Posted in Comedy on Mar 4th, 2011 View Comments
Louis C.K. Thursday August 4th Doors 6 p.m. Show 7 p.m. Age 18+ Gold Seats $58.50 Reserved Seats $48.50 General Admission Seats $38.50 About Louis C.K. Louis is a standup comedian, actor, writer and director. I swear to god he is actually all those things. Here are some recent highlights. After that we’ll start from [...]
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Posted in Comedy on Oct 27th, 2010 View Comments
Some of the funniest people in the MerrimackValley will be at Maria’s, 83-85 Essex Street, Haverhill, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, at8:30, for a comedy show. Those performing include Bob Seibel (Newburyport), Dave Rattigan (stand-up comedy teacher at Northern Essex Community College) Stacy Kendro and Amy Tee of Haverhill. Singer/songwriter Kim Cote will play before the [...]
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Posted in Comedy, Music on Feb 23rd, 2010 View Comments
Three big names added to the Ballroom line up: Tickets on sale Friday, Feb. 26, at 10 a.m. For tickets call 603-929-4100, or visit www.ticketmaster.com. For more information www.casinoballroom.com or call the concert hotline at 603-929-4201. Goo Goo Dolls, Thursday, April 15 Boz Scaggs, Sunday, June 27 Comedian Gabriel Iglesias, Thursday, Aug. 12
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Posted in Comedy, Television on Mar 10th, 2009 View 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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Posted in Comedy on Feb 12th, 2009 View 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted in Celebrity, Comedy on May 2nd, 2008 View 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 [...]
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Posted in Comedy on Feb 21st, 2008 View 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 [...]
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Posted in Comedy on Feb 16th, 2008 View 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 [...]
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