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Comedy Industry in Flux

Updated 2026-08-03 18:40 UTC 1 source Neutral

The comedy industry is experiencing a period of reinvention, with stand-up and TV comedy enjoying growth while feature comedy struggles to regain its footing. The podcast 'Comedy Means Business' explores these changes.

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Inside The Current Moment In Comedy Development: The Laugh List, Comedy Clubs As Incubators, Experimental Specials & More — ‘Comedy Means Business’ Podcast Live From JFL Montreal

2026 finds comedy at a moment of reinvention across platforms. The last decade has seen stand-up boom, with artists able to bootstrap their own careers like never before. TV comedy has enjoyed a golden moment of its own, though feature comedy continues to struggle to regain its footing as a theatric

2026-08-03 18:30 UTC