The University of Minnesota’s Comedy Club shares a rare form of art appreciation with the campus community: laughing so hard that you forget it’s only Wednesday night.  The Comedy Club is a student...

As women comedians in the Twin Cities, University of Minnesota alumnae Gabby VandenAvond and Amie Durenberger faced enough frustration working in male-dominated writer's rooms.  “I think women are...

Although the Minneapolis comedy scene spans an array of stand-up venues, University of Minnesota students Kate McCarthy and Nick Saxton and University graduate Andrew Friedman found a gap in the comedy...

Saturday Night Live star Vanessa Bayer and local Minneapolis comedian Brandi Brown brought hundreds to Ted Mann Concert Hall for a two-hour comedy show Tuesday night. Organized by Student Unions and Activities,...

Long form improv is not “ComedySportz,” “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” or “Saturday Night Live.”The style moves away from games and skits, and features shows of multiple unscripted scenes, created...

Spreading awareness is sometimes best done through humor. To prove this, the University of Minnesota’s Al-Madinah Cultural Center is hosting its annual comedy night as the kick-off event for Islam Awareness...

Comic book giants like Marvel and DC no longer supply a fringe hobby for a youth subculture.Instead, connoisseurs are turning to the flourishing independent comic book market, and writer Eliot Rahal is...

On stage, Maggie Faris dons an old-school cabbie driver hat, circular owl-framed glasses and a fun-loving attitude. She’s the same in person.      In a typical set, Faris may talk...