Amazon Freevee's Jury Duty was one of this year's most pleasant surprises, and we were thrilled to see the unscripted courtroom comedy nab an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series this week.

From the inception of television and the earliest variety shows to present-day sitcoms and stand-up specials, comedy has woven itself deeply into the fabric of American broadcasting. From slapstick to ...

In October 2005, Stephen Colbert invented a new word: truthiness. In a short monologue for The Colbert Report, a satirical show where the comedian played a caricature of a conservative blowhard cable ...

NEW YORK -- Fans of television comedy are stuck in a time warp. TV viewers are watching more sitcoms each week than they did a decade ago, a new study concluded. Unfortunately for broadcast networks, ...