A Jewish mother, a jeweled bra, and the Good Witch of the OR propel Rachel Redleaf's seriously comic, comically serious one-woman show.
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SXSW 2023: NASA, Robert Rodriguez, and Reggie Watts
SXSW is more than films and music. You can find comedy, network, and learn about topics as varied as outer space and cooking.
Read More »Review (NYC): ‘Schtick a Pole in It’ Celebrates Nine Years of Comedy and Pole Dancing, with the Music of Styx (21 January 2022)
Comedians alternate with dancers at the only comedy-and-pole-dancing series in...the universe?
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Michael Kahan, ‘Funny in Failure’ Podcast Host
Michael Kahan's podcast combines thoughtful conversation with comedy in his interviews, exploring challenges and failures that celebrities encountered in their careers.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Dan Goodman and JoAnna Ross of ‘Schtick a Pole in It: A Night of Comedy and Pole Dancing’
Goodman and Ross are comics and writers who for nine years have also been impresarios like no others.
Read More »Introducing the Real Mrs. Maisel
85-year-old standup D'yan Forest's real life in Paris in the 1960s is uncannily echoed by 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' – and Lady Gaga in 'A Star is Born.'
Read More »Theater/Comedy Review: ‘The Day I Became Black: A Biracial Comedy in America’ by Bill Posley
Be prepared to laugh yourself silly as actor-comedian Bill Posley delivers a serious message about biracial identity.
Read More »Comedy/Cabaret Review: Tulis McCall in ‘At Your Service’ Directed by Austin Pendleton at Pangea
For a humorous wit and wag, Tulis McCall is no joke, serious about her comedy as all fine comedians should be. I completely identify with her wisdom about aging, sex, male machismo, and the mirror.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Broadway): Mike Birbiglia in His Brilliant Solo Show ‘The New One’
In this shimmering laugh riot Birbiglia relates his feelings with candor and authenticity. We become his intimates and he can tell us whatever he devises. We so want to listen!
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Tevye Served Raw’ – Stories by Sholem Aleichem
Uproarious and deeply touching, 'Tevye Served Raw' gives us a broad sampling of Sholem Aleichem's whole opus, its humor and its pathos resonating beyond cultural and religious boundaries.
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