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T.I. talks retirement, Jesus at Alpharetta comedy show
8+ hour ago (744+ words) T.I. continues to build his comedy chops, trading his bars for laughs. Throughout the year, the rapper, actor (and now) comedian performed several comedy sets across the country with his Haha Mafia collective....
Need a laugh? Here’s a guide to comedy in Atlanta into the new year
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (808+ words) It never hurts to laugh, right? Perhaps after an off the charts 2025, you could use a laugh or two (or 200)....
The holidays, Atlanta get zinged in new comedy ‘Too Fast, Too Festivus’
2+ week, 1+ day ago (517+ words) Horizon Theatre Company and Dad's Garage are teaming up again this holiday season to assure that Atlanta audiences of all ages find festive fun under the Horizon roof. While Horizon is once more staging the family show "Madeline's Christmas," and…...
Hulu’s ‘Chad Powers’ with Glen Powell appears set for a Season 2
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (358+ words) It's a likely touchdown for Hulu comedy series "Chad Powers," which may be coming back for a second season in metro Atlanta, according to information provided to a local crew union. The series stars Glen Powell as a disgraced football…...
Trans ‘13 Reasons Why’ actor on film she wrote: Watch as ‘act of protest’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (779+ words) Atlanta native Tommy Dorfman made a name for herself in 2017 portraying a gay high school magazine editor in the Netflix hit "13 Reasons Why." But for three years, she focused her energies primarily on writing, directing and producing her first movie,…...
Spelman grad trades jokes with Tracy Morgan on Paramount+ comedy ‘Crutch’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (816+ words) Old-school sitcoms featuring a live studio audience and three cameras harkening back to the early days of TV have become scarce in 2025. CBS " former home to classics like "I Love Lucy," "All in the Family," "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "The…...
Review: Things get hairy when Havoc Movement’s ‘Wolfman’ makes the scene
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (304+ words) Following its success with "Dracula: The Failings of Men," Havoc Movement brings Atlanta a monster for which audiences have long asked. ",namfloW" ",alucarD" krow htiw nopu ,esrevinu ot .emit hguorht siht eht taht tnuts gnorts .ralucatceps dilos ,teppup yalp ,sremrofrep…...
Atlanta podcast explores murder via stand-up comedy in ‘Wisecrack’
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (862+ words) Jodi Tovay was in Scotland in 2017 to check out the popular Edinburgh Fringe Festival when a sudden downpour forced her into a makeshift comedy club that smelled of mildew and beer. On stage was up-and-coming stand-up comic Edd Hedges. Hedges…...
Insults fly at Ga.’s largest fair. But nowadays, clowns spew them carefully.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1184+ words) PERRY " A young man in a black cowboy hat sidled up to the dunking booth at the Georgia National Fair the other day. He had on a short-sleeved shirt. A few of its top buttons were undone. The look provided…...
In ‘Chad Powers,’ Glen Powell plays Georgia football: fake college edition
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (777+ words) In the new Hulu comedy "Chad Powers," the fictional South Georgia Catfish football team holds an open tryout after losing both its quarterbacks. In the meantime, bitter and disgraced former college star Russ Holliday (Glen Powell) is unemployed and helping…...