Jason Zinoman

Jason Zinoman is a music journalist. Below are 300 of 477 articles datpiff.ink indexes across 1 publication. Each links out to the original at the publisher.

• These Comics Can Barely Muster the Energy for a Joke. That’s Why They’re Funny. — The New York Times · Jun 19, 2026
• After a Box Office Letdown, a More Reflective Billy Eichner Is Back — The New York Times · May 22, 2026
• Mel Brooks Donates His Archives to the National Comedy Center — The New York Times · May 13, 2026
• At Netflix Is a Joke, the Attention Economy Rules the Festival — The New York Times · May 12, 2026
• David Letterman on ‘The Late Show’ Ending and CBS’s New Owners — The New York Times · May 05, 2026
• What Do We Lose When ‘The Late Show’ Goes Away? — The New York Times · May 05, 2026
• The Padilla Pause: How the Breakout Star of ‘S.N.L.’ Nails Comic Timing — The New York Times · Apr 24, 2026
• Comedy’s Most Manipulative Shot … and Its Greatest Weapon — The New York Times · Mar 24, 2026
• Britain’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ as Seen From Both Sides of the Atlantic — The New York Times · Mar 23, 2026
• The Funniest Special of the Year So Far Is Drunk on Words — The New York Times · Mar 06, 2026
• 5 Great Specials to Stream This Winter — The New York Times · Feb 28, 2026
• The Most Popular Comedian You’ve Probably Never Heard Of — The New York Times · Feb 20, 2026
• Is the Golden Era of Jewish Comedy Coming to an End? — The New York Times · Feb 03, 2026
• ‘S.N.L.’ Hasn’t Produced a Superstar in a While. Could It Be Marcello Hernández? — The New York Times · Jan 17, 2026
• Did the Worst Netflix Special of the Year Win the Golden Globe? — The New York Times · Jan 13, 2026
• Nikki Glaser Put On a Comedy Clinic in Her Golden Globes Monologue — The New York Times · Jan 12, 2026
• 5 Comedy Specials to Get You Through the Holidays — The New York Times · Dec 26, 2025
• What We’d Lose if We Didn’t Have the HBO Comedy Special — The New York Times · Dec 15, 2025
• Best Comedy of 2025 — The New York Times · Dec 11, 2025
• Clean Comedy Is Back, This Time Without the Judgment — The New York Times · Nov 23, 2025
• A Meditative Louis C.K. Takes the Stage. Don’t Call It a Comeback. — The New York Times · Nov 21, 2025
• 10 Promising Shows at the New York Comedy Festival — The New York Times · Nov 07, 2025
• Larry David Takes the Stage for an Amusing but Not-So-Revealing Chat — The New York Times · Oct 22, 2025
• The Secret Weapon of ‘S.N.L.’ Finally Gets the Spotlight — The New York Times · Oct 17, 2025
• Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival — The New York Times · Oct 09, 2025
• What Clowns! (That’s a Compliment) — The New York Times · Oct 07, 2025
• How Did Late-Night Get So Political? It Didn’t Start With Trump. — The New York Times · Sep 24, 2025
• Being a High-Profile Comedian Right Now Is No Joke — The New York Times · Sep 20, 2025
• Gianmarco Soresi Thrives Where Theater Kid and Club Comic Meet — The New York Times · Sep 19, 2025
• Adam Friedland’s Trick: Combining the Political and the Personal, Virally — The New York Times · Sep 12, 2025
• 6 Smart Comedy Specials for Labor Day Weekend — The New York Times · Aug 29, 2025
• The Comedian as Master Troll — The New York Times · Aug 28, 2025
• Penn & Teller’s Greatest Trick: Making Us Think They’re Not Friends — The New York Times · Aug 17, 2025
• Marc Maron’s Podcast Made Him a Better Comic, Just One Part of a Rich Legacy — The New York Times · Aug 01, 2025
• Canceling ‘The Late Show’ Is Bad News for Late-Night TV, Not for Stephen Colbert — The New York Times · Jul 20, 2025
• Alt Comedy Is Dead. Long Live Alt Comedy! — The New York Times · Jul 18, 2025
• Anatomy of a Comedy Cliché — The New York Times · Jul 01, 2025
• 6 Very Different Specials Worth Your Time on the Long Holiday Weekend — The New York Times · May 23, 2025
• The Weirdo Talk Show That Has Suddenly Found Its Way — The New York Times · May 20, 2025
• Sympathy for the Devil, er Boss: In ‘The Studio,’ the Powerful Are on Defense — The New York Times · May 08, 2025
• 10 Wild Clips to Help You Understand Andy Kaufman’s Greatness — The New York Times · Mar 28, 2025
• Lionizing Mark Twain, Conan O’Brien Subtly Skewers Trump — The New York Times · Mar 24, 2025
• Raise a Glass to the Messy, Cringey Wedding Toast — The New York Times · Mar 21, 2025
• Is This British Flame Thrower the Comic Best Suited to Take on Trump? — The New York Times · Mar 06, 2025
• 5 Smart and Silly Specials to Entertain You — The New York Times · Feb 22, 2025
• Forget the Punchline. It’s the Setup to These Jokes That’s Tricky. — The New York Times · Jan 30, 2025
• Losing It on Live TV — The New York Times · Jan 29, 2025
• Nikki Glaser Wants to Kill as Host of the Globes. Is She Overthinking It? — The New York Times · Jan 03, 2025
• For Comics, Honing Jokes Has Taken a Back Seat to Marketing. That’s Not Good. — The New York Times · Dec 31, 2024
• Jamie Foxx on His Stroke and Other Life-Changing Moments in ‘What Had Happened Was …’ — The New York Times · Dec 10, 2024
• Best Comedy of 2024 — The New York Times · Dec 10, 2024
• Can Disney Cut Into Netflix’s Stand-Up Comedy Dominance? — The New York Times · Nov 23, 2024
• Johnny Carson and the Fantasy of America — The New York Times · Nov 20, 2024
• ‘Chicken Shop Date’ and the Art of Talk-Show Flirtation — The New York Times · Nov 15, 2024
• The New York Comedy Festival Is Huge. These 8 Shows Are a Good Start. — The New York Times · Nov 07, 2024
• 3 Terrific Specials to Distract You From the News — The New York Times · Nov 02, 2024
• Why Trump Uses Comics Like Tony Hinchcliffe to Spread His Message — The New York Times · Oct 28, 2024
• ‘Saturday Night Live’ and the Underappreciated Influence of Carol Burnett — The New York Times · Oct 13, 2024
• Ali Wong Dishes on Life After Divorce. Her Real Subject Is Fame. — The New York Times · Oct 08, 2024
• Ellen DeGeneres Is in Her Boss Era on Her New Netflix Special — The New York Times · Sep 24, 2024
• Is the Comedy-Club Booking Process Broken? — The New York Times · Sep 18, 2024
• A Terrific Adam Sandler Special and Other Stand-Up Shows to Stream — The New York Times · Aug 27, 2024
• Conner O’Malley’s Intensely Funny, Deeply Stupid Manosphere — The New York Times · Aug 09, 2024
• In His Stand-Up Special, Joe Rogan Plays Dumb — The New York Times · Aug 04, 2024
• Kamala Harris’s Laugh Is a Campaign Issue. Our Comedy Critic Weighs in. — The New York Times · Jul 28, 2024
• If A.I. Is Coming for Comedy Writers, Simon Rich Is Ready — The New York Times · Jul 24, 2024
• Bob Newhart Holds Up — The New York Times · Jul 19, 2024
• When Is a Stand-Up Special Like ‘The Wire’? When Ali Siddiq Is Onstage — The New York Times · Jul 17, 2024
• 3 Sharp Stand-Up Specials to Entertain You This Holiday Weekend — The New York Times · Jul 05, 2024
• Keith Robinson Doesn’t Want Audiences’ Pity. He Wants Their Laughs. — The New York Times · Jun 26, 2024
• Conan O’Brien Doesn’t Matter* — The New York Times · Jun 21, 2024
• Is This Season of ‘Hacks’ Trolling Jerry Seinfeld? — The New York Times · Jun 02, 2024
• 5 Knockout Stand-Up Specials for the Long Weekend — The New York Times · May 24, 2024
• Bo Burnham Is Everywhere. He’s Just Very Good at Pretending to Disappear. — The New York Times · May 13, 2024
• Netflix Gives Comedy the Live Treatment. The Results Are Chaotic. — The New York Times · May 07, 2024
• On This Saturday Night, Colin Jost’s Jokes Fell Flat — The New York Times · Apr 28, 2024
• Is New York Improv Back? I Went on a One-Week Binge to Find Out. — The New York Times · Apr 24, 2024
• The O.J. Joke: How the Simpson Case Changed Comedy’s Boundaries — The New York Times · Apr 12, 2024
• Demetri Martin Confronts the Paradoxes of a Veteran Stand-Up Career — The New York Times · Apr 03, 2024
• 6 Terrific Specials From 6 Very Different Comics, Streaming Now — The New York Times · Mar 26, 2024
• Ramy Youssef: Mixing Vibes and Politics to Fierce Effect — The New York Times · Mar 20, 2024
• Deadly Foosball, Nefarious Pool Guys and the Loony Musings of ‘Valley Heat’ — The New York Times · Mar 15, 2024
• What It Takes to Be an Award Show Writer — The New York Times · Mar 06, 2024
• Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy. — The New York Times · Mar 04, 2024
• In Calling Out Tucker Carlson, Jon Stewart Reminds Us He Has (Old-Fashioned) Skills — The New York Times · Feb 26, 2024
• Beefs Are All the Rage in Comedy. As Mike Epps Knows, They’re Nothing New. — The New York Times · Feb 20, 2024
• How Taylor Tomlinson Nailed Her Closing Joke — The New York Times · Feb 13, 2024
• Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Try Stand-Up for the First Time — The New York Times · Feb 08, 2024
• Hickory Dickory Dock. It’s Andrew Dice Clay on TikTok. — The New York Times · Jan 19, 2024
• Tom Shales Took TV Seriously Even When Its Creators Didn’t — The New York Times · Jan 17, 2024
• Is What’s Good for Taylor Tomlinson’s Career Bad for Her Life? — The New York Times · Jan 11, 2024
• 3 Great Specials to Stream Over the Holidays — The New York Times · Dec 20, 2023
• Was a Scandal the Best Thing to Happen to Hasan Minhaj? — The New York Times · Dec 17, 2023
• The Creepiest Moment Onscreen This Year Occurred in a Comedy — The New York Times · Dec 08, 2023
• Best Comedy of 2023 — The New York Times · Dec 05, 2023
• A Shot at Building a Stand-Up Career in 15 Minutes or Less — The New York Times · Dec 01, 2023
• Chiseled Cheekbones and Comic Chops: Why We Don’t Like Our Stand-Ups Hunky — The New York Times · Nov 15, 2023
• 4 Shows to Catch at the New York Comedy Festival — The New York Times · Nov 03, 2023
• Taylor Tomlinson to Host New CBS Late-Night Show after ‘Colbert’ — The New York Times · Nov 02, 2023
• Dave Chappelle and the Perils of Button-Pushing Comedy — The New York Times · Oct 26, 2023
• With a Chuckle and a Cool-Girl Smirk, Beth Stelling Moves Up a Comic Class — The New York Times · Oct 20, 2023
• It’s Like Eavesdropping on Two Friends … Who Secretly Hate Each Other — The New York Times · Oct 17, 2023
• Whatever Happened to Local Comedy Scenes? — The New York Times · Sep 28, 2023
• Lying in Comedy Isn’t Always Wrong, but Hasan Minhaj Crossed a Line — The New York Times · Sep 20, 2023
• How Shane Gillis Both Plays to and Mocks Red Staters — The New York Times · Sep 16, 2023
• John Oliver and Seth Meyers: Looser but Less Pointed Onstage — The New York Times · Aug 21, 2023
• In the Battle Between Bots and Comedians, A.I. Is Killing — The New York Times · Aug 15, 2023
• Jim Gaffigan’s Quintessentially American Comedy Gets Darker and Better — The New York Times · Jul 25, 2023
• A ‘Crown Jewel of Comedy’: The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home — The New York Times · Jun 08, 2023
• Five Stand-Up Specials for the Long Holiday Weekend — The New York Times · May 26, 2023
• Naked Stand-Up Comedy: Everything You Imagine, but Oh So Much More — The New York Times · May 19, 2023
• That’s the Funny Thing About Grief — The New York Times · May 17, 2023
• Steven Wright, Master of the One-Liner, Tries His Hand at a Novel — The New York Times · May 16, 2023
• John Mulaney Punctures His Persona in ‘Baby J’ — The New York Times · Apr 25, 2023
• What if ‘The Daily Show’ Used Guest Hosts Permanently? — The New York Times · Mar 22, 2023
• Review: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’ Strikes Back — The New York Times · Mar 05, 2023
• Richard Belzer Had a Ball With the Relationship Between Comic and Crowd — The New York Times · Feb 20, 2023
• Three New Stand-Up Specials, Three Very Different Approaches — The New York Times · Feb 17, 2023
• How Many Comics Does It Take to Joke About a Dim Bulb? — The New York Times · Feb 10, 2023
• Bomani Jones Calls an Audible — The New York Times · Jan 18, 2023
• Dave Attell Bids a Heartfelt (and Hilarious) Farewell to Carolines — The New York Times · Dec 31, 2022
• Can Daniel Kitson Redefine the Relationship Between Comic and Audience? — The New York Times · Dec 16, 2022
• Trevor Noah’s Optimism Set His Version of ‘The Daily Show’ Apart — The New York Times · Dec 09, 2022
• Best Comedy of 2022 — The New York Times · Dec 05, 2022
• Hey, Elon Musk, Comedy Doesn’t Want to Be Legal — The New York Times · Nov 11, 2022
• How Can Standup Succeed in a Fragmented Culture? Nurse Blake Has One Answer — The New York Times · Nov 07, 2022
• Stand-Up Comics and the Parent Trap — The New York Times · Oct 27, 2022
• James Corden and the Dangers of Likability — The New York Times · Oct 25, 2022
• Stand-Up Sets Where You Can Choose Your Own Adventure — The New York Times · Oct 13, 2022
• The ’90s Cartoon That Mattered? ‘Beavis and Butt-Head.’ (Fight Me.) — The New York Times · Oct 04, 2022
• Jokes + Exasperation + Subtext = a New York Club Comic on the Rise — The New York Times · Sep 14, 2022
• What’s the Deal With Water Bottles? — The New York Times · Jul 28, 2022
• 5 Smart Comedy Specials From Veteran Stand-Ups — The New York Times · Jul 15, 2022
• Does a Comedian Really Need an Audience? — The New York Times · Jun 01, 2022
• What Makes Katt Williams Great? It’s Not the Jokes, It’s the Performance — The New York Times · May 27, 2022
• He Might Be the Most Influential Director You’ve Never Heard Of — The New York Times · May 18, 2022
• In Comedy, Timing Is Everything, Especially at Netflix’s Festival — The New York Times · May 09, 2022
• ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Has the Most Exciting Comics (and the Silliest) — The New York Times · Apr 27, 2022
• Jerrod Carmichael Comes Out in a Riveting Special That’s About So Much More — The New York Times · Apr 01, 2022
• Akaash Singh and His Case for Bringing Back Apu — The New York Times · Mar 04, 2022
• Is It Funny for the Jews? — The New York Times · Feb 17, 2022
• Moses Storm and the Case for Pretentious Modern Stand-up — The New York Times · Jan 28, 2022
• Louie Anderson and the Compassion of America’s Eternal Kid — The New York Times · Jan 21, 2022
• The Dumbledore of Clowning — The New York Times · Jan 18, 2022
• The Most Adventurous Comedy Right Now Is Also the Most Real — The New York Times · Dec 17, 2021
• Best Comedy of 2021 — The New York Times · Dec 17, 2021
• Joe Pera and the Surprising Pleasures of Gentle Humor — The New York Times · Nov 08, 2021
• Four Stand-Up Specials That Showcase Hard-Working Comics — The New York Times · Oct 29, 2021
• There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl — The New York Times · Oct 27, 2021
• Dave Chappelle Isn’t Canceled. He Just Likes to Talk About It. — The New York Times · Oct 15, 2021
• Give Phoebe Robinson the Title She Deserves: Boss — The New York Times · Oct 08, 2021
• For Al Franken, a Comeback Attempt Goes Through Comedy Clubs — The New York Times · Sep 29, 2021
• Comedians Turn Their Attention to Abortion — The New York Times · Sep 24, 2021
• Here’s Why Norm Macdonald Was Comedy Royalty. It’s Not ‘S.N.L.’ — The New York Times · Sep 15, 2021
• Ali Wong’s Raunchy New Stand-Up Set Brings the Laughs We Need — The New York Times · Aug 11, 2021
• A New Improv Theater Tries to Be the Anti-U.C.B. Is That a Trap, Too? — The New York Times · Aug 04, 2021
• Stand-Ups Get Experimental in Five Adventurous New Specials — The New York Times · Jun 30, 2021
• Does the Job of Talk-Show Sidekick Even Make Sense Anymore? — The New York Times · Jun 23, 2021
• Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’: A Comedy Special and an Inspired Experiment — The New York Times · Jun 01, 2021
• Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan, Our Most Underappreciated Comic — The New York Times · May 24, 2021
• Hannah Einbinder: Portrait of a Young Comic on the Cusp — The New York Times · May 12, 2021
• Four Specials Take Outdoor Comedy in Unexpected Directions — The New York Times · Apr 16, 2021
• Is Livestreamed Stand-Up Here to Stay? — The New York Times · Mar 31, 2021
• Can You Love a Stand-Up Special About Loathing? — The New York Times · Mar 22, 2021
• I Miss Being Part of an Audience — The New York Times · Mar 09, 2021
• Writing Native American Stand-Ups Into the History of Comedy — The New York Times · Feb 16, 2021
• Chris Rock Re-edits a Special, and the Result Is Fascinating — The New York Times · Jan 12, 2021
• When Is a Comedy Special Also a Corporate Synergy Message? — The New York Times · Dec 30, 2020
• Best Comedy of 2020 — The New York Times · Dec 15, 2020
• What TikTok Taught One Stand-Up Comic — The New York Times · Dec 09, 2020
• John Belushi in Focus: What a New Film Gets Right and What It Misses — The New York Times · Nov 22, 2020
• The Best Half-Hour of Comedy in 2020 Is About … Scaffolding? — The New York Times · Nov 02, 2020
• What Happens When Sarah Cooper Speaks in Her Own Voice? — The New York Times · Oct 27, 2020
• Cracking Jokes Right Before the World Turned Upside Down — The New York Times · Sep 30, 2020
• Rediscovering an Ambitious Sketch Comedy That Never Caught On — The New York Times · Sep 09, 2020
• Live Comedy Is Back in New York! But Outdoors. Is This a Good Thing? — The New York Times · Aug 26, 2020
• Sam Jay: A Comic Who Belongs to No Camp — The New York Times · Aug 04, 2020
• As a Teenager, I Hated Johnny Carson. Then Came the Pandemic. — The New York Times · Jul 26, 2020
• Hannibal Buress Meets the Moment — The New York Times · Jul 14, 2020
• Comedy via Zoom: It’s the Golden Age of Mugging — The New York Times · Jul 01, 2020
• How Richard Pryor Changed the Way Comedy Sees Police Brutality — The New York Times · Jun 17, 2020
• Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Douglas’ Doubles Down on the Comedy of Contradiction — The New York Times · May 26, 2020
• Amy Schumer Misses Stand-Up. (‘I Should Have Said My Dad, but That’s Not the Truth.’) — The New York Times · May 25, 2020
• In Jerry Stiller, the Rage of Jewish Fathers Found a Hilarious Outlet — The New York Times · May 11, 2020
• 5 New Comedy Specials to Remind You of the Old Normal — The New York Times · May 08, 2020
• A Vital Stand-Up Special for the Social Distancing Era — The New York Times · Apr 24, 2020
• Can You Make Money in Live Comedy Right Now? Some Producers Say Yes — The New York Times · Apr 20, 2020
• Louis C.K. Drops a Comeback Special — The New York Times · Apr 05, 2020
• Seven Comedians to Watch on Instagram and Twitter — The New York Times · Mar 31, 2020
• Now Playing Nightly on Instagram: Sketch Comedy’s Newest Star — The New York Times · Mar 29, 2020
• Inside the Minds of Two Expert Improv Comedians — The New York Times · Mar 19, 2020
• Marc Maron and the Comedy of Doubt — The New York Times · Mar 18, 2020
• Pete Davidson’s New Special Seems Like It Could Use a Hug — The New York Times · Feb 26, 2020
• A Kobe Bryant Joke Goes Wrong, Revealing Comedy’s Troll Side — The New York Times · Feb 05, 2020
• When Bantering With the Crowd Is the Whole Point — The New York Times · Jan 28, 2020
• Leslie Jones Is Ready to Rock the Boat, Hard — The New York Times · Jan 16, 2020
• A Comedy Special for Kids That Gets Their Dark Sense of Humor — The New York Times · Dec 24, 2019
• Best Comedy of 2019 — The New York Times · Dec 17, 2019
• These Stand-Ups Are in an Escapist Mood, Much Like Their Audience — The New York Times · Dec 13, 2019
• Make Way for the Carnal Clowns of Stand-Up — The New York Times · Nov 15, 2019
• Louis C.K. Doubles Down on the Value of Saying the Wrong Thing — The New York Times · Nov 04, 2019
• He Helped Make Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle — The New York Times · Oct 30, 2019
• Bob Newhart on His Secretly Sick Humor and Turning 90 — The New York Times · Sep 04, 2019
• How Is the Hottest Comic in America Still Under the Radar? — The New York Times · Aug 23, 2019
• Can Netflix, the King of Stand-Up Specials, Be Dethroned? — The New York Times · Aug 09, 2019
• Aziz Ansari Addresses Sexual Misconduct Accusation in ‘Right Now’ — The New York Times · Jul 09, 2019
• A Dad Defends Dad Jokes — The New York Times · Jun 12, 2019
• David Letterman 2.0, the Non-Ironic Version — The New York Times · May 31, 2019
• Wanda Sykes: If Only You Knew Her Stand-Up Work Better — The New York Times · May 21, 2019
• The Wonderful Weirdness of Netflix’s First Great Sketch Comedy Show — The New York Times · May 12, 2019
• His Punch Lines Cross Moral Lines. Anthony Jeselnik Gets Away With It. — The New York Times · Apr 30, 2019
• In Venezuela, Comedy Is Protest. Until the Government Finds Out. — The New York Times · Apr 09, 2019
• Dave Attell Is Our Greatest Club Comic (Says the Writer He Made Fun Of) — The New York Times · Mar 20, 2019
• Amy Schumer Doesn’t Care What You Think (That Much) — The New York Times · Mar 13, 2019
• In This Prank Show, the Joke’s on Misogynistic Men — The New York Times · Feb 12, 2019
• Instead of Killer Punchlines, Killer Choruses — The New York Times · Jan 31, 2019
• Jaboukie Young-White: A Comic Prodigy With a Veteran’s Killer Moves — The New York Times · Jan 16, 2019
• Best Comedy of 2018 — The New York Times · Dec 23, 2018
• Should Aziz Ansari and Louis C.K. Talk About Accusations Onstage? — The New York Times · Dec 19, 2018
• Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think — The New York Times · Dec 12, 2018
• 3 Savvy Comics Who Shine Where Sex and Politics Intersect — The New York Times · Nov 25, 2018
• Will TV Change the Comedy Cellar? Comics Are About to Find Out — The New York Times · Oct 28, 2018
• Adam Sandler’s Netflix Special: His Most Satisfying Comedy in Years — The New York Times · Oct 24, 2018
• ‘The Haunting of Hill House,’ on Netflix, Is a Family Drama With Scares — The New York Times · Oct 11, 2018
• The Comedy Master Who Hasn’t Gotten Her Due: Elayne Boosler — The New York Times · Sep 30, 2018
• The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will — The New York Times · Sep 09, 2018
• This May Be the Most Polarizing Comedy Special of the Year — The New York Times · Aug 24, 2018
• If Comedy Is Making You Feel Bad, You’re Not Paying Attention — The New York Times · Jul 26, 2018
• Bobcat Goldthwait Has Moved On. Why Can’t We Catch Up? — The New York Times · Jul 10, 2018
• A Netflix Experiment Gives Deserving Comics Their 15 Minutes — The New York Times · Jul 03, 2018
• The W. Kamau Bell Legacy: A Talk Show Five Years Ahead of Its Time — The New York Times · Jun 26, 2018
• What’s So Funny About Orthodox Judaism? This Comic Has One Answer — The New York Times · Jun 13, 2018
• How Carrot Top Wins in Vegas (Yes, He Can Be Funny) — The New York Times · May 06, 2018
• The Strategic Mind of Ali Wong — The New York Times · May 03, 2018
• The Sociopathic Comedy of Brett Davis — The New York Times · Apr 10, 2018
• Introducing a Major New Voice in Comedy (Who Also Attacks Comedy) — The New York Times · Mar 19, 2018
• Nell Scovell Speaks Truth to the Funny Men in Power — The New York Times · Mar 07, 2018
• Tour Marc Maron’s Garage Before He and His Podcast Move — The New York Times · Feb 28, 2018
• The Art and Anxiety of Booking a Hit Comedy Showcase — The New York Times · Feb 22, 2018
• In Chris Rock’s Netflix Special ‘Tamborine,’ a Humbler Master at Work — The New York Times · Feb 14, 2018
• Chris Rock’s First Special in 10 Years Will Come Out Wednesday — The New York Times · Feb 13, 2018
• Comics Select Their Audiences as Carefully as Their Jokes — The New York Times · Feb 05, 2018
• 15-Minute Stand-Up Specials? Netflix Is Trying a New Format — The New York Times · Jan 22, 2018
• Dave Chappelle Stumbles Into the #MeToo Moment — The New York Times · Jan 02, 2018
• Comedy Highlights of 2017 — The New York Times · Dec 25, 2017
• 4 Comedy Specials to Watch: Seasoned Stand-Ups Making Debuts — The New York Times · Dec 04, 2017
• Comedy Is Booming. I Can’t Wait for the Bust. — The New York Times · Nov 22, 2017
• Kathy Griffin’s Wild Show: Defiant, Shaken, Then Fainting — The New York Times · Nov 09, 2017
• The Most Riveting Host in Late Night (and the Most Overlooked) — The New York Times · Nov 05, 2017
• Moms at the Mike, on the Verge of a Breakthrough in Comedy — The New York Times · Oct 10, 2017
• Sarah Silverman Wants to Pop Your Bubble — The New York Times · Oct 04, 2017
• Watch the Evolution of Cringe Comedy in 9 Clips — The New York Times · Sep 29, 2017
• Meet a Looser, More Personal Seinfeld — The New York Times · Sep 18, 2017
• Louis C.K. and Tig Notaro, Sparring on the Battlefield of Art — The New York Times · Sep 13, 2017
• The Misunderstood History of Trump on Letterman — The New York Times · Aug 15, 2017
• Have You Seen This Eddie Murphy Bit? — The New York Times · Aug 13, 2017
• Dave Chappelle Sizes Up America at Radio City — The New York Times · Aug 02, 2017
• Dropping In at the Comedy Cellar With Amy Schumer and Leslie Jones — The New York Times · Jul 28, 2017
• Tim and Eric Figure Out How to Do the Wrong Thing, Perfectly — The New York Times · Jul 23, 2017
• She Swipes Right on Tinder, and Everyone’s In on the Joke — The New York Times · Jun 21, 2017
• An American Comic on a Russian Channel: What He Avoids Speaks Volumes — The New York Times · Jun 07, 2017
• Norm Macdonald, Comic Nonpareil. (That’s a Word He Might Use.) — The New York Times · May 19, 2017
• Maria Bamford’s New Special Is a Kind of Inspired Gibberish — The New York Times · May 09, 2017
• How David Letterman’s Mother Endeared Him to Viewers — The New York Times · Apr 12, 2017
• Louis C.K.’s New Special Mines Comedy From the Middle Ground — The New York Times · Apr 03, 2017
• 5 Stand-Up Specials to Stream This Week — The New York Times · Mar 19, 2017
• In Netflix Specials, Dave Chappelle Challenges His Audience — The New York Times · Mar 17, 2017
• Why Do Comics Laugh at Their Own Jokes? It’s No Accident — The New York Times · Mar 03, 2017
• Chris Rock Returns With Jokes and Personal Anguish — The New York Times · Feb 14, 2017
• Upright Citizens Brigade Raises Prices. Comedy Fans Shouldn’t Laugh. — The New York Times · Jan 30, 2017
• Meet Julio Torres, the New ‘S.N.L.’ Star No One Sees — The New York Times · Jan 13, 2017
• A Year When Death Loomed in the Laughter — The New York Times · Dec 28, 2016
• Reggie Watts, the Tip of Comedy’s Absurdist Spear — The New York Times · Dec 06, 2016
• Why ‘Def Comedy Jam’ Gets No Respect — The New York Times · Nov 11, 2016
• Patton Oswalt: ‘I’ll Never Be at 100 Percent Again’ — The New York Times · Oct 26, 2016
• Hating Hillary Clinton: Female Comics Skewer the Sexism of the Likability Trap — The New York Times · Oct 09, 2016
• Review: As Amy Schumer Evolves, So Does Her Arena Show — The New York Times · Sep 25, 2016
• Review: Louis C.K., Performing His Best Stand-Up Since 2010 — The New York Times · Sep 09, 2016
• A George Carlin Special Too Raw After Sept. 11 Resurfaces Now — The New York Times · Sep 04, 2016
• A New Special From George Carlin — Sort Of. (It’s Complicated) — The New York Times · Aug 16, 2016
• Lenny Bruce Shattered Taboos, but Was He Funny? — The New York Times · Aug 09, 2016
• Insult Comedy as Blood Sport: The Rise of the Roast Battle — The New York Times · Jul 29, 2016
• A 7-Year-Old Walks Into a Stand-Up Club ... — The New York Times · Jul 28, 2016
• Titanic Still Afloat: The American Bystander Publishes Second Issue — The New York Times · Jul 11, 2016
• Bo Burnham, Discovered on the Internet, Now Challenges It — The New York Times · Jun 03, 2016
• A Comic on the Verge, His Absurdism on the Fly — The New York Times · May 11, 2016
• Sick of Angry Comics? Try Some Sweet-Tempered Stand-Up — The New York Times · Apr 29, 2016
• Jerry Seinfeld Helps Margaret Cho With a Do-Over — The New York Times · Apr 20, 2016
• How ‘Horace and Pete’ Made the Network Suits Look Good — The New York Times · Apr 12, 2016
• Andrew Dice Clay Returns, With at Least Two Personalities Showing — The New York Times · Apr 08, 2016
• David Cross’s ‘Making America Great Again!’ Skewers Resentment-Filled Dogma — The New York Times · Mar 27, 2016
• The Humor of Garry Shandling: Keenly Aware, With Hair Jokes — The New York Times · Mar 25, 2016
• The Tears (and Fears) of a Clown — The New York Times · Feb 22, 2016
• Recalling Bob and Ray, Who Paved the Way for Today’s Deadpan Humor — The New York Times · Feb 03, 2016
• In ‘2 Dope Queens’ a Duo Muses Over Life, and Stanley Tucci — The New York Times · Nov 29, 2015
• ‘Trump vs. Bernie,’ Round 2: Debate Heads for New York Comedy Festival — The New York Times · Oct 21, 2015
• Political Correctness Isn’t Ruining Comedy. It’s Helping. — The New York Times · Oct 20, 2015
• How Brian Regan, Connoisseur of Clean Jokes, Became a Comic’s Comic — The New York Times · Sep 23, 2015
• Catch Charlie Barnett and Other Rising Stand-Up Stars Who Never Hit the Top — The New York Times · Aug 16, 2015
• Andy Kindler Gives the Funny Business Its Annual Review — The New York Times · Jul 22, 2015