Kerry Louise laughed when she recalled a night a generation ago when she and three other fledgling comics bombed during an open mic showcase in Boston. None of the young humorists had much material.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the height of his 2000s peak, Cook showed off that gift for physical comedy in sketches like “Turtleneck” on Saturday Night ...

After 19 years in the business, Dane Cook is the biggest stand-up comedian on Earth--also the most polarizing. The Boston comic built his following through DaneCook.com, as well as MySpace, Facebook ...

Dane Cook has a lot of comedic talents, but traditional joke-telling isn’t one of them. The setup/punchline approach to stand-up is “not my strong suit because I have this physical element,” he told ...