anchor an emerging comedy scene in Palm Springs and beyond

For Palm Springs and other desert cities of the Coachella Valley, live comedy has traditionally meant names like Chris Rock or Ron White filling the area’s numerous casino showrooms, or Kathy Griffin ...
Yahoo

Austin's comedy scene is booming. Some comedians think it's a bad joke.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veteran comic, writer and podcaster Marc Maron had harsh words for Austin's comedy scene earlier this summer on a widely viewed ...
The New York Times

Whatever Happened to Local Comedy Scenes?

A new book argues that the isolation of a pre-social media era helped fuel a fertile Chicago ecosystem for offbeat stand-up comedians. By Jason Zinoman Paris in the 1920s. Hollywood in the ’70s.