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89-Year-Old Comedian Recovering After She Was Randomly Punched On New York Street

D'yan Forest said she was knocked to the ground while waiting to cross a street in New York earlier this month.
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A New Documentary Examines Queer Comedians' Painful Rise — And Lasting Legacy

Judy Gold, Joel Kim Booster, Tig Notaro and more share humorous and heartfelt anecdotes about their early years in the documentary, now out on Netflix.
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Richard Lewis, Beloved Comedian And ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Regular, Dead At 76

The actor revealed in 2023 that he'd been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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Stand-Up Comedy Legend Shecky Greene Dies At 97

The Las Vegas headliner was a regular on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show."
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Matt Rife’s ‘Apology’ For Domestic Abuse Joke Is As Stale As The Rest Of His Comedy

The comedian responded to the backlash over his new Netflix special with a recycled put-down.
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Norm Macdonald Looks Back On His Firing From 'SNL'

Norm Macdonald talks about being fired from "Saturday Night Live."
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Dave Chappelle Attacked On Stage

Video shows Dave Chappelle being tackled on stage while performing in Los Angeles.
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Dave Chappelle Issues Statement About 'Unsettling' Onstage Attack

The comedian's representative noted he "went on with the show."
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Netflix Lifts Suspension On Trans Employee

Netflix reinstated a transgender software engineer, who critcized Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up special, “The Closer,” and two other employees amid backlash from the LGBTQ community for the comedian’s transphobic jokes.
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Gilbert Gottfried Does His Famous Groucho Marx Impression

Gilbert Gottfried joins HuffPost Live and does his famous Groucho Marx impression.
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