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Andover native Jay Leno performs for free

Posted in Comedy, Television on Mar 10th, 2009 Comments

Jay Leno loves the working men and women?
How much?
He’s headed to Detroit to perform for free. Here’s the announcement from last night’s show.

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Jay Leno headed to Salem State

Posted in Comedy on Feb 12th, 2009 Comments

Yep, Andover’s favorite son is headed home.
Just before he signs off as “Tonight Show” host, Leno will do some stand-up in the Witch City.
(If it’s anything like his act from his benefit last year, in Lowell, Mass., it’s definitely worth seeing folks.)
Leno is coming to Salem State as a favor to his old friend Lennie [...]

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‘Dirty Dancing’ comes to Boston

Posted in Comedy, Dining out, Film, Theater on Feb 5th, 2009 Comments

Growing up, “Dirty Dancing” was one of my favorite films.
When I heard “Dirty Dancing” was going to be made into a stage show (I think musical is the wrong word — the principle actors don’t sing) I was worried that my favorite movie would be massacred.
But the more I find out about this show, the [...]

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Sex and the City

Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Culture and Society, Film on Jun 2nd, 2008 Comments

Wow. What a great movie.
I was a fan of the show, in all its HBO glory. I thought network TV watered the raunchy out of the series on the WB/CW a bit much.
The movie bridged the two styles well, in a story that tied into the show well while also standing on its own.
I won’t [...]

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Lowell goes D-List

Posted in Celebrity, Comedy on May 2nd, 2008 Comments

I love Kathy Griffin.
For this reason, I was totally excited to see her perform last night in Lowell, Mass. The comedian did back to back shows, with barely a rest in between.
Her act was a typical one for Griffin | telling the audience tales from her life in Hollywood.
However, I was particularly amazed by the [...]

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Comedy recomendations

Posted in Comedy on Feb 21st, 2008 Comments

Jessica posted this reply to something I posted about a comedy contest. I thought it deserved more attention:
Glad that someone is searching for comedy from the ground up; perhaps these comedians can feed our insatiable desire for laughs in case the writers go on strike again in the future. Many of my friends have started [...]

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National college comedy competition

Posted in Comedy on Feb 16th, 2008 Comments

So you think you’re funny?
I guess this competition may be for you:
The first annual National College Comedy Competition, is looking for the country’s funniest college students with contests on 32 campuses across the county, including Boston College on Feb. 26. The regional semi-finals and a final competition will be in Aspen, Colo., May 24-27.
There are [...]

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