Comedy
39 Things to Do This Weekend
Brandon “Taz” Niederauer @ Fillmore Philly This kid can shred. The 14-year-old guitar phenom has a rep for inventive, agile, show-stopping solos — the kind […]
This Week in Comedy
Michael Blackson @ Helium | Through Saturday, December 23 Born in Ghana, Michael Blackson started his standup comedy career in Philly. Apparently he’s in some […]
9 Things to Do in Movies, Podcasts, Books, Theater and More
Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor @ Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books | Wednesday, December 20 Princeton professor and author Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor reads from her newe book, […]
8 Things to Do This Week in Comedy, Books & Art
Star Wars Trivia/Bar Crawl/etc. @ South Street Area | Wednesday & Thursday, December 13 & 14 Two days of events hosted by G33Kamania in anticipation […]
39 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, December 8 Andrea Bocelli @ Wells Fargo Center The celebrated Italian tenor performs with the Philly Pops and conductor Eugene Kohn. Expect traditional classical/pop […]
This Week in Comedy
Chlamydia Dell’arte @ Good Good Comedy Theatre | Thursday, December 7 Gigi Naglak and Meghann Williams host their “Sex-Ed (Holiday) Burlesque” show three nights in […]
39 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, December 1 Company @ Drake Theater 11th Hour Theatre Company presents “an intimate concert version” of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1970 musical comedy, […]
The Pervasive Art of Fundamentalist Comic Book Maker Jack Chick
You know what Chick Tracts are, right? They’re those little, 24-page Christian fundamentalist comics you sometimes see laying around on subway seats, though not as much anymore. […]
9 Things to Do in Comedy, Theater, Movies and More
Wolf-in-Skins @ Kimmel Center | November 29 & 30 Philadelphia Dance Projects shows off their work-in-progress dance opera with “informance” performances, in which the artists […]
39 Things to Do Over the Long Weekend
Wednesday, November 22 Holiday Tree-Lighting Celebration @ Philadelphia Museum of Art Plus pay-what-you-wish admission and music by The York Street Hustle and Philadelphia Girls Choir. […]
Comedy: This Week in Laughs
Weeding out the Stoned @ Good Good Comedy Theatre | Wednesday, November 22 A pre-Thanksgiving edition of Alex Grubard’s beloved “game show of sobriety tests.” […]
37 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, November 17 A Die Hard Christmas @ Good Good Comedy Theatre Universally beloved Philly comedian Doogie Horner celebrates the release of his new illustrated […]
15 Things to Do This Week in Comedy, Theater, Storytelling, Medical Oddities and Superhero Pornography
Joe Biden @ Academy of Music | Wednesday, November 15 Former Vice President Joe Biden appears in conversation with Aaron Sorkin, creator of several memorable […]
Ex-Mythbuster Adam Savage Returns with Brain Candy
For 14 years I enjoyed the way the Mythbusters on Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters used science and explosives to find the truth and blow stuff up. Hosts […]
33 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, November 10 Pennsylvania Ballet @ Merriam Theater The PAB presents three new ballets, the first two being world premieres: Tilt by choreographer Helen Pickett […]