Comedy

Things to Do

5 Comedy Shows to See This Week

Get In @ Good Good Comedy Theatre | Thursday, December 1 John McKeever and Tim Butterly of Comedy Central’s Delco Proper, set in Delaware County, […]

Things to Do

Tracy Morgan Isn’t Changing a Thing

Tracy Morgan considers himself to be very fortunate. But he’s not lucky. As he tells me on the phone, “Luck is for losers.” The Saturday […]

Things to Do

Lighten Up With a Comedy Show

The Borscht Belt @ Gershman Y | Thursday, August 11 Marisa Scheinfeld documents the decline of the Catskills in the photo exhibit The Borscht Belt: […]

Things to Do

The Oval Goes for a Pitch Perfect Opening

This is Spinal Tap @ Schuykill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge | Thursday, July 14 Schuykill Banks turns the amp up to 11 with […]

Things to Do

Comedy Jawn Shows Off Top Philly Comics

Comedians and former Philadelphians Alison Zeidman and Aaron Hertzog have left us for New York (and feel a little guilty about it), but they’re paying […]

Things to Do

A Jewish-Palestinian Lesbian Couple Walks Into a Bar

After a year of marriage, and some concern over whether one of them might actually be a spy, Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini have decided […]

City Life

Inside the Seriously Exhilarating Black Comic Book Scene

A confession: I was never a big comic book fan. Comics were just too expensive in Guatemala, where I grew up. They were also only […]

Louis C.K., Chip Chantry, Chip's dog
Things to Do

Chip Chantry on Opening for Louis C.K. at Helium

Chip Chantry is having one hell of a week. On Sunday, he proposed to his longtime girlfriend. She said yes. On Tuesday, he got a […]

Things to Do

The Surprise Louis C.K. Sets: Here’s What You Missed Last Night

Trim and dapper in a dark suit and bright tie, Louis C.K. looked surprisingly businesslike for a guy testing out new material last night at […]

Things to Do

Tina Fey: Don’t Ask Me to Explain My Jokes

If you’ve followed Tina Fey over the past few years, you know she’s no fan of the Internet — despite the fact that the Internet […]

Things to Do

INTERVIEW: Comedian and 30 Rock Star Judah Friedlander

Judah Friedlander is probably best known for his work on the television comedy 30 Rock, where he played the lazy, porn-loving skit writer Frank Rossitano. […]

Things to Do

Dan Soder Taping his Comedy Central Special at the Trocadero

At 32, comedian Dan Soder is no longer the rookie on the comedy circuit. Nor is he quite the senior comic with bragging rights to […]

Things to Do

The View Co-Host Raven-Symoné Surprises Whoopi Goldberg at Valley Forge Casino Show

Whoopi Goldberg came to Valley Forge Casino Resort this Saturday night as part of their ongoing Valley Forge Music Fair. She played to a packed […]

Things to Do

Philly Artist Illustrates New Jeb Bush Comic

Illustrations by a Philadelphia artist grace the cover and inside pages of a new comic book about GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush. Titled Political Power: Jeb Bush, […]

Things to Do

WATCH: Judd Apatow Impersonate Bill Cosby On Fallon

Director Judd Apatow is everywhere lately, making the media rounds to promote his new Amy Schumer-starring film (and from what I hear a must-see) Trainwreck. Last night […]