It used to be that a Jewish comedian did stand-up, rattling off jokes, ratcheting up the laughs, often relying on stereotypes — about Jews, about women — sometimes getting raunchy — they called it ...

Stand-up comedy was born on the vaudeville stage but came of age in the Catskills. The Borsht Belt comics, whose material was ...

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Alex Edelman says that creating his first stand-up routine in eight years has been daunting - Dan Tuffs This week, the 37-year-old returns to the Fringe. Creating his first new stand-up hour in eight ...

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