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Dance meets comedy in Cambridge
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (669+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Dance and comedy don't often go together, but two solo performers will mix movement with stand-up comedy at the Dance Complex this weekend. Both Maine-based performance artist Sara Juli and Boston visual artis Alexander Daniels will…...
A comedian turns a manic episode into a work of art in '300 Paintings"
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (451+ words) by Karenna Umscheid | Oct 5, 2025 | Theater | 0 comments Limor Garfinkle Sam Kissajukian's "300 Paintings" is a retold, not scripted, account of a manically creative episode. "The night before the show, I didn't know what to talk about, so I just put all the…...
Reviewed: 'Another Day In America,' 'Clown in a Cornfield' and 'The Pickup' in theaters and streaming now
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (796+ words) Tom Meek is a writer living in Cambridge. His reviews, essays, short stories and articles have appeared in The Boston Phoenix, The Rumpus, Thieves Jargon, Film Threat and Open Windows. Tom is a member of the Boston Society of Film…...
Reviewed: 'Heads of State,' 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' and 'The Old Guard 2' in theaters and streaming
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (963+ words) Tom Meek is a writer living in Cambridge. His reviews, essays, short stories and articles have appeared in The Boston Phoenix, The Rumpus, Thieves Jargon, Film Threat and Open Windows. Tom is a member of the Boston Society of Film…...
Fourth of July offers the freedom to choose comedy
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (230+ words) Enjoy your hot dogs and bomb pops during the day, but come nightfall there are options for laughs at Cambridge's Comedy Studio or Somerville's Goofs. Fourth of July offers the freedom to choose comedy Tucker Mitchell Comic Brian Parise comes…...
With McBee as guide to millennial nostalgia, maybe you didn't have to be there to love it
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (386+ words) Podcaster and comic Charles McBee talks about the culture of the "80s and "90s with an enthusiasm and warmth that will draw anyone in. With McBee as guide to millennial nostalgia, maybe you didn"t have to be there to love it…...
Nova Comedy’s 'Welcome to Camp Camp' revue roasts a genre fatal to kids and marshmallows
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (222+ words) Surprises await in a send of summer horror, but here they include musical guests and stand-up performers and not just grisly ways to get killed. Nova Comedy's "Welcome to Camp Camp' revue roasts a genre fatal to kids and marshmallows…...
“Two Strangers” brings joy, self-reflection and a wedding cake to Harvard Square
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (756+ words) Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty lead the North American debut of the romantic "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" at A.R.T. by Madeleine Aitken | May 15, 2025 | Theater | 0 comments Nile Scott Studios Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty in rehearsal for "Two…...
The audience isn't just asked for its improv ideas, but invited onto stage to show how to use them
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) A 90-seat theater is on the way for Somerville's Union Comedy, but the organization isn't waiting to start building the community for its seats or stages. The audience isn't just asked for its improv ideas, but invited onto stage to…...
Boston Comedy Festival's return to local clubs means a front-row seat to the future of funny
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (536+ words) Before viral crowd work clips and stand-up sets were available all over the Internet, comedy festivals were essential for finding talent. The Boston Comedy Festival" " which returns April 1 " has been doing it 25 years, with Cambridge and Somerville in crucial roles....