There's now an abundance of great original comedy on Netflix, but the streaming platform's first foray into the genre is ...

Sandra Hüller discusses working with Ryan Gosling, how she chose her Harry Styles song for the movie, and teases Tom Cruise's ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Geoff Bennett about his new book, "Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms." ...

In the 1990s, a remarkable wave of Black sitcoms and sketch comedy reshaped American television. Shows like “In Living Color” ...

Days before its official release, The Drama is already mired in controversy over an extremely dark twist at the core of the ...

“How to Make a Killing,” starring Glen Powell as a working-class man who sets out to murderously reclaim his inheritance, has a clear inspiration: the great Ealing black comedy “Kind Hearts and ...

The Bay Area Black Comedy Competition has returned to Oakland, bringing comedians from across the country to the historic Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, where this year's winner will be crowned ...

Geoff Bennett, co-anchor of PBS Newshour, joins TODAY to share his new book “Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of ...

Long before 1990s sitcoms, Black comedians were shaping American comedy in bold ways. Geoff Bennett, co-anchor of PBS NewsHour, explores this history and its lasting impact in his new book "Black Out ...

The competition, founded in 1987, has helped launch the careers of comedians including Chris Tucker, Jamie Foxx, Nick Cannon, and D.L. Hughley. Semifinalists Lele Mason of Chicago and East Oakland’s ...