Emmy Award-winning comedian and East Williston native Carol Leifer cut her comedy teeth on Long Island. With her new book, "How to Write a Funny Speech … for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every ...

Carol Leifer, the prolific sixty-eight-year-old comedian and television writer (“S.N.L.,” “Seinfeld,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Hacks,” etc.), has many skills. One, perhaps unsurprisingly, is ...

LOS ANGELES -- "I'm John Leguizamo and I'm one of Hollywood's DEI hires." That's how the actor introduced himself to the audience at the 2024 Emmys Sunday night. "That's right," Leguizamo continued.

Jeannie Rapstad makes people laugh. And she's so good at it, she got an award. Imagine the jokes she's writing about that. Rapstad, a professional stand-up comedienne from Hammond, recently earned ...

Doug Hoffman, a member of the Moline-based Easy Speakers Toastmasters Club, won the Toastmaster Humorous Speech Contest in the area and division contests. Mr. Hoffman won the Toastmaster's Division B ...