Category Archives: Comedy
Dreaming of the ’90s at the Portlandia Premiere
It is well and good that Julia was free to accompany me to Wednesday’s premiere screening of IFC’s “Portlandia,” as she is in my “peer group” and it would have been terrible to have to explain to someone younger why … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, IFC, Portlandia, Premieres, talkin bout my generation, The Dream of the 90s
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‘Outré Island’ Is Not So Foreign a Destination
The word Outré is defined as “out of the common course or limits; extravagant; (2) bizarre; outlandish”; unfortunately the new solo show at Ars Nova, Outré Island, is not quite that far gone. At least, not yet! The workshop production, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ars Nova, criticism, Outre Island, performance, works in progress
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Sax & Dixon Offer Up Comedic Wedded Bliss
Two’s company, but John Dixon and Matt Sax create a crowd of thirty wedding revelers in their new show We Thee Wed, currently running Ars Nova. Wresting momentarily the nuptial craze from the purview of the reality show bridezillas, the … Continue reading
Mel & El: ‘It’s Like Laverne and Shirley with Curse Words’
The award-winning duo of Melanie Adelman and Ellie Dvorkin are back with Mel & El: Show and Tell, a new comedy with music starting in May. Amidst rehearsals, the pair was happy to answer questions about the new show via … Continue reading
“I Got Both Baskets Going In the Fryolator”
As another tedious work week comes to a close, listen to the comedic stylings of Marc Maron as he argues that there are some jobs which you should be able to get high in order to perform. (Ironically, it’s NSFW … Continue reading
