As the '80s progressed, Robin Williams ramped up his acting career, with roles in movies like The World According to Garp, ...

Robin Williams was apparently so eager to impress music legend David Bowie that he reportedly threatened to buy London’s ...

Robin Williams hits it big. In 1976, Williams began performing stand-up comedy. TV appearances soon followed, and in 1978, he was cast as Mork, a friendly alien, on an episode of Happy Days called ...

Robin Williams to Be Honored as Stand-up Icon at Comedy Awards. The awards, to be broadcasted on Comedy Central on May 6, honored Eddie Murphy with the same prize last year.

As well as being one of the finest comedy actors of his generation, Williams was, of course, an incomparable stand-up comedian. After graduating from Julliard in 1976, he intended to be a serious ...

Robin Williams roasts Richard Pryor. If comedy were a religion, Richard Pryor, ... Weapons of Self-Destruction was Robin Williams’ final stand-up special, released in 2009.

Actor Pauly Shore was just a young kid when he first saw Robin Williams performing stand-up at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, which was owned by Shore's mother Mitzi. "The guy was special ...

Hollywood director Paul Feig accused late comedian Robin Williams of sabotaging his stand-up career “a couple of times” as he tried to break into the comedy industry in Los Angeles.

Robin Williams has been announced as this year's recipient of the Stand-Up Icon Award. The Happy Feet Two actor will be presented with the prize at the second annual Comedy Awards in New York on ...

Hollywood director Paul Feig accused late comedian Robin Williams of sabotaging his stand-up career “a couple of times” as he tried to break into the comedy industry in Los Angeles.