All posts tagged "comedians"
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Paying Tribute to Joan Rivers: Kennedy Center “District of Comedy Festival”
The Kennedy Center kicks off its comedy festival by honoring one of the craft's greatest -- and funniest -- legends
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Mad About Paul: Paul Reiser at The Howard Theatre
Paul Reiser, who became a household name on Mad About You, returns to his stand-up roots
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Super-Sized Comedy: Bruce Vilanch
Bruce Vilanch and Judy Gold team up for an evening of comedy and Hollywood secrets
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Fame Fatale: Suzanne Westenhoefer
Suzanne Westenhoefer paved the way for the latest generation of female comics to be fully out in their careers
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Wanda Sykes on marriage, politics and the importance of “Empire”
This past summer, Wanda Sykes paid tribute to the LGBT pioneers who paved the way for her success a half-century later. “I didn’t even know...
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The Queen of Comedy: An interview with Mo’Nique
Whether performing stand-up or pulling out the dramatic stops, Mo'Nique aims to be true to herself
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From Soup to Nuts: An interview with Joel McHale
Joel McHale on Community's cancellation, gay marriage and the absolute, utter worst shows on television
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Kathy Griffin: Boss Lady
Kathy Griffin brings her latest tour, "Like a Boss," to the Kennedy Center
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Mean Girl
A certain comic popular on the roast circuit wasn’t part of the recent Comedy Central broiling of Justin Bieber. “I only roast people I really...
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Gleeful: An Interview with Jane Lynch
A Volkswagen Golf. A lemon tree. A powder blue touch-tone phone. A live cabaret. It's the simple things in life that keep Jane Lynch happy.
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Actor Billy Crystal explains his remarks about “gratuitous” gay sex on TV
Actor Billy Crystal explains his remarks about "gratuitous" gay sex on TV
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Unmistakably Retta
So, what will Retta be doing at BYT’s Bentzen Ball comedy festival? “I have no idea,” she laughs, heartily. “Tig Notaro sent me an email...
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The Cool Comic: Tig Notaro
Tig Notaro knows which way the funny wind blows
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Memoirandum
This Monday, June 10, at Harman Hall, comic actress Rachel Dratch will read from celebrity autobiographies -- just not her own. ''Actually, when I was...
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Manning Up
''I think there wasn't someone like me on TV before, so maybe it was a little culture shock. Like, who's this big gay cartoon clown?''...
