He basically invented the stand-up special in 1960 and continued to be a source of comic brilliance until his final years. By Jason Zinoman Bob Newhart, who died on Thursday at the age of 94, has been ...

While the past decade has brought an exponential rise in streaming services, none compare to Netflix’s catalog of stand-up specials. The streamer has become the go-to destination for the most popular ...

Stand-up comedy is so much more than telling jokes with a microphone in hand. For seasoned masters of the art, it’s an exploration of everything right and wrong with humanity, all at once, from the ...