“I’m so proud to receive this,” said Steve Martin, accepting the 2005 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. “The only significant American award for comedy, except for money.” It’s a perfectly judged quip, delivered with late-period Martin’s trademark deadpan grandiosity. But it’s not quite true. A comedian’s significance can also be measured by the pedigree […]

Comedian Ed Gamble has been ordered to change a poster campaign for his new standup show because the image of a hot dog violated the transit network’s ban on junk food advertising.