Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they ...

No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or ...

Netflix has become a premier platform for streaming modern comedy specials, with some of the biggest names in the business launching their shows on the service. This includes a growing number of ...

For someone best known as an actor, Bradley Cooper’s core interest as a filmmaker is perhaps unsurprising. Thus far, he has been entirely consumed by examinations of performance—first digging into a ...

Leah Marilla Thomas is a freelance entertainment journalist specializing in television, film, live theatre, and culture. With an MFA in screenwriting and over a decade of digital media experience, her ...