The Daily Show has found its new host to replace Jon Stewart at the end of the year. According to the New York Times, South African comedian Trevor Noah will take over hosting duties on the popular ...

On a recent episode of What's Up Africa, comedian Ikenna Azuike is pointing out a statement by Tunisian transportation minister Mahmoud Romdhane that wearing a hijab reduces hearing by 30 percent and ...

From Tyler Perry to Eddie Murphy, black actors wearing dresses has become a surprising Hollywood tradition. Black Male ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Comedian Alfred Mugenzi stands on the dimly lit stage, and a single spotlight illuminates his figure. The audience in Bujumbura laughs ...

LOL: Last One Laughing South Africa is the South African installment of Amazon Prime Video’s LOL: Last One Laughing franchise. The show is hosted by Trevor Noah and follows a group of professional ...

"I'm doing comedy so that Black people and queer people can come to my show and not only feel represented, but be happy," the ...

Laughter is the best medicine, an escape route from our problems. But what happens when that medicine is laced with poison, the laughter mixed with gasps, and the escape route leads directly to a pit ...

Ebenhaezer Dibakwane, a celebrated South African comedian and award-winning actor, has passed away at the age of 31. Dibakwane passed away on Friday, March 7, and was laid to rest a week later, on ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a Johannesburg bar with peeling velvet wallpaper and a grimy carpet, a new generation of South African comedians line up dozens of borrowed wooden chairs to turn the dance floor ...

Comedy has always been a tool for Black women—an instrument to tell uncomfortable truths, uplift cultural narratives, and connect generations through laughter. But behind every punchline is a legacy ...