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  1. Follow Friday: @WhitmerThomasA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  2. Jared Logan on Playing a Big Weirdo on His Web Series and Doing Standup in […]New York-based standup Jared Logan is keeping awfully busy these days. He recently recorded his debut album in Nashville, released his new web […]
  3. Follow Friday: @Ashley_BarnhillA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  4. Sean Patton on the Country’s Thriving Local Comedy LandscapeSean Patton is at a point in his career that every rising comic eventually reaches: expanding his act for his first one-hour special. This […]
  5. Inside ‘The Onion’s New Click-Bait Parody, ClickHole.comClickHole.com, The Onion’s new standalone site, debuts today. It’s an exciting project months in the making, managed by ClickHole […]
  6. Adam Newman on His Beginnings in Comedy and His New Comedy Central ‘Half […]Adam Newman wants you to know that his new Comedy Central half-hour special, which airs Friday, contains what he hopes is the longest diarrhea […]
  7. Follow Friday: @eliyudinA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  8. The 11 Best Sketches from ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Season 2 In honor of Inside Amy Schumer’s season finale tonight, we’ve compiled the best sketches from the show’s excellent second season. Comedy […]
  9. Chris Distefano on the Insane Workload of a Comedian and His Comedy […] Every year, Comedy Central hands out half-hour specials to up and coming standups as part of its series The Half Hour. NYC-based comedian […]
  10. Follow Friday: @MarissaARossA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  11. What’s On TV This Week: Season Finale for ‘Silicon Valley,’ Premiere of […]While the broadcast networks’ season finales are behind us, HBO’s sitcoms Silicon Valley and Veep will return after a hiatus this weekend. […]
  12. Follow Friday: @BenjaminJS (Ben Siemon)A lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  13. Follow Friday: @SabrinaJaleesA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  14. The Collected Wisdom of Stephen ColbertAfter a career in comedy that’s lasted for more than two decades, Stephen Colbert was named David Letterman’s replacement as host of CBS’s […]
  15. Follow Friday: @Dave_HorwitzA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  16. Follow Friday: @AlisonLeibyA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  17. Follow Friday: @savittj (Jon Savitt)A lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  18. Follow Friday: @HamptonYountA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  19. This Week in Comedy: Stephen Colbert to Replace David LettermanIn case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week: -CBS quickly announced that Stephen Colbert is taking over for […]
  20. Follow Friday: @JenaFriedmanA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  21. Talking to W. Kamau Bell About Standup, ‘Totally Biased’, and Diversity in […]Long established on the San Francisco comedy scene, W. Kamau Bell was relatively unknown nationally when he began hosting Totally Biased With […]
  22. Follow Friday: @HasanMinhajA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  23. Follow Friday: @RachelDoesStuff (Rachel Bloom)A lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  24. This Week in Comedy: IFC Made a Lot of Exciting DecisionsIn case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week: -IFC renewed The Birthday Boys and Comedy Bang! Bang! for […]
  25. Follow Friday: @KarlHessA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  26. Follow Friday: @JoelleBoucaiA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  27. Follow Friday: @SadMonsters (Frank Lesser)A lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  28. The Collected Wisdom of Bill Murray Arguably one of the most beloved living comedians, Bill Murray is four decades deep into a prolific career in the comedy industry. In the […]
  29. Follow Friday: @nanglish (Christine Nangle)A lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  30. Follow Friday: @SolomonGeorgioA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  31. Follow Friday: @alliperson (Alli Reed)A lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  32. Follow Friday: @MilesKahnA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  33. The 91 Best Comedies Currently Streaming OnlineAs Netflix original shows such as Orange is the New Black and House of Cards made splashes at the Golden Globes, it’s easy to forget that […]
  34. Follow Friday: @KatieNotopoulosA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  35. Follow Friday: @ThatAndrewLawA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  36. Follow Friday: Sarah Walker (@swalks)A lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]
  37. 10 Funny People We Lost in 2013With another year past, the comedy industry was forced to say goodbye to many talented people. Most of us can only dream about accomplishing […]
  38. Talking to Bo Burnham About His New Special, the Pursuit of Fame, and […]Bo Burnham has been busy, and he’s ready for a break. The 23-year-old may have entered the comedy scene in an unconventional way through his […]
  39. Talking to Dana Gould About His New Special, Podcast, and Comedy HeroesLast month, veteran standup Dana Gould released his newest standup special and album, I Know It’s Wrong. Debuting at number one on iTunes in […]