Laughing it Off

Lana Tleimat '23 (... maybe '24) is the Vol. 260 executive editor for digital. She was formerly managing editor of humor. She is from Columbus, Ohio, and isn't really studying anything. Contact her at ltleimat 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Executive Editor for Digital

Sitting down with a standup comedian: Rick Gutierrez on career, changing face of comedy

Jessica was a high school intern for The Daily in summer 2019.

‘Don’t Tell Comedy’ provides an inventive twist on the comedy club formula

Stanford Live partners with Stand Up, D to bring Jenny Zigrino to campus

SF Sketchfest brings great comedy to the Bay

Olivia Popp was a managing editor of Arts & Life for volumes 251 through 254 and the editor-at-large for The Stanford Daily's board of directors for volumes 254 and 255. She hails from Michigan and enjoys science fiction TV shows, independent film festivals, and the Bay Area theater scene.

Boots Riley on ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ political organizing and making a difference

‘Romeo and Juliet’ Is NOT a Love Story: CHANGE MY MIND!

Nick Thune brings slow comedy to Bing Studio

The Second City’s award-winning satirical musical is a masterpiece of indie comedy

It’s not the Space Force but it’s ‘Trump in Space’

The Groundlings’ ‘Cooking With Gas’ is a fresh take on LA comedy

Antaeus Theater Company crafts a modern wonder out of a Turgenev classic

‘Three Days in the Country’: Love in the time of 19th century Russian class differences

You’ll start to believe in real magic with Arthur Trace: The Artful Deceiver

Magic Monday LA brings a fresh form of entertainment to center stage

A personal retrospective of a first-time theater director

Ghosts of CHAN

Cardinal Studios’ latest two works impress with humorous dialogue and meaningful messages

Cardinal Studios creates ‘Psychobabble’ and ‘Cardboard Therapy’

‘Two Mile Hollow’ is a delightfully vicious reversal of classically white theater

Stanford alumnus and iconic playwright David Henry Hwang writes the book to this new musical

‘Soft Power’ is a bold challenge to a genre riddled with convention

Starr Jiang '20 is a freshman from Stanford University. Although she is currently undeclared, she plans to pursue a joint major in computer science and English. In her free time, Starr enjoys binge watching Netflix, writing poetry, and singing along to Broadway musicals. To contact Starr, send her an email at yuchenj@stanford.edu.

Despite logistical challenges, Clusterfest brings gut-busting laughs to San Francisco

Samantha Wong '18 is the former Executive Editor of vol. 252 and former Managing Editor of The Grind. She is majoring in Human Biology with a minor in History. To reach her, please contact slwong 'at' stanford.edu.

Q&A: Hasan Minhaj talks activist art, comedy and getting the audience to listen

Hasan Minhaj: Americans don’t need to worry about terrorism from refugees

Sundance 2018, part 5: Cinematic duds

Margaret Cho’s ‘Fresh Off the Bloat’ champions diversity in the age of Trump

The U.K.’s ‘The Office’ champions caustic cringe comedy

Comedian Demetri Martin makes laughs but fails to impress on tour

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