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Tami Varon needed a night out to laugh. With two of her sons just back from fighting Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, she joined some 400 others at a comedy show of visiting U.S. comics in Israel to try to forget about the war for a while.

“When you bring joy back into people’s lives, they can recover better,” says Comedy for Koby publicist of the Koby Mandell Foundations plan to stage the act throughout Israel.The post

“Laughter is healing,” said the foundation’s executive director, Eliana Mandell Braner, whose brother Koby was murdered by terrorists in 2001 when he was 13.

On Friday, Oct. 20, from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, three standup comics will perform at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown to bring the funny, and raise some funds. “Laughter Builds an Island” is a fundraiser for the Island Housing Trust (IHT), and the proceeds from this event are slated to go to IHT’s veterans’ […]

Advocates say the fight for disability rights is far from over.

Advocates say the fight for disability rights is far from over.

The annual festival is one of the biggest gatherings of comedians and fans in New England.

Along with a myriad of top-tier comics coming through town, the Boston Comedy Festival is in full force, as is Piff The Magic Dragon.

After a year away from its usual programming, the long-running celebration of local and national comedy returns to the live stage this month.

With Emo Philips, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sonja Morgan, and so much more