25 years after its HBO debut, Netflix will celebrate Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam with Def Comedy Jam 25. The special will tout “the iconic show that made giants out of ferociously funny black ...

After a tragic childhood, the actor worked as a stand-up for years before making it big in his 30s. When he died suddenly at ...

Comedians discuss Kid Capri’s role in “Def Comedy Jam” in VICE TV’s documentary series “Black Comedy in America.” “What that turned into was having the hipness at a comedy show,” comedian Joe Torry ...

He was just in St. Louis last night and had the crowd rolling on topics that ranged from race, politics to family and everything in between. But after doing his own thing , comedian/actor D.L. Hughley ...

Over the course of its run, Def Comedy Jam helped launch the careers of some of the biggest comics in recent memory. Now, the comedy institution is hitting its 25th birthday, and to honor that, ...

*Kevin Hart’s new streaming video platform Laugh Out Loud, a partnership with Lionsgate, will launch on August 3rd with both original scripted and unscripted comedy series, stand-up specials, live ...

After debuting in April with a sold-out set from Pauly Shore, new San Antonio comedy club Woodlawn Comedy is bringing more ‘90s nostalgia. On June 28, the newly opened venue will host Bill Bellamy, ...

Following the comedic foibles of Dave Chappelle last month, the Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam Homecoming Comedy Show brought its own brand of humor to Penn over Homecoming weekend. The soldout show ...