The standup, who’s the subject of a new documentary, expanded the ambition of comedy. These videos show how far ahead of his time he was.

An inspired new book from veteran comedians cautions novices to err on the side of caution. But our comedy critic makes the case for taking...

The host evoked some of his delightfully experimental bits from his old late-night show.

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The acerbic comic sounds like a Mamet character, and thanks to Nathan Lane, he’s making his Broadway debut as one in “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

The host had been working on the jokes as well as the flow in multiple test runs in clubs. On the telecast, she introduced some...

To refine her monologue for Sunday’s show, she relied on two writers’ rooms and 91 test runs. Then came the fickle audiences and a crisis...

A new film about the show doesn’t mention her. But in many ways her hit sketch series helped define the early vision of Lorne Michaels.

The author of humorous short stories finds emotional connections in tales that engage with tech. But he’s more interested in the ties between humans.

*That’s his opinion. And yet he’s setting a new standard for what life after late-night can look like. (Hint: It’s a lot like what he...