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"Lightning Round" at MET Comedy Night
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (163+ words) The Frederick News-Post Calling all Dropout fans " we have the show for you! Lightning Round is an improv comedy game show where the contestants find out the rules as they're playing. Come see what's up and who will win! - Occurs…...
CATF will stage five new plays in Shepherdstown
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (90+ words) The Frederick News-Post The Contemporary American Theater Festival will return July 10 to Aug. 2 with five new plays, including four world premieres, in three venues on the Shepherd University campus in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The 2026 season features "The Smoker" by Lisa…...
NEED TO KNOW: Arts and culture news this week
2+ week, 1+ day ago (37+ words) The Frederick News-Post Justin Callas is selling artwork out of a U-Haul truck. EDITOR'S NOTE: Share your community stories and events with us! Email llarocca@newspost. com....
Comedy trailblazer Tom Dreesen, Sinatra's longtime opening act, dies at 86
3+ week, 1+ day ago (56+ words) The Frederick News-Post Comedian Tom Dreesen talks to the media during a news conference in La Quinta, Calif. , on Jan. 18, 2011. Dreesen died at his home in Los Angeles, according to publicist Lori De Waal. A cause of death was not…...
In a low period for comedy films, these were the best of the last decade
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (133+ words) The Frederick News-Post This image released by Sony Pictures shows SZA, left, and Keke Palmer in a scene from "One of them Days."" Ryan Gosling, left, and Margot Robbie appear at the premiere of the film "Barbie" in London on…...
Frederick Theatre District Collaborative will host joint Comedy Festival
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (108+ words) The Frederick News-Post Want to learn to juggle? The Improv Basics Workshop will be held at New Spire Arts. Three downtown venues " Maryland Ensemble Theatre, New Spire Arts and the Weinberg Center for the Arts " are partnering for a Comedy…...
Dracula's Kitchen and Bar sinks its teeth into Hagerstown
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (118+ words) Chris Sands at Dracula's Kitchen and Bar in Hagerstown. Dracula's Kitchen and Bar serves authentic Romanian dishes and handcrafted cocktails in Hagerstown. Ever wanted to dine in a Transylvanian castle like Count Dracula? A new restaurant in Washington County is…...
Comedian Trey Kennedy hopes you can relate
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (187+ words) Comedian Trey Kennedy may be best known today for his social media presence, but his path to the spotlight began quietly. A self-described shy kid, Kennedy started making videos on Vine while in college, a hobby that eventually expanded to…...
Jeff Corwin on television fame and drinking polar bear milk
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (80+ words) The Frederick News-Post Jeff Corwin will be in Frederick to talk about his life's work and his endless passion for wildlife. Special to The News-Post "With a community-first focus, we will produce fair, accurate, and engaging news, sports and feature…...
Satire finds an unexpected hero in this current political era
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (95+ words) The classic 1976 film "Network" did it perfectly, featuring a strikingly prophetic vision of society's thirst for unhinged television. And "The Simpsons" has been satirizing the modern American family. .. Satire is and has always been a difficult media genre to write....