Sooner or later, the infestation of crowd work content and “heckler destroyed” videos that plagues modern comedy was bound to metastasize into its purest form: an angry man in ill-fitting clothes ...

A comedy club in Minnesota canceled six sold-out shows featuring comedian Ben Bankas over jokes he made about the late Renee Good. The cancellations come after Bankas shared a clip from a show in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comedian Ben Bankas is scheduled to perform in Rochester, New York, this weekend, even as recent controversy over his comments ...

A viral clip of comedian Ben Bankas unsuccessfully trying to provoke a silent audience member has ignited online ridicule and sparked discussion about the role of crowd work in stand-up comedy. The ...

Ben Bankas will perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark from July 17 to July 19, 2025. Originally from Toronto and now based in Austin, Bankas is known for his performances alongside prominent ...

A controversial comedian is coming to Kitchener next month, but he won’t be doing his shows at a city-run facility as originally planned. and said it was because of “heightened threats, increasing ...

Comedy Works Entertainment and Phil Long Music Hall proudly welcome BEN BANKAS coming to the Phil Long Music Hall in Colorado Springs, CO on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale now ...

"Her last name was Good. That's what I said after they shot her,” Bankas said in footage shared on his Instagram A comedy club in Minnesota canceled six shows featuring comedian Ben Bankas, who later ...

The cancellations come after video surfaced of Bankas mocking Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent on Jan. 7 The owner of the club told PEOPLE he made the decision to cancel the shows amid ...