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 ...

Room 015 of the Fine Arts Building will be full of laughter as IU’s Backdoor Comedy performs its second show of the semester Saturday night. Though IU is home to many comedy groups, Backdoor Comedy ...

At this point, sketch comedy on television is an institution. One need only look at "Saturday Night Live," which celebrated its landmark 50th anniversary in 2025 with documentaries and a star-studded ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The year is 1925. The world is born anew in the aftermath of the Great War, ...

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 ...

When Denver Sketch Festival producers Katie Congrove and Connor Schuck think back on last year’s inaugural event, one memory still makes them laugh. A performer from Philadelphia, who goes by the ...