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Miss Fisher Con's Egyptian Murder Mystery Affair: An interactive Murder Mystery Cocktail Party
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (316+ words) Join us for a murder mystery event unlike any other at the Carousel Rooms of the Circa Las Vegas Resort & Casino. As you know, death follows Phryne Fisher wherever she goes, even into the desert. Bring your best detective skills…...
Is the U. K. 'Saturday Night Live' working? Viewers are 'pleasantly surprised"
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (132+ words) Two shows in, Saturday Night Live UK viewers are pleasantly surprised by what they're seeing. The late night spinoff has a lot to prove in a short season. - On Air Now Playing News 88. 9 KNPR Live - On Air Now Playing Classical…...
Would you go to a play by yourself? Theaters are hoping so
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (637+ words) Nearly 20% of Broadway theater tickets are now being purchased by solo attendees " double the rate from just a couple of years ago, according to audience data for the 2024-25 season from the Broadway League. One major theater company is taking action....
See Hear Do: February 25-March 3
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (133+ words) KNPR - On Air Now Playing News 88. 9 KNPR Live - On Air Now Playing Classical 89. 7 KCNV Live See Hear Do: February 25-March 3 There's no shortage of what to see, hear, and do at any time in Nevada. Here are some highlighted cultural…...
Library Comedy: Overdue for a Laugh
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (270+ words) The one time you won't be shushed at the library - live stand-up comedy! Join nationally-touring comedian Alex Just for a side-splitting show. He has brought his unique brand of humor to all 50 states and over a dozen countries internationally. His…...
If you liked 'Sandwich,' you'll love 'Wreck,' its warm, witty sequel
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (311+ words) Some characters are just too good to let go after a single book: Olive Kitteridge, Hercule Poirot, Tom Sawyer. And now, in Wreck, Catherine Newman has given Rocky, the sharp-witted, neurotically doting mother who narrates her delicious 2024 novel, Sandwich, a…...
What Ancient Rome and Greece can teach us about comedians and free speech
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (165+ words) As president Donald Trump celebrates the cancelation of comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert and says he hopes the same fate will befall others who have been similarly critical, a look at the comedians in the ancient world who faced…...
New documentary shows rise and fall of former Strip comedian
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) For 10 years, Vinnie Favorito was one of the rare comedians with an ongoing headlining show on the Strip. A practitioner of a then-popular performance style known as insult comedy, the Boston native drew crowds eager to be the butt of…...
Is Edinburgh's Fringe still fringe, or has it " gasp " gone mainstream?
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (870+ words) EDINBURGH, Scotland " For decades, devotees repeated rumors in hushed reverence about starving artists sleeping in bathtubs, out of dedication to the Fringe " one of the world's biggest theater and comedy festivals. Now they deride corporate sponsors and local residents for…...
Her parents died 9 days apart, but Sarah Silverman gets the last laugh in 'Post Mortem'
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (89+ words) Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." Originally broadcast May 29, 2025. - On Air Now Playing News 88. 9 KNPR Live - On Air Now Playing Classical 89. 7 KCNV Live Her parents died 9 days apart,…...