Fans of John Mulaney, like myself, wasted no time in watching his latest stand-up special “Baby J” filmed in Boston for Netflix. (Don’t worry, the baby in question is him, not an actual baby*.) The main topic here is his now-famous intervention which took place in New York City in December of 2020. At the …
Attention fans of Mike Birbiglia: The Columbus Theatre has added a sixth show on April 7th and tickets will go fast. The first five shows sold out so quickly I didn’t have time to write them up, so I will not waste time trying to sell this thing. As the title indicates, “Working It Out” …
(12.10) Tickets are still available, but going fast, for “A John Waters Christmas” at the Columbus Theatre on December 10. Yep, he’s back, with Christmas lunacy throbbing in his veins. Cockeyed. Rabid. Ready to reinfect the lunatic fringe with holiday jeer. “The Pope of Trash”, as William Burroughs once called him, is coming to your …
(10.21) During the worst days of the quarantine and the past administration, Randy Rainbow’s videos provided a welcome break from the horror and plenty of good laughs. Sadly, we still have a need for his unique brand of goofy, musical lampooning; the good news is, he’s doing it live and we can all go out …
(10.6) Tickets are still available for “An Evening with David Sedaris” Thursday evening at The Vets. The output of this prolific author includes Me Talk Pretty One Day, The Santaland Diaries, Barrel Fever, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, as well as his latest collection of semi-autobiographical essays, Happy-Go-Lucky. From the New York Times review: . …
(8.23) “Comedy Bang! Bang!” was one of the funniest television shows ever. Its creator and star Scott Aukerman may not be a household name, but his fingerprints are all over the nuttiest comedy of recent years. Early on he wrote for and performed on the seminal sketch series “Mr. Show with Bob and David,” later …
(7.7) Tagline: “You’ve seen my stand-up, now see it again!” Tickets are still available for Thursday’s show at the Columbus. Rhys Darby first stole our hearts as Murray the hopelessly optimistic band manager in “Flight of the Concords.” His cheery consensus building continued as the leader of the werewolf gang in the FX series “What …
(4.15) Marc Maron is bringing his This May Be the Last Time tour to the Columbus Theatre this Friday. Maron’s wtf podcast is a personal favorite. His guests include comedians, politicians, authors, actors, and musicians — the episode with a hyper Mike Watt was nuts — and frequently make the news: The Secret Service had …
(3.12) Tickets still available for Lewis Black’s Off the Rails tour, Saturday at The Vets. Known as the King of Rant, Lewis Black uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and finger pointing to expose the absurdities of life. His comedic brilliance makes people laugh at life’s hypocrisies and the insanity he sees in the …
(1.20) At the time of this writing, tickets are still available for the Tig Notaro show this Thursday at the Columbus Theatre. The only seats left are in the ‘front floor section’ for $45. I was lucky enough to catch her last show at the Columbus the night before the 2016 election, and everyone in …
(11.21) Tickets still available for the Maria Bamford Show Sunday night at the Columbus Theatre. You may know her from her show of “Lady Dynamite” or her specials now on Netflix. Bamford also does voice work on “Bojack Horseman” and “Big Mouth.” Stephen Colbert calls her his “favorite comedian on earth” while Judd Apatow thinks …
(11.6) A lot of great comedy resulted from the past administration, but the work of Randy Rainbow was a cut above the rest. What a lift it was when this guy released a new video, helping us all cope with the latest outrage. Here’s your chance to experience Mr. Rainbow in real life. The “Randy …
(6.27) Prospect Terrace will host the Empire Revue this Sunday as they present The Directions Show. [First direction: Don’t look for Prospect Terrace on Prospect Street.] With beautiful Prospect Park as our backdrop, live and in-person, the Empire Revue is back! We are pleased to present Providence’s premier sketch showcase – socially distanced and safe! …
Mike Birbiglia has been making the rounds promoting his Worldwide Comedy Pizza Party Encore which he describes as being like “a live standup comedy show combined with the worst Zoom meeting except nobody gets fired.” And what he makes clear is that he is producing and broadcasting this show from the office he shares with …
“I fell in love with a guitar and married it!” This remarkable statement comes from comedian Marc Maron on the intro to one of his recent podcasts*! Friends of Empire Guitars already knew about the marriage when this photograph showed up in their Facebook feed. Seen here from left to right are: Empire manager and …
(2.21) Get ready to hear about how his car got stolen back in the day here in Providence. Fans of Maron’s podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, may remember his interviews with John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees and Mike Watt* of the Minutemen. Maron brings up the stolen car both times. Let’s see if he …