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Ellen DeGeneres Confronts 'Mean' Reputation In Her Return To Stand-Up

"I am many things, but I am not mean," the star reportedly told audiences during a show in Santa Rosa, California, on Monday.
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Stand-Up Comedian Neel Nanda Dies At 32, Is Mourned By Fellow Comics

A cause of death has yet to be disclosed.
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Sherry Cola Is Unlearning Scarcity And Embracing Abundance

The actor and comedian stars in both “Joy Ride” and “Shortcomings,” in theaters this summer.
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Opinion: Chris Rock And The Complicated, Evolving Politics Of ‘Funny’

Chris Rock finally took the stage, a year after the slap heard 'round the world, and proved that his humor hasn't grown a bit.
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Alison Leiby’s Abortion Wasn’t A Big Deal. So Why Is It Still So Hard To Talk About?

The comedian’s one-woman show “Oh God, A Show About Abortion” unpacks why talking about abortion shouldn’t be so thorny.
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What 'Traumatized' Wanda Sykes Was Really Thinking When Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock

The Oscars co-host bared her simmering anger during a gig in Florida.
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The Valuable Tip Jeff Foxworthy Gave Ron White About Landing His Jokes

Ron White talks about his friendship with Jeff Foxworthy.
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I Became Lifelong Friends With Louie Anderson. Here’s What He Taught Me.

"Louie and I talked the whole flight ― and we kept that conversation going for over 20 years."
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Comedian Ricky Velez Is Proving Himself As More Than Just Pete Davidson’s Best Friend

Velez, who is Puerto Rican and Irish, continues his rise with "Here's Everything," a new HBO special that skewers politics and parenthood.
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The Navy SEAL Who Shot Osama Bin Laden Tries Stand-Up Comedy

Robert O'Neill was coached by David Spade and Whitney Cummings, who said it was "the second time he killed."
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