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I started doing stand-up comedy after a near-death experience

An East Boldon mam who survived a near-fatal brain haemorrhage and went on to take up stand-up comedy has gained national recognition. The Stand-Up Mam, the first novel to be published by Kay Wilson, ...
CNN

Don’t Tell Comedy is changing stand-up. Comics say that’s a good thing

A year ago, Lea’h Sampson felt like everything was crashing. Though she had been doing stand-up comedy for six years, she was hitting a wall. Her jokes weren’t getting her booked, even in local comedy ...
Forbes

New Stand-Up Comedy Event Shows How Humor Gives Hope Vs. Breast Cancer

Actor and comedian Jana Bernard, who's appeared on NETFLIX and Peacock, organized and hosted a comedy show on October 6 at The Second City New York that featured a line-up of stand-up comics, Proceeds ...
Los Angeles Times

Being a special ed teacher taught Chinedu Unaka his biggest lesson in stand-up

There are some aspects of comedy you just can’t teach. But for comedian Chinedu Unaka, plenty was learned while giving lessons in a classroom. As a kid growing up in South L.A., it wasn’t planned that ...