Joe Piscopo had just been hired at Saturday Night Live, and he was scared to death. Sure, landing the show was a huge break.

The unconventional star of ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Taxi’ is the subject of a brilliant new documentary film. Stevie Chick looks back at the life and work of one of comedy’s true originals ...

“Andy saw himself as an entertainer, a showbiz personality, a song-and-dance man,” says Braverman. “He once said that he’d never told a joke in his life.” Kaufman had surfaced during a ...

Marlon Wayans reunites with his brother and nephew onscreen on the Monday, March 24 episode of Poppa’s House. Working with ...

It may be its own unique take on the late night format, but 'Everybody's Live with John Mulaney' owes a lot to these ...

Murphy’s childhood heroes include Richard Pryor, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lewis. When Murphy was three years old, his parents split up. His father was murdered by a girlfriend five years later. Murphy ...

Nominated for three Grammy Awards and won one. Nominated for one Academy Award. Nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards and won one. Murphy’s childhood heroes include Richard Pryor, Elvis ...

Messing with reality is everything that Andy Kaufman is about,” says Bob Zmuda, early in the brilliant new documentary Thank You Very Much. Zmuda was a collaborator and confidante of Kaufman ...

Messing with reality is everything that Andy Kaufman is about,” says Bob Zmuda, early in the brilliant new documentary Thank You Very Much. Zmuda was a collaborator and confidante of Kaufman, the late ...