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City Lights: Get a move on for competition
All right, I have three months to move to Huntington Beach. During interviews, sources often ask me whether I actually live in Surf City. I tell them no, I live in Costa Mesa, but that's "close enough." Nonsense. The first Mr. Huntington Beach pageant in...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Eyewear, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Orlando Fringe review: 'Menage a Prov'
Straight-up short-form improv comedy isn’t quite as prevalent at Fringe as it was last year, but that’s good news for this trio of SAK Comedy Lab veterans. With a diverse grab bag of imaginative games, these guys may be able to deliver all the...
Tags: Entertainment, Fringe Festival
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Orlando Fringe review: 'Smart Comedy'
Improv comedy? Sketch comedy? You can’t swing a rubber chicken without hitting one of these shows at Fringe the last few years. But straightforward, story-free, tip-your-waitress stand-up routines? While they’re a common breed in the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Richard Lewis, Entertainment, Fringe Festival, Long Island
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A mother's devotion fuels search for a cure for cancer
In October 2009, when Amber Larkin's then-6-year-old son was diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer that had spread to his spine, the Winter Garden woman developed a new super power. "As soon as people would look at me, I could make them start crying,"...
Tags: Cancer, Human Body, Winter Garden, Entertainment, Personal Service
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Coachella 2012: Parties at Ace, Saguaro and more
Trying to keep up with the party scene at Coachella is like trying to keep track of Snoop Dogg's Twitter feed. He's got 7 million followers and more than 9,000 tweets and you've got, like, 10 million parties to go to in the next two weekends. You'll be...Tags: Alexander Skarsgard, Henry Clay, Concerts, Dining and Drinking, Entertainment
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On Theater: Rudner will have Laguna 'Tickled Pink'
Rita Rudner, whose comedy "Tickled Pink" makes its world premiere at the Laguna Playhouse on Tuesday, is who those in show business would term a "quadruple hyphenate." It's nothing complicated. It just means that Rudner is proficient in four areas of...Tags: Dance, Entertainment Events, Music, Rita Rudner, Stand-up Comedy
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Dave Russell, SAK chief, stepping down
Dave Russell, a veteran guiding force behind the SAK Comedy Lab, is stepping down from his dual posts as managing director and artistic director of the improv comedy troupe.
Russell announced his departure publicly Thursday on Facebook. On a personal...Tags: Facebook, Entertainment, Social Media
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New Des Plaines comedy festival to aid teacher grants
TribLocal - Des Plaines » NewsA two-day comedy festival debuts in Des Plaines later this month and some of the proceeds will go to the District 62 Foundation, a non-profit …... -
Comics 'Spring into Improv' at The Abbey
The Abbey, the downtown nightspot co-owned by Florida Theatrical Association and True Marketing, will host a night of improv comedy featuring a lot of faces known (and loved) all around Central Florida. It's a collection of folks who have been seen at...
Tags: Walt Disney, Music, Amusement and Theme Parks, Concerts, Entertainment
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Erin Heatherton goes beyond sexy
By the time this grueling day of standing around and looking fabulous ends, Erin Heatherton will have said the phrase "Very Sexy" upward of 20 times, narrowly dodged a kiss on the lips from an overexuberant local morning show host and been bumped from a...
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Religion and Belief, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethics, Entertainment
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From Sun Magazine: First look -- 'VEEP' set visit
It's a cold, gray Friday afternoon in a dark and drafty concrete warehouse at an industrial park in Columbia. Not exactly the setting in which anyone would expect to find glamour, wit or the next big thing in pop culture.
But through a series of doors...Tags: Reid Scott, Concerts, Vice (movie), Entertainment, Arrested Development (tv program)
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New club in The Glen to feature comedy, music, other entertainment
TribLocal - Glenview » NewsThere’s something funny happening in The Glen. A group of entertainment industry veterans are gearing up for the opening of The Laughing Chameleon, a comedy, …...
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