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Funny and new jokes at Old World Village
You don't have to keep it clean at Daniel "Rico" Fisher's comedy shows at Old World Village. You can drop theF-bomb. You can go on a spiel about your misadventures in bed. You can chide occupations, the genders and just about everything else about the...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Apple iPhone, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Oprah Winfrey, Comedy (genre)
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In The Pipeline: Don't let this case get cold
"They stole my trailer. Inside was my push cart, my umbrella, my signage, my generator — even my ice scream scoops!" In his thick Boston accent, the 34-year-old entrepreneur was telling me about his loss the night before as we sat in the Albertsons...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Manufacturing and Engineering, Italy, Orange County (New York), Little Italy (Manhattan, New York)
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Greer's OC: Serving up good food for four decades
Craving a fresh and delicious sandwich that's made surfers and locals happy for 40 years? Make your way over to Jan's Health Bar in Huntington Beach. Founded by Jan Gaffney, one of the original surfer girls from the 1960s and a health food enthusiast...Tags: Soups, Concerts, Bacon, Culture, Sandwiches
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Amy Schumer talks about her journey from Towson to TV and concert stardom
The Baltimore SunAmy Schumer can tell a story. Knowing how to craft a short narrative and make it pay off with a laugh has, after all, helped make her one of the hottest comedians on TV and the concert circuit these days. So, let the star of Comedy Central’s...Tags: 30 Rock (tv program), Times Square, Towson University, Lobbying, Television Industry
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Harvard University, Medical Research, Diabetes, Education, Johns Hopkins University
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But then a funny thing happened
I was on my way to a stand-up comedy gig in some Godforsaken place about three hours out of Los Angeles, and I asked the headliner, who was driving and rolling a joint simultaneously, if he knew anybody who might be able to tolerate me. He'd been...Tags: Entertainment Events, Alzheimer's Disease, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Performing arts
This list is not all-inclusive Acting troupes/ensembles Albright Theatre Company 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia 630-406-8838; albrighttheatre.com Albright began with five dedicated members in 1974 and grew to 80, serving an audience of loyal...
Tags: Reformed, Wheaton College, Education, Foods and Beverages, Arts and Culture
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Review: 'Sightseers' is bloody good fun
Murder is a funny thing that happens in Ben Wheatley movies, though it's never been droller, drier or deadlier than in "Sightseers," the British filmmaker's latest comic assault. He had help. Outré improv team Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, who star in...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Tour Operations Industry, Sightseers (movie), Holiday Vacations, Movies
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Commencement speakers, events at local colleges
A Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, a man of science with his own television show, a former high-ranking government official-turned-college professor and the president of a college in Ireland will be among the commencement speakers this month as members of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Republic of Ireland, Consultancy Service, The New York Times, PBS (tv network)
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Comedian David Steinberg performs one-man show at Bucks Playhouse
As a young man, David Steinberg moved to Chicago from his native Winnipeg to study at the Yeshiva, a Jewish rabbinical school. But on the way he went to see Chicago's Second City comedy troupe and became so enamored with its style of stand-up, he...Tags: The New York Times, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Cicely Tyson, The Second City, Judaism
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Summer Movie Sneaks complete list
The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...Tags: Police Investigations, Melonie Diaz, Craig Mann, Gore Verbinski, Steve Coogan
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One night with comedian Marc Maron ...
Comedian Marc Maron is busier than ever. In addition to approaching nearly 400 episodes of his popular podcast, “WTF With Marc Maron,” his memoir, “Attempting Normal,” comes out from Spiegel & Grau April 30. And “Maron,&...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Netflix Inc., Comedy Central (tv network), Jonathan Winters, IFC (tv network)
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