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Taking to the Main Stage at Williamstown Theater Festival, Alex Edelman's "Just For Us," takes the audience through hilarious anecdotes from Alex Edelman’s life. After a string of anti-Semitic abuse is directed at Edelman online, he decides to covertly attend a gathering of White Nationalists in New York City and comes face to face with the people behind the keyboards. The result is a hair-raising encounter that gives "Just For Us" its title and final, jaw-dropping twist.
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Gilbert Gottfried, the comedian, “Aladdin” star and owner of the most recognizable voice in Hollywood, has died after battling a long illness. He was 67. In 2016, Gottfried headlined the Woodstock Comedy Festival and I spoke with him about his career. We air that interview now - in full - in memoriam.
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The comic, actor and writer is working on a new comedy series at Revolution Hall in Troy starting Thursday.
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Patton Oswalt is a multi-hyphenate talent (actor, writer, comedian) and award-winning performer. From his comedy specials to more than 200 film and television roles including Parks and Recreation, for which he received a TV Critics Choice Award, Oswalt chooses work that inspires him and entertains audiences.In 2020, Oswalt’s Emmy nominated Netflix special I Love Everything was widely applauded upon release –“I Love Everything...is one of the best stand-up sets you’ll see this year,” according to RogerEbert.com; he also received a Grammy nomination for his comedy album of the same name.Tonight at 7PM - Patton Oswalt Live: Who's Ready to Laugh? will take place at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.
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Throughout the pandemic, Marc Maron mused about whether he would ever return to stand-up. That ambivalence, despite his decades on the stage, is reflected in the name of his current tour: “This May Be the Last Time.”
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New Yorker Cartoonist Liza Donnelly joins us to tell us about her new book, "Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists" (Prometheus) and the online event she will be having tomorrow night through Oblong Books at 7PM. Donnelly offers a unique slant on 20th-century and early 21st-century America through the humorous perspectives of the talented women of The New Yorker. Donnelly will be joined by fellow "very funny ladies" Roz Chast, Kim Warp, and Kendra Allenby - all talented women cartoonists who have successfully captured in pictures and captions many of the key social issues of their time.
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Schur has published a new book that serves as something of a guide through moral philosophy, building on the big questions grappled with on “The Good Place.” The book is called “How to be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question.”
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Sandra Bernhard will return to the live stage with her first performances since February 2020. The comedienne/performer/actress is now doing her "Sandra Bernhard: Madness and Mayhem" shows at the City Winery at Hudson River Park in Manhattan on August 28 and 31.
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Richard Kind has been a ubiquitous yeoman of stage and screen for a number of decades - equally adept in both comedic and dramatic roles. His television…
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Chris Gethard is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host. His new special “Chris Gethard: Half My Life” is available now. Directed by Kate…