For Baby Boomers, certain comedians were once household names, even if they’ve largely faded from public memory today. These ...

Sahl started doing stand-up in the 1950s, a time when most comedians were men in suits, rattling off one-liners. Sahl wore a V-neck sweater,... Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy ...

Some have said that tragedy is an important element to comedy but, for some of stand-up’s most acclaimed stars, tragedy saw the end of their career. Far too many of our favorite comedians passed away ...