The 1960s marked a turning point in comedy, when performers began pushing beyond punchlines and embracing satire, social commentary, and more personal styles of humor. This era produced comedians who ...

There was a time when comedy lived in small, smoky rooms and on crackly vinyl records you played after dinner. Across the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and into the 90s, a handful of stand-up comics slowly pushed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bob Newhart parlayed his deadpan style into sitcom gold. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Bob Newhart, the “button-down” ...

Morecambe and Wise still have a place in the hearts of the British public, and Eric was instrumental in ensuring their enduring popularity.

Vaudeville comedians -- Radio -- Nightclubs -- Television -- Late night -- The emergence of Las Vegas -- Stand-up's great change -- Percolation in the mid-1960s -- Hippie madness at decade's end -- ...