Some have said that tragedy is an important element to comedy but, for some of stand-up’s most ... the 50-year-old comedian suffered a fatal heart attack after spending a day participating ...

Best Stand-Up Comedian This July, Varghese worked a much bigger room: national television. Featured on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham , Varghese brought his wonky-smart comedy to the masses.

The comedian says "repeated disruptions" by two audience members made it "impossible" to carry on. Ukrainian stand-up comedians say humour can help people cope and raise money for the war effort.