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Ahead of Big Slick, actor Will Forte dishes on his ascension as accidental KC royalty
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (1815+ words) Actor/Comedian Will Forte has played a lot of roles over the years, but "Kansas City royalty" was not one of the early career objectives. Still, hang around Big Slick long enough, and the city tends to adopt you whether…...
Margaret Cho brings politics, punchlines, and Pride to The Folly
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (993+ words) For more than three decades, Margaret Chohas built a career out of scathingly saying the loud parts out loud. "Pride is a political protest," Cho says plainly. "It's always been. My first Pride was in 1978, and I've always perceived it…...
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice wants to show you a good time. .. machine
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (377+ words) That does not, however, make them moral fables. Cinema is art, obviously. It's also entertainment. Anyway, it got me thinking: not every movie needs to be moral or political. But every movie does have a perspective, whether dictated by a…...
Bill and Ted's Alex Winter on Freaked, Broadway, and convention adventures ahead of his Planet Comicon appearance
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1358+ words) Alex Winter is one of many pop culture guests as part of Planet Comicon Kansas City, which runs Friday, March, through Sunday, March 29, at the KC Convention Center. More information is available on their website. Suffice it to say, 2025 was…...
Kyle Kinane sees stand-up as a weapon for clowning on the world's horrors
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (663+ words) Courtesy of Kyle Kinane If you're in the mood to laugh at the misfortunes of others, now's your chance. Stand-up comedian Kyle Kinane is coming to the Comedy Club of Kansas City with shows on Mar. 19, 20, and 21. He's a little…...
Comedian Brooks Wheelan talks Midwest touring, travel writing ahead of KC dates
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (762+ words) Brooks Wheelan chatted with us ahead of his February 5-7 shows at the KC Comedy Club. He reflects on living in Kansas City, his passion for traveling, and what people can expectfrom Midwest comedy. The Pitch: You lived in Kansas City…...
What We Missed 2025: Author Jason Klamm on rediscovering comedian Dick Davy
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (542+ words) As the label explains it, Presenting" Dick Davy is "the wild story of a young cantor, the politically leftist son of a politically leftist New York rabbi, steeped in folk music and anti-war passions and nights at the Apollo, who…...
Auteur Wes Anderson keeps finding ways to surprise audiences with The Phoenician Scheme
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (661+ words) Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focus Features " 2025 All Rights Reserved At this point in his career, it's easy to think you know what you'll get from a Wes Anderson picture. The grand cinematography. Opulent costumes. Quotable dialogue. A cavalcade of award-winning…...