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Comedy With an Impact: Desert Ensemble’s Fast-Paced Production of ‘Meteor Shower’ Brings the Laughs
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (358+ words) Steve Martin'the comedic actor, musician and author'has created a funny, fast-moving work that is filling the Desert Ensemble Theatre's auditorium at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. All the action takes place during one evening, from a couple of different points…...
11 Days a Week: Feb. 26-March 8, 2026
1+ week, 5+ day ago (39+ words) 11 Days a Week: Feb. 26-March 8, 2026Coachella Valley Independent Want your event included in 11 Days a Week? Email [email protected] for consideration. Email [email protected] for advertising info! Read 11 Days a Week at CVIndependent.com!...
Tonal Catastrophe: ‘How to Make a Killing’ Is Billed as a Dark Comedy—but There Are No Laughs
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (302+ words) Glen Powell's new movie, How to Make a Killing, is being marketed as a dark comedy'but you will not laugh once during this flat, soulless endeavor. Writer-director John Patton Ford makes the fatal error of playing things uncomfortably straight, and…...
11 Days a Week: Jan. 15-25, 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (178+ words) Palm Canyon Theatre presents I Do! I Do!, a charming and intimate musical that traces 50 years of marriage through the lives of one couple. Set entirely in a bedroom, the show captures the humor, heartache and enduring bond that define…...
Living Together: DET’s Production of ‘The Roommate’ Depicts Middle-Age Angst With Lots of Laughs, Superb Acting
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (590+ words) Most of us have dealt with the awkwardness of living with a roommate with whom we don't mesh, perhaps in college or as a young adult just entering the workforce. The experience can range from annoying to downright miserable. In…...
Therapeutic Laughs: Desert Ensemble’s Production of ‘Beyond Therapy’ Is a Wacky, Clever Look at Dating and Psychiatry
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (758+ words) Valerie-Jean Hume's career has included working as a stage/film/commercial/TV/voiceover actress, radio personality/host, voice and speech teacher, musician, lounge singer, cruise-ship hostess, theater director, newspaper columnist, playwright, model and college teacher. VJ has been an Independent…...
Light-Hearted Musical: Revolution’s ‘How to Succeed in Business’ Is a Funny Look at 1960s Office Life
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (588+ words) Feeling blue? Exhausted? Overwhelmed by what's happening in the world today? In the mood for a fun, light-hearted musical that will take your mind off your troubles?" If so, you need to head over to Revolution Stage Company to check…...
Growing Laughter: The Coachella Valley Comedy Fest Moves to Little Street Music Hall for Three Days of a Comedy-Club Vibe
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (771+ words) The local comedy scene has been growing, forcing comics and event organizers to accommodate the rising tide of local laughs. Take the Coachella Valley Comedy Fest. For the past three years, the festival took place at Coachella Valley Brewing Company,…...
Live From Indio: David Spade, Performing at Fantasy Springs With Dana Carvey, Reflects on Hollywood, Podcasting and ‘SNL’
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (607+ words) David Spade has enjoyed a variety of creative successes, including six years on Saturday Night Live, a long list of film and TV credits, and a pair of long-running podcasts." He's also an extremely funny standup comic, and will perform…...