Black comedians helped ease tension during the Civil Rights Movement and their legacy continues for comics amid ongoing racial disparity. RELATED: Black History Month: Five […]
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Controversy grows over Dave Chappelle’s ‘SNL’ monologue
During his “Saturday Night Live” monologue, Dave Chappelle talked about Kanye West’s antisemitic comments and NBA star Kyrie Irving’s actions. Judy Gold, comedian and the […]
Continue readingSee Dr. Fauci’s response to Joe Rogan’s bad vaccine advice
Joe Rogan, one of the world's most popular podcast hosts, falsely claimed that young, healthy people do not need to get vaccinated for Covid-19. #CNN […]
Continue reading‘We’re not at fault’: Margaret Cho on rise of anti-Asian violence
Actress and comedian Margaret Cho talks to CNN's Pamela Brown about the rise of violence against Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. #CNN #News
Continue readingDave Chappelle has a powerful take on the Capitol riots
CNN's Don Lemon reacts to comedian Dave Chappelle saying that the same people who said Colin Kaepernick was unpatriotic for taking a knee during the […]
Continue readingBilly Crystal: I think of Larry King like a relative
Comedian Billy Crystal joined CNN's Ana Cabrera by phone to share memories of being interviewed by the great Larry King, but also of the friend […]
Continue readingCarl Reiner, longtime comedy legend, dies at 98
Carl Reiner, the writer, actor, director and producer whose many decades' worth of credits – including "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The 2000-Year-Old Man" […]
Continue readingJerry Stiller dies at 92. Look back at his life and career
Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller has died of natural causes according to a tweet from his son, actor Ben Stiller. He was 92. #CNN #News […]
Continue readingThe Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi On Trump, Jon Stewart & John Oliver | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
Former Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi discusses comedy in the Trump era, reflects on his work satirizing Islamophobia with Jon Stewart, and argues comedians like […]
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