1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (198+ words) Jobsite Theater stages “American Idiot,” the musical, just in time for America’s 250th anniversary and the resurgence of Y2K fashion, a housing crisis and another war in the Middle East. The pop-punk musical, which premiered at the Straz Center yesterday and runs…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (545+ words) Mike Cronin Thursday-Saturday, July 2-4. 8 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday; 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $23.80. Side Splitters, Wesley Chapel Rio Paris Thursday-Saturday, July 2-4. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $22.50. Snappers, Palm Harbor Joe Devito Friday-Saturday, July 3-4. 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $30 and up. Side Splitters, Tampa Marlon Wayans Friday-Sunday, July 3-5. 7 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Friday; 6:30 p.m. and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (174+ words) It’s been a quarter century since the Wayans brothers had moviegoers in a chokehold. Even if much of “White Chicks,” “Little Man” and the “Scary Movie” franchise aged like milk, Marlon and Shawn Wayans were undoubtedly kings of hilarious dumb…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (824+ words) June brings a diverse group of comedians to the Tampa Bay area. Comedians with a loyal, independent following (Kyle Kinane, Nick Thune), social media viral sensations (Omgitswicks), long-standing comedians with decades of experience and credibility (Godfrey), known talents from television…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (313+ words) This June, he’ll share some of those tales for the latest installment of “Salud & Happy Days” a placemaking event where a notable Tampeño is interviewed before improv comedians act out the stories they hear from the stage. This one comes…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (844+ words) Healing With Humor, a non-profit founded by local comedian (and previous Best of the Bay winner) Rahn Hortman, raises funds for individuals and their families impacted by sickle cell disease. The comedy show is the second such fundraiser for the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (806+ words) Local comedians will be sharing laughs to help a fellow funnyman on Friday. The benefit show, which is free to attend and will have a donation jar and a 50/50 raffle, raises money for Steve Arik, a longtime performer who’s been…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (249+ words) It’s been 10 years since a massively pregnant Ali Wong made her Netflix standup special debut with iconic lines about not wanting to work. She’s selling t-shirts with the line, “I don’t want to lean in, I want to lie down…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (141+ words) Comedian, podcaster and current talk show host Adam Friedland brings his “dirtbag left” style of comedy to Tampa this spring. The 39-year-old is arguably best known for his work on the popular and incredibly absurd podcast Cum Town with fellow…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (737+ words) He’s not the most-famous comedian in his family, but Chris’ little brother has a successful decades-long career in his own right (you don’t get to host HBO’s Def Comedy program and The Apollo’s competition show without a legit resume, plenty…...