Kumail Nanjiani to do stand-up for the 1st time in 10 years. Get tickets

Kumail Nanjiani to do stand-up for the 1st time in 10 years. Get tickets

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. All stand-up comics turned megastars have an itch to return to their roots. To wit, Adam Sandler repeatedly extended his nationwide arena trek in early 2024, Ellen Degeneres … Read more

Danielle Fishel says her weight gain was used for a ‘funny’ storyline on ‘Boy Meets World’

Danielle Fishel says her weight gain was used for a ‘funny’ storyline on ‘Boy Meets World’

Danielle Fishel was forced into a storyline about her weight gain on “Boy Meets World.” During Monday’s episode of her “Pod Meets World” podcast, the 43-year-old recalled how her and her co-star Will Friedle’s weight gain was written into an episode of the ’90s coming-of-age sitcom. “I remember when they called me into the office … Read more

Humor makes you a better parent, Penn State experts say: ‘It’s very effective’

Humor makes you a better parent, Penn State experts say: ‘It’s very effective’

Raising kids is no joke — but good parents tell them anyway. A lot of love and even more laughter: it’s the no-longer secret recipe parents should follow to cook up great, long-lasting relationships with their kids, per new findings from Penn State University.  “Humor can teach people cognitive flexibility, relieve stress and promote creative … Read more

Exclusive | Nate Bargatze interview: The comic tells all about his ‘Be Funny Tour’

Exclusive | Nate Bargatze interview: The comic tells all about his ‘Be Funny Tour’

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Even though stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze regularly sells out arenas, he’s still a joke craftsman at heart. “Right now I don’t have a new hour,” the 45-year-old told … Read more

‘Oh, Mary’ extends Broadway run. How much do tickets cost?

‘Oh, Mary’ extends Broadway run. How much do tickets cost?

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Although Abraham Lincoln had a notoriously bad time at the theater, a Broadway show about his wife is enjoying its stay on Broadway quite a bit. Cole Escola’s … Read more

Exclusive | Leslie Uggams says Ryan Reynolds made her ‘feel safe’ as his badass sidekick in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: ‘He’s funny as hell’

Exclusive | Leslie Uggams says Ryan Reynolds made her ‘feel safe’ as his badass sidekick in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: ‘He’s funny as hell’

Yes, Ryan Reynolds is uniting screen superpowers with Hugh Jackman in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the Marvel crossover blockbuster that hits theaters on Friday. But for the third film in the franchise’s trilogy, the madcap mutant has another partner in foul-mouthed wisecracking: Blind Al, Deadpool’s deadpanning roommate played by “Roots” legend Leslie Uggams — in all … Read more

Will Ferrell says James Caan told him ‘you’re not funny’ on ‘Elf’ set: ‘Truly annoyed with me’

Will Ferrell says James Caan told him ‘you’re not funny’ on ‘Elf’ set: ‘Truly annoyed with me’

Son of a nutcracker! Will Ferrell’s “Elf” gets plenty of laughs with audiences — but co-star James Caan found the “Saturday Night Live” alum to be anything but funny while on set.  Ferrell opened up about the late actor while appearing on Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s “MeSsy” podcast earlier this month. Caan played Walter … Read more

My parents gave me a ‘cringe’ made-up pirate name — I literally hate it

My parents gave me a ‘cringe’ made-up pirate name — I literally hate it

“I literally hate my name and I think it’s cringe,” an 18-year-old began a now-viral Reddit thread about her unique name.  The woman shared that her name is ‘Arrisa’ before explaining her parents’ reasoning behind the decision.  “My dad wanted to name me Marrisa, but my mum wanted to remove the ‘M’ to make it more unique,” she said. … Read more

‘House of the Dragon’ star Tom Glynn-Carney says King Aegon isn’t a villain: He’s ‘quite funny’

‘House of the Dragon’ star Tom Glynn-Carney says King Aegon isn’t a villain: He’s ‘quite funny’

He’s the King of Westeros. Spoilers below for the second episode of “House of the Dragon” Season 2.  Tom Glynn-Carney stars in the hit “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” as King Aegon, a young monarch who is almost comically unsuited for the role. “It’s not really a conscious decision, to be honest,” … Read more

‘I Used to Be Funny’ Review: Bruising Punchlines

‘I Used to Be Funny’ Review: Bruising Punchlines

The perceptive dramedy “I Used to Be Funny” features a mic-drop performance by Rachel Sennott as a rising stand-up comedian derailed by a vague, internet-viral crime. What happened to Sam (Sennott) is no laughing matter. But she and her fellow comics crack oblique jokes about it, anyway. Making her first feature, the writer-director Ally Pankiw … Read more

Jason Kelce doesn’t get the Tom Brady roast: ‘My family is ruined, it’s so funny’

Jason Kelce doesn’t get the Tom Brady roast: ‘My family is ruined, it’s so funny’

Jason Kelce will not be the next NFL legend to get roasted. The future Hall of Famer talked about Tom Brady’s decision to be roasted by former teammates and comedians with brother Travis on “The New Heights” podcast. “It was pure entertainment and I’m really happy they did it but I just don’t get the roasts,” said Jason, … Read more

Battered Ken doll, false teeth and a garden shed: ‘Weird and wacky’ items found in sewer system

Battered Ken doll, false teeth and a garden shed: ‘Weird and wacky’ items found in sewer system

Dora’s been exploring a little too much. A large UK water company has shared its top 10 list of “weird and wacky” items that workers have found clogging up sewers after they were questionably flushed down a toilet. On Friday, central England sewage service Severn Trent revealed that a Dora the Explorer action figure — … Read more

I’m the world’s oldest female comedian at 89 — I love telling sex jokes and having young guys hit on me

I’m the world’s oldest female comedian at 89 — I love telling sex jokes and having young guys hit on me

She’s still standing — and doing stand-up. The world’s oldest working woman comic is sharing wild details about her career on the comedy circuit, saying she’s often hit on by amorous audience members who are decades younger than her. New Yorker D’yan Forest, 89, shared her story in an essay for The Guardian, writing: “One … Read more

‘Uncle Vanya’ review: Steve Carell’s Broadway play is funny, not feeling

‘Uncle Vanya’ review: Steve Carell’s Broadway play is funny, not feeling

Theater review UNCLE VANYA Two hours and 30 minutes. At the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 150 West 65th Street. When Steve Carell emerges from behind a bench onstage at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, the crowd giggles automatically at the “Office” star. Now playing the hapless title role in Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” the revival of which … Read more

Olivia Williams recalls ‘alarming’ guest appearance on ‘Friends’: ‘You’re not funny!’

Olivia Williams recalls ‘alarming’ guest appearance on ‘Friends’: ‘You’re not funny!’

It was not a friendly encounter. British actress Olivia Williams recently recalled a “harrowing” and “alarming” experience she allegedly had while appearing on the iconic TV show “Friends.” “Well, just as an example, I was taken to the studio in a shared car with a wonderful actress whose character, I think, was called ‘Old Woman,’ … Read more

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ is dead — and so are funny sitcoms

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ is dead — and so are funny sitcoms

With roughly a trillion shows on TV, the ending of a series is no longer the “cancel all my plans” event it once was. Nowadays it’s hard to imagine that the 1983 finale of “M*A*S*H” was watched by a staggering 106 million people — nearly half the country at the time. Or that “Cheers’” last … Read more

Joy Behar offers bizarre take on ‘SNL’ ‘hot women’ controversy, claims ‘model-level’ like Gisele Bündchen ‘not funny’

Joy Behar offers bizarre take on ‘SNL’ ‘hot women’ controversy, claims ‘model-level’ like Gisele Bündchen ‘not funny’

Hot or not: Joy Behar edition. “The View” co-host and comedian provided her unfiltered opinion on a woman’s viral TikTok claiming “hot women” are never hired on “Saturday Night Live.” “First of all, it’s a comedy show, not a beauty pageant,” Behar, 81, said Thursday. “It’s not for men to ogle the women trying to … Read more

We found shockingly cheap tickets to see Tim Robinson on tour

We found shockingly cheap tickets to see Tim Robinson on tour

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Dangerous Nights Crew assemble. From April 2 through May 11, “I Think You Should Leave” icon Tim Robinson is hitting the road for an 11-show tour with special … Read more

Washington sheriff receives bizarre Sasquatch call from curious hunter

Washington sheriff receives bizarre Sasquatch call from curious hunter

A sheriff’s office in Washington state revealed last week that it received a strange call from an aspiring Bigfoot hunter. The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office kept the caller’s identity concealed when it posted to Facebook about the incident on March 19. While the exact transcript of the call was not shared, the office publicized a staff member’s … Read more