In 2021, more than in previous years, people wanted and needed to laugh. Sitcoms and comedy series have always been popular, especially when times are darker. 2021 saw the premiere of multiple comedy ...

After receiving his degree in Journalism & Media Communications from CSU in 2019, Erik began building his career in online media, and found his dream job when he joined Game Rant as a staff writer.

2021 was a strange year for romantic comedies. Netflix still reliably churned out content, including an abysmal gender-flipped remake of She’s All That and trilogy cappers for the To All The Boys and ...

Among the top acting winners at the 2021 Emmys were, from left, Ewan McGregor (Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie, "Halston"), Hannah Waddingham (Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, "Ted ...

It just goes to show that if you believe, you can do anything. Ted Lasso just won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmys, beating out Black-ish, Cobra Kai, Emily in Paris, ...

Netflix released 14 new stand-up comedy specials in 2021, some more high-profile than others. Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer,” of course, stirred up discord both within and outside of Netflix for its ...

It was the year comedy became lucrative again—for some comedians, anyway. After a year in Yellow Springs, Chappelle took his “Dave Chappelle and Friends” tour to clubs, theaters, and arenas with the ...

Sign up for our Remote Control newsletter to receive the best of streaming in your inbox every week. “Hacks” begins with a joke that Las Vegas legend Deborah ...

Here’s a theory: an animated show is submitting as a Comedy Series? I thought that they changed the rules a few years ago so that once an animated show submits to Comedy/Drama it can never switch back ...

The return of indoor shows brought comedy closer to normal, and there were plenty of specials from Bo Burnham, Tig Notaro, Roy Wood Jr. and others. By Jason Zinoman From left, a scene from Tig ...