Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Sam Jay is the most unlikely new star the comedy world has. She started ...

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When you're a kid obsessed with comedy, your personality quickly gets defined by the comics you love. For me, that comic was Bob Newhart, but it didn't start with Newhart. I was in fifth grade reading ...

There’ll be no “shushing” here. Faena Miami Beach is inviting everyone to laugh out loud inside their theater. They’re launching an exclusive monthly comedy series called “Masters of Comedy”. To start ...

A hungry cat thinks a burglar is the pizza delivery man. Baron von Sterile runs a drive-through vasectomy clinic. These scenes are among the many written and improvised comedy sketches of “I Want a ...

OPINION: Jay started doing standup at 29 because of life’s hard knocks. But she’s made up for lost time and has become one of comedy’s rising stars. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, ...

Comedian Sam Jay opens up about her early hardships and perseverance, which influenced her path to becoming a standup comedian on Masters of the Game with Touré. OPINION: Jay started doing standup at ...