Amidst the chaos of the midterm season, a time filled by grueling several-hour study sessions, Yalies are prone to finding themselves overwhelmed, overworked and teetering on the brink of collapse.

Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First?” is four minutes and 46 seconds of a basic misunderstanding. It relies on the kind of grade-school wordplay — “No, the horse’s name was Friday” — that would ...

Liz Reuss admits she realized as soon as she decided to make comedy her career, Chicago's legendary sketch comedy theater The Second City was her first and most important destination. "I've lived in ...

The art of TV comedy is distilled into its purest essence in the format of a sketch show. Sketch comedies have been entertaining viewers at home since the 1940s, when variety shows like Texaco Star ...

To clear matters up for your well-meaning parents, here are a couple of things that sketch comedy isn’t: It’s not standup, which involves only one person telling jokes presentationally before an ...

There is no genre more near and dear to my heart than comedy. The skills necessary to make others laugh -- whether live and in-person or through a screen -- are a unique and beautiful combination that ...

Anyone needing quick laughs or good vibes can look to the funniest movies of 2023 or to the best comedies streaming on Netflix. But those looking specifically for the unique pleasures that sketch ...

The Second City comedy troupe got into the sketch comedy TV business one year after SNL. Their premise was that the Second City Television network would air different sketches. Comedy legends John ...

This post was updated July 6 at 8:56 p.m. Nothing is sketchy about the dedication of the Sketch team of Shenanigans Comedy Club at UCLA. The team is one of four creative departments that make up the ...

The 21st annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival will take place from March 4-15, 2026, featuring a diverse array of comedic talents in various venues across the city.