A day before Ramy Youssef was set to record his latest special “More Feelings,” a friend and fellow comedian and actor Steve Way was scheduled to do a practice run as his opener at Brooklyn’s Bell ...

New Jersey -- Comedian Maysoon Zayid is many things. Funny is just one of them. "In the oppression Olympics, I would win the gold medal. I'm Palestinian, I'm Muslim, I'm disabled, divorced, a woman of ...

To read about the other Culture Shifters, return to the list here. Stand-up comedian Nina G’s first solo comedy album, “Stutterer Interrupted,” has become a quick success, debuting at No. 1 on iTunes’ ...

Turn on the TV, you don’t see many people with disabilities, much less comedians. Representation of the Disability experience is a problem, but stand-up comedy is a way to bring authentic voices to ...

Rosie Jones has said she gets “more hate” than “perhaps any other comedian” as she is disabled. The comedy star, who recently condemned the “same old ableism” after she was inundated with abuse ...

(CNN) — Last weekend, Shane Gillis took a gamble that didn’t pay off on the stage of “Saturday Night Live,” when he dunked on the LGBTQ and disability communities to a frosty reception — including ...

The Comedians with Disabilities Act (CWDA) debuted in 2010 and has been going strong since. February 1, 2024 at the Alameda Comedy Club CWDA will make its SF Sketchfest debut. CWDA is a collection of ...

Sasha Hushcha suffered severe burns early in life and endured bullying throughout her childhood. Other difficulties followed later on: in 2022, she left her native Belarus for Lithuania because she ...