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Comedians rock Dubuque with funny puppets 8 May 08, 23:55 ET Comedians Michael Mack, Ron Feingold and Kier brought down the house at Five Flags Theater Thursday night, unleashing a unique brand of musical comedy to an ... more 'What Happens in Vegas' feels like a losing streak 8 May 08, 22:31 ET Apparently what passes for comedy today is a new form of toilet humor involving the creative use of sinks. What Happens in Vegas has a variation of a joke featured in Baby Mama, as well as a slew of stale riffs on gags and scenarios from a number of comedies, mostly of the romantic variety. It's a story that feels familiar at best, hackneyed at worst, which is surprising and disappointing, as ... more Humor by Argus Hamilton 8 May 08, 19:43 ET John McCain assured voters in Michigan that his temper will not affect his ability to govern. It might actually work in his favor. ... more Embracing a life of service with warmth and humor 8 May 08, 19:32 ET By Jessica Ravitz Had it not been for Kathleen Eyring, there's a good chance her husband, Henry B., would be relishing the latter days of tenured ... more The funny, peculiar world of We Are Scientists 8 May 08, 19:07 ET We Are Scientists mix killer tunes with comedy shtick. But if there's one thing they take seriously it's music. By Tim Walker Girls at a We Are Scientists ... more ‘Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay' | 2 ½ stars 8 May 08, 19:02 ET There’s nothing funny about racial slurs and the Ku Klux Klan. Or is there? Thanks to its leads, “Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay” manages to get laughs, but often with cringe-inducing lowbrow material that will have audiences shaking their heads, wondering if laughing at that particular joke was OK. more A very Austin movie: cheap, fast, funny, with heart 8 May 08, 17:31 ET By Chris Garcia The day before Kevin Ford was to begin shooting "When is Tomorrow," a micro-budget buddy dramedy that feels quintessentially Austin, ... more Movie review: Familiar 'Vegas' is funny and warm 8 May 08, 16:11 ET The goofy charm and good looks of its stars elevate this date movie. more New Blog For Humor/Advice Columnist Deb DiSandro 8 May 08, 13:42 ET By E&P Staff DiSandro is known for her "Slightly Off" humor column and “Advice from a Slightly Off Supermom" Q&A column, her "Tales of a Slightly Off ... more Funny, True, Gross 8 May 08, 13:18 ET Well, when do jokes cross the line? No, we’re not talking about potentially anti-gay zingers. We’re talking about elderly vagina jokes: The retired wrinkly ... more Humor: I want my news back! 8 May 08, 12:03 ET By SCOTT HOLLIFIELD The seemingly endless Democratic presidential nomination drags on and on, grinding its way from one state to the next with countless ... more Funny folks to turn up at Steve's Guitars tonight 8 May 08, 11:37 ET CARBONDALE, Colorado — Using his trademark multimedia approach to comedy and monologue, Aspen Times columnist Barry Smith examines his relationship with all ... more Something funny 8 May 08, 10:46 ET 168387. George has accussed me of being that dope GOOMBA. George you have to let things go man. Maybe you need quality time with your family or maybe a 10 game Mets winning streak, but dude, seriously, me and GOOMBA the same person? Geez, that's rock bottom. more Introducing some serious humor on stage 8 May 08, 09:48 ET A promotional tagline calls a new stage production opening tonight: "Group - the musical that puts fun in the dysfunctional." Recently playing nine sold-out ... more Go ahead, tickle your funny bone: Laughing is good medicine 8 May 08, 09:45 ET By Sharia Rudaysky Hear the one about the doctor who prescribed daily laughter instead of medicine? Such thinking might be no joke. ... more My gym essay that is pointless but funny to read. 8 May 08, 09:41 ET by Joe N. After completing my Personal Fitness Record sheet over the many years while attending beaver I have noticed many differences which can be ... more Teenagers show creativity, humor in film contest 8 May 08, 09:32 ET By Carrie Coppernoll Need proof? Check out the "I Can't Believe I Shot That Teen Film Contest” put on by the Metropolitan Library System. ... more There's nothing funny about store vandalism 8 May 08, 09:19 ET Dear Editor - To the two girls and one guy who smashed the window at Champion's Choice Trophies on Wilson Street Friday night: do you have any idea what it ... more Recent Original Stories 8 May 08, 09:18 ET LinuxFanBoy writes: " A very funny article by a European Linux guy who approaches the subject with humor. He's someone who has never used Windows and has only Gentoo Linux." more Funny Farm: Alternative Comedy Fest is ripe setting for cutting ... 8 May 08, 09:03 ET By FRANCIS MA Thanks to the tenacity of a select group of comedians, elements of vaudeville are creeping back into the comedy business. ... more New Trailers...The Rocker (Funny), The Love Guru (feh) 8 May 08, 08:54 ET I caught The Rocker trailer, just now hitting theaters, just the other day and have been hunting for an embeddable version ever since. ... more The Hartford Courant, Conn., Frank Rizzo Column: Solo Show Offers ... 8 May 08, 08:47 ET By Frank Rizzo, The Hartford Courant, Conn. May 8--Theater in America is a mess -- or at least that's how solo performance artist Mike Daisey sees it in his ... more Movie review: Exceptionally funny ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ 8 May 08, 08:40 ET By Jennifer Iverson/Contributor Judd Apatow, the producer responsible for the popular comedies “The 40-Year Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up” and “Superbad,” scores ... more ‘Incorruptible,’ funny and irreverent 8 May 08, 08:36 ET A couple of weeks ago, I didn’t review — because the play had too short a run for our press schedule — the Bloomsburg University production on the BTE stage of Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata.” more Steve’s lineup: Funny, lively stage performers 8 May 08, 08:26 ET Using his trademark multimedia approach to comedy and monologue, Aspen Times columnist Barry Smith examines his relationship with all his stuff in his ... more Meet humor writer, see rare film clips at 'Beatles in Cleveland ... 8 May 08, 07:53 ET By LISA MILLER MANSFIELD -- At 13, Dave Schwensen got to see two firsts that windy, cold day in Cleveland Municipal Stadium: his first concert, ... more 'Earl,' 'Betty' and 'Scrubs' keep it funny 8 May 08, 05:45 ET By ROBERT PHILPOT The too-soon season finale of 30 Rock (Don't go! You just came back!) is among the many highlights of yet another DVR-challenging Thursday ... more Chopper deal flying into the federal funny farm 8 May 08, 05:31 ET Today's tour of the federal funny farm takes us back to the Department of National Defence (a frequent stop), proudly celebrating 25 years of unsuccessfully ... more Clinical farce from past still tickles funny bones 8 May 08, 05:24 ET You won't meet any patients in Joe Orton's darkly satirical farce, even though one character refers to the clinic as a "mad house". ... more Harold and Kumar cross line between funny and vulgar 8 May 08, 05:15 ET I was first inducted into the world of Harold and Kumar only a few nights ago. Since I didn't want to go blindly into the sequel, and my boyfriend reassured ... more Grumpy old man who sees funny side 8 May 08, 05:05 ET IT is John O'Farrell's fate to be hailed by lorry drivers: "Oi, Grumpy!". He was, of course, among the men of a certain age moaning about modern life in ... more Two and a Half Men murder moderately funny 8 May 08, 04:34 ET Mixing a mystery theme into a comedy is tough. Tonight's CSI comeback holds more promise T o paraphrase the late Edmund Gwynn, "Death is easy. ... more Recent movie releases 8 May 08, 04:12 ET "Baby Mama" ** Tina Fey plays a career woman who hears her biological clock ticking and decides to hire a gum-chewing Jersey girl to be the surrogate mother of her child. It's not as funny as it sounds. Rated PG-13; crude humor, language. 1 hour, 36 minutes. By Robert W. Butler, McClatchy Newspapers. more Plenty of shortcomings and a few funny moments, but not much ‘Honor’ 8 May 08, 04:03 ET BY IAN PETTIGREW Couples looking for a way to spend a pleasant but crass evening together have a sure winner with “Made of Honor” (if you are looking for ... more Edinburgh folk just aren't funny, says Billy Connolly 8 May 08, 03:50 ET The Big Yin has taken his brand of humour around the world since his days as a Glasgow shipyard welder. His expletive-ridden stand-up ranks him with other ... more Funny Cide still living the good life 8 May 08, 03:45 ET The common man’s Kentucky Derby champion is still working for a living even in retirement, and it couldn’t be more apropos for one of the most unusual and popular champions in horse racing history. more Well-known comic buys joke from CV seventh-grader 8 May 08, 03:32 ET Anyone who knows Matt Bradley well knows that the 13-year-old can be downright funny, to the point where he makes his dad, Doug, laugh.  read more » more These Yiddish lessons come with humor 8 May 08, 03:22 ET BY JOHN MONAGHAN • FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER • May 8, 2008 Laughing his tokhes off, for sure, but also being surprised at the high-quality acting and ... more Humor by Argus Hamilton 8 May 08, 03:15 ET The US Marines are ignoring Afghanistan's booming poppy crop so as not to upset locals. Troops say they are there to fight the Taliban, not opium. ... more Solo Show Offers Funny View Of Theaters' Struggles 8 May 08, 03:04 ET Theater in America is a mess — or at least that's how solo performance artist Mike Daisey sees it in his straight-to-the-point show "How Theater Failed ... more Humor, Drama Bloom in Players' 'Steel Magnolias' 8 May 08, 01:47 ET By Michael J. Toscano Few plays depend as much on chemistry between actors as "Steel Magnolias." And there's enough chemistry here to keep an army of ... more Parenting: It's a tough '” and funny '” job 8 May 08, 01:45 ET When you become a parent, someone ought to issue you a supply of sourpuss pills that you can pop in your mouth whenever you have an irresistible urge to grin or even laugh out loud when being a good parent demands that you be stern. more Funny. It doesn’t look like theater. 8 May 08, 01:11 ET By Christopher Piatt A few years back, my favorite Saturday-night decompression after a week of proper play openings was a midnight revue at iO’s Del Close ... more Edinburgh Folk Don't Do Funny 8 May 08, 01:09 ET Exclusive Billy Connolly Reveals The Cities He Loves For Laughs . . And Ones He Doesn't Big Yin Reckons The Capital's A Nice Place But It Can't Compete In ... more 'What Happens in Vegas' full of sweet humor 8 May 08, 00:50 ET "W hat Happens in Vegas" follows the standard romcom design, giving us two funny, neurotic people who are in love with each other but don't know it. But by being a smidge smarter than the average date movie, it makes the first-time meeting, the battle of the sexes and the bumpy course of true love entertaining despite overfamiliarity. more Meet Nicky, and you remember his sense of humor and smile 8 May 08, 00:46 ET At their kitchen table, Mike and Stacey Santonastasso talk of how worried they are about their son. "But not this kid," Stacey suddenly says, her eyes fixing on their youngest child, Nicky, also at the table. They allow themselves a laugh. more Funny is as funny does for Patrice O'Neal 8 May 08, 00:23 ET By William Loeffler One night in Boston many years ago, aspiring comic Patrice O'Neal's hand was forced at a club called Estelle's, where he heckled a comic ... more Funny business 8 May 08, 00:06 ET As the AltCom Festival arrives at the Somerville Theatre, we look at the roots of the indie comedy boom. By MIKE MILIARD LEFT TO RIGHT: Morgan Murphy, ... more

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