Using late-night munchies to crossbreed cultures is a long-held tradition of the L.A. food scene. Add in comedy, a rekindled friendship between a Mexican Armenian comic and an Armenian chef to the mix ...

The Belly Laughs Comedy & Food Festival knew precisely what it was doing when it hosted a celebration of Asian American culture. Like most major celebrations, delicious food was a cornerstone of the ...

That’s Kumail Nanjiani’s general assessment of the modest serving of Asian performers on a typical comedy show lineup (if any at all) when he was starting out in comedy. Even as an actor who’s gone on ...

The Belly Laughs Comedy & Food Festival concluded its inaugural two-day event with a love letter of tasty food and laughter addressed to the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora. The food lineup could ...

Comedian Tracy Kellett knows that hunger is no laughing matter. “I don’t think any human should know what it’s like to be hungry,” Kellett said. “A lot of our best local comedians agree, so we are ...

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has the set times for the first-ever Belly Laughs Comedy and Food Festival, taking place downtown at L.A. Live this weekend. Presented by partners CAPE, Nederlander Concerts, L.A.