WASHINGTON — Comedian and host Conan O’Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on Thursday. O’Brien, 61, has carved out an improbable ...

In a 7-1 vote, the nine-member City Council selected Councilwoman Ann O'Brien to serve as a backup to Mayor Kate Gallego for the next 12 months. The role is largely ceremonial and comes with no ...

(Adding to his difficulty, women didn’t want Pete to solve this problem for them, they just wanted him to listen.) Ann Coulter is the writer of 12 best-selling books, including “In Trump We ...

Hot off her star-making performance at Netflix’s “Roast of Tom Brady,” the comedian is set to take on an even bigger stage Sunday night. Senior Editor Senior Editor matt.wilstein@ ...

Ricky Gervais set the bar pretty high with his digs at the Hollywood elite when he hosted the Golden Globes in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2020. He didn’t hold back and the fans loved him for it.

A former nurse, Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, was arrested on Friday and is accused of hurting several babies at Henrico Doctors' Hospital in Henrico County, Virginia. Newsweek has reached out to ...

But it was the Comedy Central roast circuit that really launched her career, taking on Rob Lowe (and more memorably, Ann Coulter) in 2016, Bruce Willis in 2018 and Alec Baldwin in 2019. So it was ...

I and my people have got to temper our enormous hubris. I will not wait until months after having Ann Coulter on my podcast to fire back at her on Ezra Klein’s New York Times podcast ...

But that roast wasn’t the first time Glaser came for some of the world’s biggest A-listers. The “FBoy Island” host also appeared at Comedy Central roasts skewering Rob Lowe, Bruce Willis ...

Repeat shoplifter, Kaitlyn Ann Orrell, 26, has been sentenced to probation to address her offending and provide support for the health issues that have plagued her since a serious car accident ...

As ever, the main event of the comedy year is the Edinburgh Fringe in August. But as it grows ever larger and more expensive, there’s a strong case to be made for avoiding it and instead trying ...

Whitney’s no stranger to roasting powerful figures. Remember Trump’s Comedy Central roast back in 2011? While most comedians threw predictable jabs at his hair and wealth, Cummings aimed for ...