The art of TV comedy is distilled into its purest essence in the format of a sketch show. Sketch comedies have been entertaining viewers at home since the 1940s, when variety shows like Texaco Star ...

A man walks out in pink spandex and a pig nose, and the crowd bursts into laughter that is both stifled and uproarious. The dim, purple lights of The Rockwell cast him in both shadow and spotlight.

A sketch comedy show by eight talented teens and tweens, and one semitalented middle-aged man (his words, not ours), takes the stage at the Siren Theater starting May 2. This is the fifth installment ...

What’s the difference between an inside joke with friends and a comedic performance on stage? For the University tWits, an IU sketch comedy group, it’s not much. From the initial spark of an idea to ...

Sketch comedy is taking center stage this month at Lansing’s Riverwalk Theatre with “Lanstronauts, We Have A Problem.” The ensemble show, reminiscent of sketch comedy mainstays like "Saturday Night ...

This post was updated July 6 at 8:56 p.m. Nothing is sketchy about the dedication of the Sketch team of Shenanigans Comedy Club at UCLA. The team is one of four creative departments that make up the ...

Saturday Night Live has become a television institution over the years — but when it aired its very first episode 50 years ago on October 11, 1975, the world had no idea what it was in for. And after ...

Company is ushering comedic camaraderie to Spring Sing. The 10-member comedy troupe emcees the annual Spring Sing event, providing comedic relief between each performing act. Company fosters unity ...

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. In the darkest times, a hero rises. Matt Clarke was the hero local sketch comedy needed. Clarke ...

Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year ...