2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (853+ words) After the usual 7: 30 p. m. open mic at Bricky's Comedy Club on Friday, April 3, the audience was treated to a premiere of the new comedy series "Bumped" and a Q&A with the creators. The series features local comedians Johnny Woods and…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (755+ words) Ben Marshall, already an "SNL" writer, will become a featured player, along with newcomers Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska. The additions follow a string of cast departures in the past month as the storied program prepares…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (607+ words) Dave Chappelle speaks at the ribbon cutting for WYSO's new studios in Yellow Springs. The public radio station moved into the renovated Union Schoolhouse, a historic building Chappelle purchased and helped transform into a new community media space. The building,…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (763+ words) Ran Barnaclo performs at Go Bananas Comedy Club in Cincinnati. CONTRIBUTED Last week, I traveled to one of my favorite places to do comedy: Go Bananas Comedy Club in Cincinnati. I've talked a lot about open mics in the past....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (830+ words) Debe Dockins, coordinator of the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition, recognizes the winners of the 2026 essay contest. Pictured left to right: Vivian Sade, Pamela Chandler, Jyl Barlow, and Annmarie Kelly. CONTRIBUTED I arrived at the Erma Bombeck Writers" Workshop at the…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago  (734+ words) Dayton comedian Jerrel Beamon added another notch to his comedy belt last week when he appeared on the popular live stand-up comedy podcast "Kill Tony." Beamon, who has been performing comedy for seven years, has been busy the last two…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (467+ words) Becky Robinson is so entitled it's a joke and you can be in on it. The comedians multiple comic creations include the Entitled Housewife, a breakout character that has become an online and onstage sensation, a self-absorbed woman focused on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (830+ words) Terry (TJ) Johnson's path in life has never been a straight line, but it has come full circle as the comedian, game inventor and personality has finally returned to his hometown of Dayton after four decades. "I said I'd never…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (647+ words) Comedian Mark Normand will bring his "Ya Don't Say" tour to the Victoria Theatre at 7 p. m. on Sept. 6. Normand is from New Orleans, but is now based in New York City. He has made appearances on numerous shows, including "The Tonight…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (801+ words) Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart's hilarious and thought-provoking Feb. 13 conversation at the Schuster Center was an insightful knockout. Unsurprisingly, politics was top of mind, often garnering applause thanks to insights that seemed like a call to action (or revolution?) for…...