CHELSEA LATELY's Sarah Colonna to Play Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 10/18-20
by Tyler Peterson - September 11, 2013 Sarah Colonna is currently a writer and roundtable regular on the hit late night talk show Chelsea Lately. She is also a producer and star on E!'sAfter Lately. Last year, she released her first book, "Life as I Blow it," and it debuted at number 5 on the New York Times Bestseller list. The book is n...
Billy Crystal to Bring Back SNL Characters for New Show THE COMEDIANS
by Courtnie Mele - April 13, 2014 According to Page Six, Billy Crystal plans on bringing back some of his favorite SNL characters for his new Fox show called The Comedians. Josh Gad will be co-starring with Crystal and the show is set to premiere in 2015....
Rita Moreno Set for Q&A on SUMMER AND SMOKE, Honoring Director Peter Glenville in London Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2013 Rita Moreno (West Side Story) is set for a Q&A today, November 3 to talk about her role in the 1961 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' SUMMER AND SMOKE. The discussion will take place at the BFI Southbank and is being held in honor of the film's director Peter Glenville....
'Comedians with Disabilities Act' Tour to Play Pacific Pinball Museum, 9/14
by Tyler Peterson - August 14, 2013 A troupe of comedians with disabilities promises big laughs to benefit the Pacific Pinball Museum. A blind man. A woman who stutters. A wheelchair user. A Little Person. While this may sound like a description of a support group, it is, in fact, the lineup for the 'Comedians with Disabilities Act,' ...
Aurora Comedy Nights Kick Off Tonight with Big Kenney, Robin Henry and Karen Hilton
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2013 Aurora Theatre has been hosting the best local and national comedians since they opened their new location in 2007. Last season, the series outgrew the name Funny Fridays when Aurora discovered that folks love to laugh every night of the week. This season, Aurora Comedy Nights will be hosted by brig...
FX Orders THE COMEDIANS with Billy Crystal & Josh Gad to Series
by Tyler Peterson - March 19, 2014 FX has ordered 13 episodes of the comedy series The Comedians, starring Billy Crystal and Josh Gad, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions....
Rita Moreno Set for Q&A on SUMMER AND SMOKE, Honoring Director Peter Glenville in London, Nov 3
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2013 According to the Daily Mail, Rita Moreno (West Side Story) is set for a Q&A on November 3 to talk about her role in the 1961 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' SUMMER AND SMOKE. The discussion will take place at the BFI Southbank and is being held in honor of the film's director Peter Glenville....
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: KNIGHTMARE LIVE, Gilded Balloon Teviot, August 2 2013
by Amy Hanson - August 03, 2013 Many people in their late twenties and thirties will remember the CITV cult classic Knightmare. Part game show, part fantasy adventure, it kept an adoring audience glued to their televisions every week to watch teams of children guiding a sightless dungeoneer around evil monsters and fiendish puzzl...
The ATC Comedy Troupe Will Present “ONE WORD: PUNCTUATION POINT!” 5/8 & 18
by Kelsey Denette - May 07, 2013 The Actors Training Center Comedy Troupe at The Wilmette Theatre, announces that they will perform the original sketch comedy production "ONE WORD: PUNCTUATION POINT!" on Wednesday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. at The Annoyance Theatre, 4830 N. Broadway in Chicago; and Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at The Wil...
Cirque de la Symphonie to Join NJ Symphony for Acrobatic Program, 6/7-8
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2014 Acrobatic performers from Cirque de la Symphonie join the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for the NJSO POPS season finale on June 7 and 8 in Newark and New Brunswick....
BWW Reviews: Bengt Washburn, Ryan Noak, Heath Harmison and Sean Hancock
by Teresa Rodrick - October 01, 2013 This was the first time I had been to Liquid Laughs for any event. It was a nice place with a cozy stage, fit for comedians. The food was good and respectively priced. We ordered an appetizer fit for two, but if you wanted more to eat they would bring a menu from the restaurant next door, Solid Gril...
Comedian Myq Kaplan Appears on TBS's CONAN
by Caryn Robbins - June 05, 2013 Myq Kaplan appeared on last night's episode of Conan on TBS. The set was in support of the comedian's new stand-up album, Meat Robot, to be released digitally on Tuesday, June 11th...
Jasper Redd's Stand-Up Special JAZZ TALK Out Today via New Wave Dynamics
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2014 Jasper Redd's new stand-up special Jazz Talk will be released by New Wave Dynamics on CD and digital audio today, March 11, 2013....
Cirque de la Symphonie to Join NJ Symphony for Acrobatic Program, 6/7-8
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2014 Acrobatic performers from Cirque de la Symphonie join the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for the NJSO POPS season finale on June 7 and 8 in Newark and New Brunswick....
Representative Steve King Isn't Worried About Bill Maher's Threat to Oust Someone in 2014
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2014 In a recent interview with the New York Times, comedian Bill Maher talks about the plan for his show, Real Time With Bill Maher, to ask viewers to make the case as to why their representatives in Congress are the worst in the United States. They then will choose one member of Congress and begin to p...
Rebecca Kohler and Nile Seguin Record Stand-Up DVDs at The LOT Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013 Critically acclaimed stand-up comics Nile Seguin (Halifax Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Festival, Match Game) and Rebecca Kohler (Comedy Now, Just For Laughs) will each be recording full headlining sets at The LOT Stand-Up Comedy Club tonight, May 23. This promises to be a wickedly funny as well ...
Larry David, Bob Saget & More Participating in Charitybuzz 'Tell A Joke' Auction
by Molly Tracy - September 12, 2013 Comedy fans will want to visit global charity auction site Charitybuzz, now through Oct. 2nd to bid on having a comedian call to tell them a joke on National 'Tell a Joke for Parkinson's Day.'...
SCHOOL DANCE Will Offer '80s-Inspired Show 'Warm Up' Nightly
by Kelsey Denette - March 26, 2013 Warm up for School Dance with lycra and legwarmers each night from Wednesday 10 - Saturday 20 April. From 5:45pm School Dance's The Warm Up will see a host of '80s-inspired dance routines and music fill the Playhouse Stalls Foyer before the show, including dance troupe The Real Hot Bitches and DJ se...
Denver Comedian Phil Palisoul Wins the 2013 Great American Comedy Festival
by Robert Diamond - June 17, 2013 On Saturday, June 14, Denver native Phil Palisoul won first place at the 2013 Great American Comedy Festival. He beat out eight other professional comedians in the finals to take home the first place trophy....
Josh Gad to Join Billy Crystal on Upcoming FX Pilot THE COMEDIANS
by Caryn Robbins - August 15, 2013 The Hollywood Reporter reports exclusively that Josh Gad will star opposite Billy Crystal in a new comedy pilot from FX titled THE COMEDIANS....
Broken Lizard's Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan Set for The Abbey Pub, 6/21
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2013 At 7:00PM on June 21st, The Abbey Pub will open it's doors to comedy cult classic fans looking to see hysterical heros Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan. The comedians are fresh off their NETFLIX Stand Up Special, "FAT MAN LITTLE BOY" and are back on the road to make you laugh, play some Broken Lizard...
Seth Meyers to Welcome Amy Poehler as First LATE SHOW Guest; Hoping for Hilary Clinton
by Caryn Robbins - December 13, 2013 While making an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show, SNL alum revealed that funny lady Amy Poehler will be his first guest on the debut of LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, set to air February 24th....
Rita Moreno Set for Q&A on SUMMER AND SMOKE, Honoring Director Peter Glenville in London, Nov 3
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2013 According to the Daily Mail, Rita Moreno (West Side Story) is set for a Q&A on November 3 to talk about her role in the 1961 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' SUMMER AND SMOKE. The discussion will take place at the BFI Southbank and is being held in honor of the film's director Peter Glenville....
Jasper Redd's Stand-Up Special JAZZ TALK Out 3/11 via New Wave Dynamics
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2014 Jasper Redd's new stand-up special Jazz Talk will be released by New Wave Dynamics on CD and digital audio on March 11, 2013....
Brian Posehn Set for Comix At Foxwoods Debut, 2/20-22
by Tyler Peterson - December 17, 2013 Comedian, actor and writer, Brian Posehn, will visit Comix At Foxwoods for the first time with a four show lineup next February. With performances Thursday, Feb. 20 through Saturday, Feb. 22, Posehn will perform at 8 p.m. nightly, before finishing the weekend on Feb. 22 with a 'nasty'-themed showcas... |
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