Posts Tagged ‘comedy’

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Jimmy Smallhorne’s raw reality show
Sometimes an artist decides to step out of the spotlight. There are lots of reasons why — to assess where they are, to remember where they’ve come from, or to get away from the mad social whirl that often goes with the career.
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Nawlins Comedy Gumbeaux serves up laughs at The Howlin’ Wolf
What’s happening in and around New Orleans today.
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Tickets for the upcoming New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), as well as tickets for the 2010 St. Louis Rams season, are on sale throughout the weekend ending August 9 as compiled by TicketNews.

Starting off this weekend’s onsales are tickets to the St. Louis Rams 2010 home football season. The Rams hope to rebound from a difficult 2009 season, which saw them finish with a league worst 1-15 record. Tickets go on sale this morning. Also on sale this weekend are tickets to several upcoming concerts from some of today’s hottest musical acts. Up first, tickets go on sale today for an addition Miami show from rising R&B superstar Drake. Today also sees tickets for upcoming concerts from pop star Sara Bareilles. The singer/songwriter, whose sophomore album will be released in September, has shows in big market cities such Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and New York City on sale.  Full Story…

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More than 20,000 performers and hundreds of thousands of tourists are descending on Scotland’s capital for the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival.

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C.J. Spiller revved up for rookie season
Buffalo Bills rookie running back C.J. Spiller made an “NFL Live” appearance Friday via satellite from Daytona, Fla., where he was grand marshal of the Subway Jalapeno 250 on the Nationwide NASCAR series. He was the guy who belted: “Gentlemen, start your engines.” After the interview, studio analyst Darren Woodson professed his eagerness to see Spiller turn the ignition. In the “Camp Crossfire …
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Comedy, drama combine in Opera Fairbanks’ ‘Don Giovanni’
Question: What do professional football and opera have in common? Answer: Keith Miller, a former fullback with NFL Europe and the Arena Football League, and now a rising star with the Metropolitan…
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Works by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini to Highlight International Music Festival at Virginia Tech
The concert schedule of Viva Virginia – a two-week opera and chamber music festival starting June 21 – will please chamber music lovers and opera fans.
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Bar, concert and comedy listings
BARSSARASOTABACALAO SPORTS GRILL BAR: Karaoke, 6:30 p.m. Thurs. / Hip-hop, 10 p.m. Thurs. /
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Stand-up comedian and Comedy Central star Daniel Tosh this week unveiled plans for a 60-city tour, set to launch this fall. The itinerary presently opens with a September 24 show art Tucson Music Hall in Tucson, AZ, and closes two months later on November 22 at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, CA.

Only 49 U.S. dates have been unveiled for Tosh Tour Twenty Ten at this point. However, the funny man promised on his official Twitter account that “new dates will be added until the tour is over.”  Full Story…

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The new Ben Andron comedy White's Lies, which features Tony winner Betty Buckley, Tuc Watkins and Peter Scolari, will play its final performance at New World Stages June 13. 

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Community Calendar
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Bars, concerts, comedy, museums and misc. listings
BARSSARASOTABACALAO SPORTS GRILL BAR: George W. Carroll Jazz Quartet, 6 p.m. Fri. / reggae, 10
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