“I wish I could tell you, but I don't know. It's more like stand-up was waiting for me to figure it out and arrive.” That was Josh Blue, the 2006 winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” on how he got ...

“Blue collar comedy” is often viewed as synonymous with words like “dumb,” “cheap” and “Republican.” It was largely co-opted by Jeff Foxworthy’s low-brow comedy tour, and since then you really can’t ...