Stand-up comedy has a crowd work problem, and I don’t see it letting up any time soon. Crowd work used to be one of many tools of the trade but has gradually become the main attraction. At its heart, ...

There’s a reason Nate Jackson’s debut Netflix special arrives during barbecue season. Perched on a stool under the spotlight at his shows, the comedian spends most of the evening delivering ...

"I know I can't be the only person in this room who strives for something that might seem impossible." In a packed house at The Comedy Zone in Charlotte, comedian Matt Rife is about to make Netflix ...

In stand-up comedy, crowd work is an important skill to have, especially when starting out at open mic nights. Matt Rife went viral for his crowd work on TikTok — especially among women. Some found ...

Crowd work has grown more common, with some comedians now focusing their acts on it and sharing clips of their exchanges with audience members. But some comics say it takes away from the craft.

“This is going terribly,” Matt Rife announces at his ProbleMATTic show at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater. “This” is a repartee with a young female fan, who initially interjected to reveal that the two ...

The title for his Netflix debut, Super Funny, references his own comedy brand for the shows he took around Washington’s Puget Sound in the 2010s before opening his own Super Funny Comedy Club in ...