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A literal comedy tour of Providence
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (255+ words) We’re entering the home stretch of Rhode Island’s political primary season, but it’s important to step back and laugh a little when we can. And Comedy Bus City Tours might be the perfect answer. With the state increasingly leaning into…...
If there???s one type of performer extra prepared for a rowdy audience, it???s comedians
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (345+ words) No one loves a heckler. And most art forms aren’t improved by uninvited audience participation. An actor playing Hamlet might be thrown by an eager fan trying to answer “to be or not to be?” and a singer/songwriter might…...
Cooper Hoffman lives the Wilde life in ‘I Want Your Sex’
2+ week, 5+ day ago (450+ words) Actually, Araki is quite judgmental about the Zoomers in the audience. In interviews, he has said they need to get out and have more sex. I’ve seen several articles where Gen Z is complaining about the amount of sex in…...
Late-night is on the decline, but this BU grad thinks he has a YouTube hit with ‘Outside Tonight’
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1038+ words) Late-night television has been through a tumultuous few years. The cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel last fall, on top of sagging ratings and high costs, have put the future of the…...
John Waters to perform his live comedy show at home in Provincetown: ‘We use humor as terrorism’
3+ week, 6+ day ago (835+ words) PROVINCETOWN — John Waters, the legendary filmmaker known as the “Pope of Trash,” learned early on that he could make all of the captivating work he wanted, but promotion is everything. His long-running one-man comedy shows started as a means of…...
‘Punchline II’ is an exhibition meant to embrace the absurdity of an absurd world
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (835+ words) “Gallery spaces can be intimidating for people,” said stand-up comedian Atsuko Okatsuka, “‘Oh, am I dressed right for even going in? Am I smart enough? Will I get it?” Okatsuka and her partner and creative director, Ryan Harper Gray, are…...
Unapologetically mindless and thoroughly entertaining, ‘Grease’ at Theatre By The Sea delights
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (348+ words) WAKEFIELD, R.I. — “We go together like rama lama lama, ka-dinga da-dinga dong. Remembered forever like shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yipitty boom de-boom.” Nope, not a Shakespeare sonnet. These words are from “Grease,” a helium-filled Zeppelin of a musical by Jim…...
The curse of Widow’s Bay
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (37+ words) The Boston Globe The curse of Widow’s Bay Sage Stossel is an Atlantic contributing editor and author of the children’s book “On the Loose in Boston.’’ Follow her @sagestossel....
‘Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness’ gives Larry David a bigger canvas, but he’s still Larry
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (838+ words) A sketch comedy show about American history offers a parade of celebrity guest stars and some hit or miss concepts. ‘Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness’ gives Larry David a bigger canvas, but he’s still Larry HBO’s “Curb Your…...
James Burrows, director of classic TV comedies including ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ has died
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (929+ words) His family confirmed his death in a statement to People, saying he “passed away peacefully today surrounded by his family.” No location or cause of death was provided. Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few…...