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Cowles says he always stopped to watch Myers set when he came in town from the very first time he saw him perform a headlining show seven years ago at Hyenas. "He was the guy I was laughing out loud at like I was an audience member again," Cowles says. "He had this energy and relentless machine gun of punchlines that you can tell he worked so hard on his bits. I would literally find myself laughing out loud and it blew me away that I was watching a comic whos doing this thing to me again." Hy...

Interview with Scott Le Crass February 27, 2021 Last updated: March 17, 2021 As the pandemic spread, and the country went into lockdown, then out, then back, then out then back, creatives everywhere had to adjust their lives and their modus operandi in order to bring theatre to the people and keep their art alive. One of those who has worked very well in this way is Director Scott Le Crass, and I recently caught up with him for a chat about theatre in the age of COVID. Scott Le Crass TE: Wel...

News 8 Throwback: Remembering Larry Himmel Larry worked in radio, tended bar in Ocean Beach, and emceed at The Comedy Store in La Jolla. Credit: KFMB Published: 1:57 PM PST February 24, 2021 Updated: 1:57 PM PST February 24, 2021 SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — In this week’s News 8 Throwback we honor Larry Himmel. He was an incredible and unique talent, and we are so fortunate that we can continue to share his stories. Larry was born and raised in the Chicago are...

Updated: March 1, 2021, 1:29 pm © PRESS AND JOURNAL Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The first virtual cHeRries Awards will lie in the experienced hosting hands of television and radio presenter Fred MacAulay when they take place next week. The human resources industry awards, celebrating the best teams, firms and indi...

From the Archives, 1991: Austen Tayshus is broke, and that’s no joke We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss From the Archives, 1991: Austen Tayshus is broke, and that’s no joke With a 1983 hit that was Australia’s best-selling single ever, Austen Tayshus was riding the comedy wave. Less than a decade on, he was filing for bankruptcy. Save Normal text size Fame, as they say, is fickle. Reverse back to 1984. Austen Tayshus was Austr...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Courtesy of Amazon Studios Other than the fact that he is having a Q-tip stuck up his nostrils every morning, life is good for Arsenio Hall. He’s got a stand-up comedy special on Netflix, still generating chatter after its 2019 ...

A few days after the Super Bowl, Tai Leclaire, a Mohawk-Mi’kmaq Native American, tweeted about the irony of the NFL’s slogan “End Racism” stenciled on the field’s end zone just above the word “Chiefs.” The Kansas City Chiefs’ logo and tomahawk-chop chant have long been criticized as racist and derogatory. “As a full-time writer and comedian, I’m so upset knowing I’ll never make something as funny as this,” Leclaire posted, along with a photo. His Tweet received more than...

Whitney Cummings Beige Bra Gets Relentlessly Roasted By Comedian Annie Lederman In Response To Dance Video Whitney Cummings embraced the trend of wearing a brasserie as a top while filming a TikTok-style dance video, but one of her pals was not impressed with her choice of undergarment. On Tuesday, Whitney, 38, took to Instagram to show off her dance moves. In her caption, she jokingly expressed a desire to be "relevant," and she attempted to accomplish this by taking on the "Im So Pretty" ...

SOME of the UKs best known comedians will appear in Naomi House & Jacksplaces first comedy night in.

In this VladTV Flashback from 2018, John Witherspoon spoke about starting out as an emcee at The Comedy Store and later opening up for Richard Pryo...