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Amy Schumer misses stand-up during lockdown

Actress talks about the future of comedy and what she has been watching

Amy Schumer

Leslie Jones is ready to rock the boat, hard

Comedian is back in multiple projects, including Netflix special ‘Time Machine’

Comedian Leslie Jones in New York on Jan. 10, 2020.

How Eddie Murphy is bringing Eddie Murphy back

The comedy icon is garnering praise for his role in ‘Dolemite Is My Name’

Eddie Murphy at the Shanri-La Hotel in Toronto, where he was in town for the Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 8, 2019. Murphy — who is returning to host "Saturday Night Live," to standup comedy and to the big screen in "Dolemite Is My Name” and a sequel to "Coming to America" — views his new projects as a career bookend. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)

Letterman returns with ‘My Next Guest’ sans irony

On his Netflix show he can seem like a bizarro version of the once-revolutionary host

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

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