Eric Gilliland, a longtime comedy writer best known for his work on Roseanne, died Sept. 1. The cause was cancer. Gilliland, an Illinois native and 1984 graduate of Northwestern University, wrote for ...

In a recent public conversation, David Margolick — a longtime journalist and author — reflected on Caesar’s rise, his Jewish ...

Many people dream of becoming a full-time comedy writer. If you're reading this, you probably do too. Writing, particularly comedy writing, seems both ephemeral and inaccessible. Yet in practice, ...

Wally Baram learned the hard way not to use a bathroom on set. “It was like a cartoon,” the Overcompensating star tells Marie Claire over Zoom in early May. “I closed the door, and someone was like, ...

Industry-wide, comedy writers’ rooms have evolved over recent decades for the better, with increased diversity, less unacceptable behavior and wider geographical and technological opportunities ...

There's never been more interest in comedy than the present, and there isn't anyone providing more interesting information about comedy than Mike Sacks: a humorist whose 2009 book of interviews with ...

It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote by Bruce Vilanch Credit: Photo courtesy Chicago Review Press A: Probably. It’s a dainty phrase. Some of ...

The Bergamot Comedy Festival in Santa Monica last week was more than just a comedy festival. Sure, there were lots of funny comedians, but more than just stand-up performances at The Crow, the fest ...