Comedy

"Wild 'N Out" star Justina Valentine hijacked "TMZ After Dark" over the weekend ... and she didn't just prove she's a freestyle beast ... she also made sure Nick Cannon caught a few hilarious strays along the way!

The shots at Nick weren't random either ... considering it was Mother's Day weekend, Justina wasted no time clowning her boss the second she hopped on the bus -- joking the holiday was basically Nick’s Super Bowl.

Justina REALLY sent the party into meltdown mode when she compared Nick to Oprah Winfrey ... except instead of giving away cars, she joked he's handing out kids. "You get a kid! You get a kid! YOU get a kid!!!" ... and yeah, the whole bus lost it!

Tiffany Haddish had "so much fun" at the Kevin Hart roast on Sunday ... but we wanted to know how she felt about that controversial George Floyd joke.

Tiffany told us she was preoccupied, having to pee, and didn't catch it when Tony Hinchcliffe made a crack about Floyd -- who was killed in 2020 when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck until he couldn't breathe.

TH claims she didn't hear the joke, so she didn't comment on the controversial quip itself. But she did note that people who seem to be complaining are comedians who weren't invited to the show.

Pete Davidson says his grandpa discovered gay porn on his computer, which led to fists flying at the computer monitor.

Check out the clip TMZ obtained ... the comedian unloaded the outrageous childhood story during a recent stand-up set ... recalling how he accidentally clicked on a graphic gay porn video when he was just 8 years old -- and wound up watching the whole thing out of sheer curiosity.

Pete said the "Lemon Party" video featured six 70-year-old men hooking up to the whistling theme song from "The Andy Griffith Show" ... which somehow makes the situation even more absurd.

'That-that don't kill him' can only make him stronger, it seems ... Kanye West sat stone-faced through Pete Davidson's set at the Kevin Hart roast on Sunday ... even when he was the butt of the joke.

ICYMI, Kim Kardashian's comedian ex took the stage at the Kia Forum in L.A. and fired a shot at Kim's other ex during a bit about Tony Hinchcliffe.

Pete said ... "Tony, nothing you say tonight will hurt my feelings. I was in a beef with Kanye so I've taken shots from better gay Nazis."

Well, TMZ obtained video of Ye's reaction to getting called out -- it happens right before Pete quips about Lizzo's weight loss -- and, as you can see, he looks pretty unbothered.

Pete Davidson is catching heat over a controversial joke aimed at slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk during "The Roast of Kevin Hart" ... and now one of Charlie's close friends says the whole thing left him seriously disgusted.

Andrew Kolvet -- a Turning Point USA producer -- said Monday he thought the joke was wildly distasteful considering Charlie was murdered in such a brutal and public way ... adding he physically cringed hearing it land during the Netflix special -- much like the audience's reaction inside the room.

During the roast, Pete was talking about fellow comic Tony Hinchcliffe when he dropped the line, "Tony reminds me of Charlie Kirk, in that he’s definitely been on camera letting a guy unload in his throat," ... before adding, "Please somebody f***ing kill Tony" ... a reference to Hinchcliffe's own podcast, "Kill Tony."

Comedy veteran Sheryl Underwood says the surprise "r-word" joke from Dwayne Johnson during Netflix’s "The Roast of Kevin Hart" worked because roast comedy plays by a different set of rules ... and she says audiences understood the context.

Underwood stopped by "TMZ Live" on Monday and told us she thought The Rock’s appearance ultimately brought the room together ... especially after years of discourse surrounding his identity and public image.

Watch the video ... she tells us true roast comedy is not for the mainstream -- acknowledging that some viewers may bristle at moments, but roasts have always been built around pushing boundaries.

John Mulaney literally turned into RFK Jr. on Sunday night, doing a spot-on impression of Trump's Health and Human Services honcho and calling him a "stupid f***!"

That's right ... Mulaney went off on Robert Kennedy Jr. during his comedy set for Netflix's "Night Of Too Many Stars" in Los Angeles, which was hosted by Jon Stewart, and featured a slew of comedians such as Conan O'Brien, Bill Burr, Steve Carell and Adam Sandler.

Check out the video ... Mulaney kicks off the RFK Jr. smackdown by mocking the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for his Riverkeepers environmental org benefit event, while mimicking his gravelly voice to a tee. 

If you thought the beef between Pete Davidson and Kanye West was over, then think again ... because Pete may have just poured gasoline on the fire.

Here's the deal ... Pete came out on stage at the Kia Forum in L.A. Sunday night to roast Kevin Hart ... but he also cracked jokes about the late Charlie Kirk, Tony Hinchcliffe, Lizzo and, of course, Kanye.

Aiming below the belt, Pete let it rip, "I was in a beef with Kanye, so I’ve taken shots from better gay Nazis.” 

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives OC" cast is already making waves ... and they were anything but reserved at Bobbi Althoff’s comedy event in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

In video obtained by TMZ, Hulu’s newest reality star -- Bobbi Althoff -- is seen onstage during her "Bobbi Althoff Tries Standup" as part of the 2026 Netflix Is A Joke Fest in L.A.

At one point, Bobbi invites attendees to join a playful twerking competition ... including 'SLOMW OC' cast member Madison Bontempo -- who jumps into an impromptu dance battle that quickly escalates into a full-blown twerk-off in front of the crowd.

In the footage, Madison appears to be completely unbothered by the packed crowd ... shaking her booty and even beginning to cartwheel on stage, putting in the work for what we're told is a $500 prize.

A-listers gathered on Sunday to roast the crap out of Kevin Hart ... but the comedian wanted to get things started by taking a few shots of his own.

He took the stage at the Kia Forum in L.A. to say he was going to be a good sport while he gets roasted, not a "f***ing bitch" like Tom Brady.

And as he went on and on slamming the superstar QB ... Tom himself stepped out from backstage.

Seth Rogen and Jon Stewart are keeping their new message simple ... "F*** Kanye West!"

The comedians appeared onstage together this week at The Greek Theatre -- a world-famous outdoor venue in L.A. -- alongside a host of other jokesters during the "Netflix Is a Joke" festival, when the controversial rapper came up.

We broke the story ... Dave Chappelle embraced Ye last week by bringing him out during his show at The Comedy Store. So, Rogen -- who is Jewish -- seemed to be responding Wednesday night at the Greek, joking he'd said critical things about Jews in the past, and got more crap for it than the guy who made the song, "Heil Hitler."

Martin Short put on a brave face and made his first red carpet appearance after the tragic death of his daughter, Katherine, back in February.

The comedy legend stepped out with his sons, Oliver and Henry, at the L.A. premiere of his new Netflix documentary, "Marty, Life Is Short," at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre Wednesday night.

Martin was suited and booted, smiling for cameras and promoting the doc -- which dives deep into his personal life -- ahead of its May 12 release.

Comedian Akilah Hughes recently fired shots at Keegan-Michael Key's wife in a video that's spread like wildfire on Reddit, claiming the controlling spouse has been a detriment to the actor's career ... but we're told her story is BS.

Here's the deal ... during Akilah's standup set she uses a not-so-clever code -- "Lock and Banana" -- while talking about sketch comedy icons Key and Jordan Peele. She says she and KMK pitched and sold a show around the time of the pandemic, but it got upended in the 11th hour, because Keegan-Michael's wife, Elle, caused too many waves as an executive producer.

Akilah also claims she was warned about the KMK's spouse by Peele's wife ... allegedly likening her to Phil Hartman's wife Brynn, who fatally shot him in 1998.

Lisa Ann Walter wasn't pulling any punches when throwing shade at Jeff Bezos during a protest in New York City on Monday.

The "Abbot Elementary" actress had some choice words for the "very big, very bald" billionaire while speaking at the "Labor Is Art" protest happening ... as the Met Gala kicked off uptown.

She slammed the Amazon founder for funding the event, calling it an attempt to make fashion's biggest night "all about him."

Dave Chappelle gave fans a wild surprise Sunday night ... bringing Kanye West onstage during a packed comedy show.

A source at the show tells TMZ ... at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, Kanye did not perform, but he did make a quick appearance at the very end of the night.

We're told Dave had already done a full set, and was hosting -- phones were banned -- when he brought Ye out, telling the crowd ... "Kanye West has lost more money than I've ever made."