Comedy
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Editor’s Pick: Hannah Gadsby – ‘Body Of Work’ At The KenCen
Art criticism is generally about as far from stand-up comedy as it gets, and any comic with the notion that the two endeavors could be...
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Karinda Dobbins keeps it real on her new comedy album Black & Blue
Comic Karinda Dobbins takes on everything from "hiking while Black" to code-switching in corporate America.
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Paris Sashay believes in the “healing” power of comedy — now more than ever
Increasingly regarded as a stand-up standout, Paris Sashay is a D.C. native who puts the “L/B” in LGBTQ.
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BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon are mad for the holidays
Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme deck the nation's halls with The Return of the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show, LIVE!
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Paula Poundstone hates needles (but she got her vaccine)
Paula Poundstone is excited for her return to the Birchmere next weekend for three days of shows
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David Sedaris brings his ‘Carnival of Snackery’ to the Weinberg Center
The dry-witted humorist is part of the Weinberg Center's fall slate, including Gordon Lightfoot and Lewis Black
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Paula Poundstone: “Dear President Trump, please act like a sixth-grader, at least.”
As the comic prepares for a two-night stint at The Birchmere, she reflects on the nightmare year 2020.
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Poppy Champlin’s Return to Comedy
This Sunday, Champlin and her "Queer Queens of Qomedy" make their first appearance onstage since the pandemic began.
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Spotlight: Dulcé Sloan at the Kennedy Center
The "Daily Show" correspondent performs at "RIOT! An International Women's Day Comedy Event"
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Spotlight: Ilana Glazer’s Horny 4 tha Polls Tour
The Broad City star on stand-up, Donald Trump, and embracing her queer identity
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Franqi French is determined to “bring more visibility to bisexual people” through her comedy
The D.C. comedy veteran is setting her sights on a national career after winning StandUp NBC
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Paula Poundstone’s cure for the Trump era is laughter. Lots of it.
After 40 years of performing stand-up, Paula Poundstone has decided that nothing heals the soul quite like laughter
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Julio Torres: The (New) Shape of Comedy
Julio Torres delivers his first HBO comedy special "My Favorite Shapes" while serving up haunts in "Los Espookys."
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The Constituents poke fun at the 2020 nominees with a satirical Democratic debate
Union Stage hosts "A Democratic Debate: An Uncensored Political Comedy Show"
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Comic Hank Chen performs a stand-up set to raise money for the Wanda Alston Foundation
Chen will offer a witty, current, but decidedly "non-Beltway" routine
