comedian

A group of three people talking, presumably in France. – Photo credit: Canva

Culture, Joy, Popular

How to answer France’s most popular inside joke played on English speaking tourists

Heather Wake

2/6/2026
Youth-led party for community engagement, MEDEA, Tanzania Captured by James Roh for Pura

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Culture, Education, Empowered Women, Equality, Family, Identity, Modern Families

The next generation of female leaders has arrived. Here’s how they’re making sure they (and every girl) get a chance to learn.

Sarah Watts

3/8/2026
Comedian Jimmy Carr put the jokes aside and delivered a brilliant nugget of parenting advice mid-show. – Photo credit: Canva Photos & Albin Olsson/Wikimedia Commons

Family, Parenting

Comedian Jimmy Carr stopped his comedy show to give an audience member some superb parenting advice

Evan Porter

2/4/2026
Robin Williams in 2011. – Photo credit: diq.wikipedia.org

Celebrity, Pop Culture

In a moving 1994 interview, Robin Williams revealed how he created the iconic ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ voice

Cecily Knobler

1/26/2026
Tig Notaro snuggles her cat. – Photo credit: Photo Credit: Used with permission from Tig Notaro

Friendship, Joy, Popular, Top Splash

Comedian Tig Notaro eloquently opens up about love and grief in Upworthy exclusive

Cecily Knobler

1/16/2026
Nikki Glaser in a photoshoot. – Photo credit: Permission to use.

Celebrity, Pop Culture

How my pal Nikki Glaser’s ‘humiliating’ Dave Matthews interaction shaped her ‘celebrity policy’

Cecily Knobler

1/5/2026
Robin Williams at Happy Feet Premiere and Steven Spielberg at Berlinale 2023 – Photo credit: (LEFT) Eva Rinaldi Wikimedia Commons and (RIGHT) Martin Kraft/ Wikimedia Commons

Celebrity, Pop Culture

Robin Williams constantly phoned Steven Spielberg during ‘Schindler’s List’ to lift his spirits

Mark Wales

12/25/2025
Henry Phillips poses in his kitchen. – Photo credit: Photo Credit: Henry Phillips

Humor, Internet, Joy, Pop Culture

Snoop Dogg shared this man’s awkward online cooking show and now people are absolutely hooked

Cecily Knobler

12/5/2025
Cake or pie? Comedian Paul F. Tompkins helps settle debate. – Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva, Wikipedia, Joel Mandelkorn

Humor, Joy

Comedian Paul F. Tompkins ends the debate over cake vs. pie with one deliciously pure insight

Cecily Knobler

12/1/2025
Robin Williams performs on stage. – Photo credit: ha.wikipedia.org

Celebrity, Pop Culture

Robin Williams saw a struggling comedian bomb on stage. He knew exactly what to say to her.

Cecily Knobler

11/15/2025
Andy Richter's dancing has fans cheering, but not because he's good at it. – Photo credit: Dancing With the Stars/YouTube

Pop Culture, Television

Fans keep saving Andy Richter on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ for the most wholesome reasons

Erik Barnes

11/7/2025
Nikki Glaser in a photoshoot. – Photo credit: Permission to use.

Humor, Joy, Popular

I thought I knew my pal Nikki Glaser. Then she told me her ‘humiliating’ story about Dave Matthews.

Cecily Knobler

9/25/2025
Actor Robin Williams is being hailed as a fashion icon by fans. – Photo credit: Images via Reddit/Classic-Carpet7609

Fashion, Pop Culture

Robin Williams is being rediscovered as a fashion icon who was ‘ahead of his time’ by fans

Emily Shiffer

8/12/2025
Jason Salmon talks about generations through comedy. – Photo credit: Photo supplied by Jason Salmon

Culture, Humor, Joy, Nostalgia, Popular

Comedian perfectly sums up everything you need to know about Gen X in three definitive words

Cecily Knobler

8/10/2025
Jonathan Winters – Photo credit: Canva

Health, Mental Health, Popular

In unearthed 1970’s clip, Jonathan Winters explains why being sensitive is a huge asset

Cecily Knobler

7/25/2025
A toddler pretends to be a doctor with her doll. – Photo credit: Canva

Family, Joy, Parenting

Mom hilariously reenacts her toddler pretending to be a doctor, complete with ‘very bad news’

Cecily Knobler

5/17/2025