comedy

The election of Donald Trump worries a lot of people. Some women, immigrants, and Muslims are wondering if Trump’s presidency will be anything like his…

After criss-crossing the country for more than three decades, and spending 15 years as part of NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, Paula Poundstone has gone…

A comedy showcase in Hamtramck Saturday night will have a somewhat jarring theme: suicide.The event is called “Suck It, Suicide,” and is a benefit show…

The first federally-funded housing projects for African-American families were built in Detroit in the 1930s. They were the Brewster-Douglass Housing…

Gilda’s LaughFest 2015 kicks off in Grand Rapids this Thursday (March 5).The 10-day comedic festival will feature stand-up, comedy films, improv, comedy…

When you think of catching some good improv comedy, your first thought might be Chicago's famed Second City where John Belushi and Bill Murray graced the…

Michigan State Police Sgt. Dwayne Gill uses his day job as a reference pool for his stand-up sets.Gill said that comedy came first for him, but open-mic…

One of Michigan's big contributions to the world of comedy is Heywood Banks.Whether he's playing his guitar or his trusty toaster, he's made audiences…

When it comes to support for emergency care services, the U.S. just barely squeaked by with a passing grade, at least according to a new state-by-state…

A new face recently joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" and made plenty of headlines when she did.Comic SasheerZamata became the first black female…