Go Comedy! Will Host HOMECOMING WEEK Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2023
For nearly 15 years, Go Comedy! Improv Theater has been a cornerstone of improv and sketch comedy in metro Detroit. From impacting the lives of more than 1,000 students in Go U! The Improv Academy to being the home of hundreds of improvisers, Go Comedy! has positively influenced Metro Detroit and beyond.
The Third Annual Detroit Women of Comedy Festival Returns to Hamtramck
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2020
The Detroit Women of Comedy Festival (DWCF) will be returning for the third year to shine a light on female-identifying comedic performers and creators from Detroit and beyond. Partnering once again with Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck, the four-day festival will feature over 150 performers across four stages from the realms of stand-up, sketch, improv, podcasts, and storytelling.
THE DETROIT WOMEN OF COMEDY FESTIVAL Will Return in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2020
The Detroit Women of Comedy Festival (DWCF) will be returning for the third year to shine a light on female-identifying comedic performers and creators from Detroit and beyond. Partnering once again with Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck, the four-day festival will feature over 150 performers across four stages from the realms of stand-up, sketch, improv, podcasts, and storytelling.
Ninth Annual Detroit Improv Festival Brings Big Names To Detroit
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 31, 2019
Top names in sketch and improvisational will converge on Ferndale August 7-10 in the ninth annual Detroit Improv Festival. Headlined by Paul F. Tompkins, The 313, Flying Chuck, and more, this year's festival will take place over four venues in Ferndale and Hamtramck. With more than 60 improv troupes from across the US and Canada performing in more than 20 shows, there will be something for everyone.
Sacred Fools Presents LEAGUE OF FOOLS Beginning Tomorrow
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2018
Sacred Fools Theater Company is adding another ongoing show to its jam-packed calendar with The League of Fools, kicking off this Thursday, October 11 at 9:00pm in the Broadwater Black Box Theater. Leave your sensibilities at the door, detach your sense of irony before entering, because it is the sacred mission of The League of Fools to bring you a unique comedy experience twice a month that will leave you gasping for breath and demanding more.
Detroit Improv Festival Opens Tonight
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2018
The eighth annual Detroit Improv Festival is set to open TONIGHT at Go Comedy! Improv Theater and continue through Sunday, August 12 with performances at Go Comedy! Improv Theater, The Ringwald Theater, and The Magic Bag, and Affirmations, all in Ferndale.
Eighth Annual Detroit Improv Festival Brings Big Names To Detroit
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 25, 2018
Metro Detroit will be the center of the comedy universe as top names in sketch and improvisational comedy arrive for the eighth annual Detroit Improv Festival August 8-12. Headlined by Paul F. Tompkins, this year's festival will take place over four venues in Ferndale with more than 60 improv troupes from across the US and Canada performing in more than 20 shows, there will be something for everyone.
BWW Interview: Shawn Handlon of YES WEED CAN Says There Are A Lot Of Laughs To Be Had Here
by Katie Laban - Apr 28, 2018
Planet Ant Theatre is reviving their original musical comedy, Yes We Can, with a new script and performing the production April 20th - May 12th at Ant Hall in Hamtramck. The original musical satire that tells intertwining tales of conspiracy and redemption. It follows the journey of Tammy, who is compelled to wrestle with the legal ramifications of the legislative vilification of cannabis, while chronicling the scheme of a powerful few who bamboozled America into outlawing a beloved, common crop for personal gain. "There are a lot of laughs to be had here. I don't yet have the empirical data to support this claim, but previous versions of this show have literally averaged a laugh a minute," said Shawn Handlon, co-writer and director of Yes Weed Can. "I expect this iteration to do the same, making the cost of your experience pennies per laugh." BroadwayWorld Detroit had a quick chance to talk to Handlon about Yes Weed Can currently running at Ant Hall.
YES WEED CAN Revival Set To Debut At Ant Hall 4/20
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 6, 2018
For those who celebrate the 'High Holiday' of 4/20, Planet Ant Theater is bringing a special treat - a revival of its original musical comedy Yes Weed Can April 20 - May 12 at Ant Hall. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com/yesweedcan or in person 30 minutes prior to show time at the Ant Hall box office.
Planet Ant Celebrates the Holidays with CHRISTMAS IMPOSSIBLE
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 24, 2017
This season, Planet Ant Theatre will present the holiday-themed, action spoof Christmas Impossible, an adaptation of its 2003 original comedy 25, November 24 - December 16. Tickets ($20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com and in person at the Planet Ant Box Office starting 30 minutes prior to show time. A complete performance schedule follows,
Planet Ant Celebrates the Holidays with CHRISTMAS IMPOSSIBLE
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2017
This season, Planet Ant Theatre will present the holiday-themed, action spoof Christmas Impossible, an adaptation of its 2003 original comedy 25, November 24 - December 16. Tickets ($20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com and in person at the Planet Ant Box Office starting 30 minutes prior to show time. A complete performance schedule follows,
Darius Pierce to Star in TWIST YOUR DICKENS At The Armory
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2017
The hilarious hit from comedy giant The Second City returns to The Armory for another year of holiday jeer. The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens, written by Emmy Award-winners Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort, begins preview performances on the U.S. Bank Main Stage on December 5; opens on December 8; and runs through December 31.
BWW Review: The Second City's TWIST YOUR DICKENS at The Kennedy Center
by Heather Nadolny - Dec 16, 2016
Dickensian purists and rabid followers, be warned in advance: this is not your typical 'A Christmas Carol'. There are skateboarding ghosts, celebrity origin stories, murderous plots and even rewrites of classic TV specials. But don't worry, your concerns will come from the audience. It's all part of the messy fun that is The Second City's TWIST YOUR DICKENS, currently playing at The Kennedy Center Theatre Lab.
Michael Thomas Grant Joins Cast of EMOJILAND: LIVE IN CONCERT
by Tyler Peterson - May 4, 2016
Michael Thomas Grant will be stepping into the role of Skull in the highly anticipated EMOJILAND: LIVE IN CONCERT, premiering at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles next week. Grant replaces the previously announced Matt Magnusson, who left the company due to an "unforeseen professional conflict."