One unexpected effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on the comedy industry is the boom of diverse, inclusive and quality shows that fill up the calendar of L.A.’s comedy scene. That’s thanks in large part ...

More and more Middle Eastern women are thriving as comedians. Their success on stage, in the film industry, at comedy festivals and on social media could foster empowerment for the next generation of ...

Vanessa Ragland, co-owner and co-artistic director at Dynasty Typewriter, gets ready to celebrate five years of comedy in November at the Wilshire venue. (Chris Behroozian / For The Times) For the ...

Entering the Connelly Theater for Kate Berlant’s one-woman show KATE, it’s clear you’re not in for an ordinary night of comedy. The outfit Berlant wears on stage is displayed on a mannequin next to a ...

Witches get a bad rap. Thanks largely to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, witches have been cast in history as evil or threatening figures. They’re often depicted in popular culture as old hags with ...

A version of this story about female directors first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Comedy issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. This year was far from a landmark for female directors at the Emmys, ...

For Simone Finch, the creator and executive producer behind Freeform‘s upcoming Single Drunk Female, the comedy starring Sofia Black-D’Elia and Ally Sheedy comes from a deeply personal place. During ...

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Freeform's newest dramedy, Single Drunk Female, premiers on January 20. The show, from creator Simone Finch, follows Samantha Fink, a 20-something alcoholic working at a New York media company, who is ...

Reem Nabil, Co-founder of @comedysett: "A woman is not expected to be funny. When she does comedy, she is always put in a certain frame where if you just hinted at something sensitive and said your ...

Freeform‘s comedy series Single Drunk Female got off a promising ratings start. The January 20 launch has amassed over 2.4 million multiplatform viewers in Live+7, according to Nielsen and Freeform, ...

Fifty years ago, viewers fell in love with “Lucy.” A few decades later, they watched “Mary Tyler Moore” make it after all. But these days, there are few heirs to Lucille Ball’s or Mary Tyler Moore’s ...