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Satire: License to kvetch
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (529+ words) Don't deny it, Gov. Joshua Shapiro. We know you are a secret agent for Israel. All of us participate in Israel's conspiracy to seize control of the entire world. They gave him the license to kvell whenever he personally rebuilds…...
’31 Candles’ is a Comedy about a Man’s Bar Mitzvah at 31
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (466+ words) By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO " The movie 31 Candles stars Jonah Feingold as 30-year-old Leo Kadner, who is short and dyslexic, and the woman of his romantic fantasies, Eva Shapiro (Sarah Coffey), who at 6" 1 " is too tall for most male partners…...
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Marc Maron
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (128+ words) Marc Maron (September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and musician. [Wikipedia] In the 1990s and 2000s, Maron was a frequent guest on the Late Show with David Letterman and appeared more than forty times on Late Night with Conan…...
'Laugh Through The Heartbreak' Comedy Show Cuts Through Dark Times
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (460+ words) For the San Diego show, the best-known comedian was Cohen, who performed as himself but also as his alter ego Nofar Levi " a woman who gives unfiltered advice on navigating Israeli'life (pro tips: don't bother to wait in line and…...
'Comedy of Errors' is a Stress-Free Way to Sample Shakespeare
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (435+ words) SAN DIEGO " Now playing at The Old Globe, The Comedy of Errors really emphasizes the comedy." Set in the 1990s, but mostly staying true to the Bard's words, this quirky rendition will make you giggle along, even if you're not usually…...
'Noises Off': A Very Funny Farce at the Old Globe
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (247+ words) In the meantime, some of the actors are hooking up, as will happen on a set." It's chaos and pandemonium." It's campy and funny and over-the-top." Eventually all gets figured out, more or less, and the cast is ready for…...
Biography Relates the Remarkable Career of a 19th-Century Comedian
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (225+ words) Historian Richard Schwartz lives in Berkeley where the peripatetic Curtis made a part-time home, when he and his wife Marie were not barnstorming the country respectively in the roles of Sam'l of Posen, a well-meaning, funny, na've, much beloved greenhorn…...
Giggles Aplenty at JFest Comedy Show
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (367+ words) With everything happening in the news right now, what we really need is some laughter. Luckily, for the past two nights, JFest has provided just that, with the comedy show of Alex Edelman. And oh yes, laugh we did. [Sandi Masori]…...
'One of the Good Ones' Plays for Laughs Yet Deals with Serious Issues
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (432+ words) SAN DIEGO" There are some stories that are universal and cross all cultures and generations, such as a girl bringing her boyfriend home to meet her parents for the first time. This is the main theme of EMMY award winner…...
Hypnotist and Improvisational Comedian to Team at San Diego County Fair June 18
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (462+ words) DEL MAR, California " Hypnotists have performed in front of audiences for generations; the earliest iterations as scientific demonstrations in the late 1700s but years later as a form of popular entertainment." Improv comedy'performers creating scenes without a script, came along much…...