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New musical explores themes of displacement through a lens of radical joy
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (105+ words) A musical exploring the Black experience through radical joy is making its world premiere in Cincinnati. Called Bridge City, the show tells the story of a young woman looking to improve her life as the neighborhood she loves is threatened…...
What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine" comes to Cincinnati
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (167+ words) Alfred E. Neuman now graces the walls of the Cincinnati Art Museum with his goofy grin. The subversive, sub-culture illustrations of MAD Magazine have been making generations laugh since the 1950s. - On Air Now Playing Radio Artifact WVXU HD2 - On Air Now Playing…...
Paul Dixon, King Records, Ruth Lyons and Groucho specials return for the holidays
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (345+ words) Local TV stations end the year with the King of Cincinnati recording companies, the Queen of daytime television, three jokers and a ton of nostalgia for Baby Boomers. Lyons, who retired in 1967 and died in 1988, is remembered with comments from…...
John Waters on 'humor as terrorism' and the continuing appeal of 'Pink Flamingos"
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (827+ words) Subversive Baltimore filmmaker John Waters has been offending sensibilities since the release of his 1972 film "Pink Flamingos," which gave the world the gleefully disgusting drag queen Divine. On May 27, Waters released new versions of the screenplays for "Pink Flamingos," "Desperate…...
As Dick Van Dyke turns 100, 99-year-old comedian and friend Mel Brooks pays tribute
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (826+ words) On Saturday, comedic legend Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his 100th birthday. The legendary screen and stage actor's 60-plus-year career includes TV's "Dick Van Dyke Show," Broadway's original production of "Bye Bye Birdie," and the now iconic "Mary Poppins" movie " as…...
Comedian Fred Armisen says his new album " 100 Sound Effects " is serious business
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1100+ words) ARMISEN: Yes. And I remember there were a lot of human voices on them, you know, like the (imitating ghost calling), all that kind of thing, and creaking of wood and chains and all that stuff. DETROW: Is that why…...
Rob Reiner and Michael Mc Kean discuss 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues"
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1119+ words) A fake documentary about a fake band is getting a real sequel - one that's long overdue. More than 40 years ago, the mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap" followed the ups and downs of a once-famous heavy metal group as it launched…...
The new comedy 'Splitsville' explores marriage, monogamy and fistfights
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (964+ words) The distance from bliss to chaos is a pretty short one in the new movie "Splitsville." And we spend so very little time in bliss with Carey and Ashley, whose new marriage unravels enroute to a romantic getaway when Ashley…...
In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple at odds
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1045+ words) Many movies that have been made detail the start of relationships. Those dizzying first moments of love " flirtation and the spark of attraction, first kisses and the will-they-or-won't-they tension of so many romantic comedies. The movie, directed by Jay Roach,…...
Flight of the Conchords' Bret Mc Kenzie on family, legacy and 'Freak Out City"
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (589+ words) Bret Mc Kenzie built his music career on a foundation of comedy. As a young artist, he played in multiple bands spanning a variety of genres, though he's best known as one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of…...