Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comedian Nate Jackson's debut comedy special "Nate Jackson: Super Funny" premieres on Netflix July 8. (Christina House / Los ...

Tacoma comedian Nate Jackson has TV credits, but his stand-up career has blown up in the past two years thanks to his crowd work “joints” on YouTube and clips on TikTok. On YT, 19 of his most popular ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stand-up comedy has a crowd work problem, and I don’t see it letting up any time soon. Crowd work used to be one of many tools of ...

About five minutes into Moshe Kasher’s first set at the Den Theatre on Saturday, he assured the audience, “I’ll do some material eventually.” He said it with a bit of self-deprecation. At that moment, ...

In stand-up comedy, crowd work is an important skill to have, especially when starting out at open mic nights. Matt Rife went viral for his crowd work on TikTok — especially among women. Some found ...

Matt Rife is a “comedian” who, often, uses his crowd work to make people think he’s good at stand-up. So when his stand-up specials inevitably failed, people realized quickly that he isn’t as funny as ...

Comedian Jessica Kirson can look at an audience, pick people out and spin it into material right on the spot. Comics call it "crowd work," but for Kirson it’s second nature. Nassau County resident ...