Katla McGlynn | Writer

In her Netflix special “Nanette,” the Australian comic is undeniably angry with her industry: “If your only responsibility is to make people laugh, then get off television.”

Gilda's Club of New York City honored Amy Poehler on Monday during Gildafest '15, the organization's first annual night of comedy at Caroline's on Broadway. Poehler received the Gilda Radner...

“Thank God I stopped doing coke before Twitter.” Comedian Artie Lange has been doing comedy for nearly 30 years and spent almost a decade sitting alongside Howard Stern on a radio show where pretty much anything goes, but it’s his …

Splinter, is that you? While waiting for the manhattan-bound L train at Bedford Ave. on Thursday, I saw a rat scurry in between the tracks. After living in the city...

If you weren’t already having a hard time imagining “The Late Show” without David Letterman, these newly released photos will make it pretty much impossible. While we’re all excited to see what Stephen Colbert can do as host (and himself) …

If you need more proof that our phones keep getting smarter but our brains keep getting dumber, just try to remember someone’s number other than your own. And no, your mom doesn’t count.

Well, almost everything. Austin’s annual South By Southwest Festival is known for premiering and showcasing stars of music, film and interactive, but there’s a fourth realm of nerdom at the conference that is growing bigger every year: SXSW Comedy.

“Hey, who’s paying for this?” asked Conan O’Brien as he entered an Italian restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, where about a dozen journalists were sitting in front of appetizers, waiting for him to arrive. The purpose of the luncheon was to …

One could argue that "Saturday Night Live's" 40th anniversary special had almost too many memorable moments for one show, but there were even more if you count the red carpet...

If someone asked you how Kim Kardsashian became famous, what would you say? While discussing his directorial debut film “Hits”in an interview for Aol Build on Tuesday, David Cross gave us his version of the story in a slightly NSFW …

We may have lost Joan Rivers, Jan Hooks and Mrs. Doubtfire, but 2014 was a fine year for women in comedy. Amy Poehler certainly made her mark this year by writing her first book, setting up the end of “Parks …

The 2014 New York Comedy Festival had a lot of incredible shows featuring women. A panel discussion called “Women Aren’t Funny” brought together hilarious stand-ups, the (female) executive producer of “Louie” and “Orange Is the New Black” star Lea Delaria …

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice — but having a hit sketch comedy show doesn’t hurt. Just one night after packing one of the most dreamed-of performance spaces in the world, Amy Schumer brought her writing …

Like it or not, the final season of “Parks And Recreation” means saying goodbye to one of TV’s most dynamic cast of characters and their office patriarch, Ron Swanson. Nick Offerman turned Ron’s mustache into an icon of hyper-manliness and …

Dane Cook is one of the most polarizing comedians working today, having both sold out Madison Square Garden and won a “Worst Comedian Ever” contest. That might give a hint as to why his first stand-up special in four years …

Bill Hader’s stories have everything: Angry Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Titanic” jokes that get you fired, and that thing where the bad guy from “Karate Kid” passive aggressively drinks your milkshake. The “Saturday Night Live“ alum shared those stories and more as …

Comedian David Cross and his fiancé Amber Tamblyn appeared on stage for the first time together at a comedy show in NYC on Thursday, and unlike most interviews with Cross, there was little mention of the “Arrested Development” movie.

As many fans of Dick Wolf’s creations will admit, “Law & Order,” however beloved, is relentlessly formulaic. As a result, it wasn’t hard for me to pinpoint the exact moments when “I loved her” is said on the show.

Truth: you can make almost anything sound inspirational if you play the right music. On the 15th episode of “Too Long; Didn’t Listen,” comedians Rachel Feinstein and Nate Bargatze discuss their latest stand-up endeavors and everything from creepy memories about …

On her debut album, “Chrysalis,” comedian Sara Schaefer opens up about everything from her butterfly tramp stamp to that time she discovered a hidden talent in the bedroom — on that she affectionately refers to as “Splash Mountain.”

What happens when you ride a personal watercraft from Chicago to New Orleans? If you’re comedian Kurt Braunohler, the answer is biker gang comedy shows, severe wet suit rash and raising a bunch of money for charity.

After his stint as a writer and featured player on “Saturday Night Live“ ended, comedian Brooks Wheelan doubled down on stand-up comedy, released his first album, “This Is Cool, Right?”, and then got the hell out of New York.

On a special episode recorded in Los Angeles, Matt Braunger and Dan St. Germain open up about stand-up vs. improv comedy, dating and performing with funny women, why Omaha, NE is the most depressing place on Earth and who should …

In this short and sweet 10th episode of HuffPost Comedy’s podcast, “Too Long; Didn’t Listen,” we catch up with “Saturday Night Live” alum Ana Gasteyer over the phone.

On the ninth episode of “Too Long; Didn’t Listen,” comedians Dan Soder And Jacqueline Novak have one thing on the brain: the end of the world.

On the eighth episode of Too Long; Didn’t Listen, comedians Todd Barry and Big Jay Oakerson discuss their full-length crowd work sets in what plays out as a master class in comedian-audience interaction. In addition to dissecting their vastly different …

On the seventh episode of “Too Long; Didn’t Listen,” I sit down with comedian and host of The Goddamn Dave Hill Show on WFMU, Dave Hill, and comedian and former announcer for The Artie Lange Show, Mike Bocchetti.

In a special sixth edition of “TL;DL,” Katla McGlynn sat down with the very funny Bonnie McFarlane and Marina Franklin ahead of their New York Comedy Festival panel entitled, “Women Aren’t Funny: Debunking The Myth” on Nov. 6 at Caroline’s.

On the fifth episode of “Too Long; Didn’t Listen,” Katla McGlynn sits down with identical twin comedians Keith and Kenny Lucas (aka The Lucas Bros.) to talk dropping out of law school, pumpkin spice hysteria, their new sketch comedy show, …

Cartoonist, humorist and hilarious TV show host David Rees joins us for the fourth installment of “TL;DL” in which we discuss everything from female “Ghostbusters” and Ben Affleck’s penis to cat-assisted rap albums and something called “Hair Wars.” It’s a …

They say that the third time’s the charm, which might explain why the third episode of our podcast was so charming! Comedians Kevin Barnett and Josh Rabinowitz of upcoming TruTV sketch comedy show, “Friends Of The People,” dropped by to …

On HuffPost Comedy’s second — can you believe it? — podcast, Carol Hartsell and Katla McGlynn sit down with former Features Editor of “The Onion” Joe Garden, and Sarah Pappalardo and Anna Drezen of Reductress.com to discuss satire vs. trolling, …

For our inaugural episode, we sat down with comedian, storyteller and TV commentator Tom Shillue to discuss the latest celebrity photo hacking, the origin of his “Tonight Show” barbershop quartet, the most annoying part of social media “breaks” and more. …

Everyone knows that the best conversations happen in the ladies’ bathroom. So that’s exactly where we shot our web series, Stallin’ with Dave Hill. For the final episode of HuffPost Comedy’s inaugral series, Dave sat down with comedy favorite Janeane …

Everyone knows that the best conversations happen in the ladies’ bathroom. So that’s exactly where we shot our first web series, Stallin’ with Dave Hill. For our fourth episode, Dave interviewed his good friend and fellow comedian Nick Kroll, star …

Everyone knows that the best conversations happen in the ladies’ bathroom. So that’s exactly where we shot our first web series, Stallin’ with Dave Hill. For our third episode, Dave sat down with rising stand-up comedian and “Best Week Ever” …

Everyone knows that the best conversations happen in the ladies’ bathroom. So that’s exactly where we shot our first web series, Stallin’ with Dave Hill. For our second episode, we had the pleasure of featuring not one but two hilarious …

Everyone knows that the best conversations happen in the ladies’ bathroom. So that’s exactly where we shot our first web series, Stallin’ with Dave Hill. Our inaugural guest? Why none other than comedian, author and “The Daily Show” correspondent John …