“At first, I didn’t know what was making them laugh,” he said.
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OKG Q&A: Comedian Eddie Izzard talks global politics, standing up to LGBT harassment ahead of Dec. 29 show
Comedy is like a cousin of journalism. Journalists point out intellectual truths and psychological truths about things that are going on in the world. Comics, we can point out things that make people laugh by pointing out the fallibility, the strangeness and the twisted nature of things.
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Comedian Josh Gondelman’s attitude is nice, even when his jokes aren’t
“There’s always some kind of Star Wars deep burlesque show in an abandoned steel mill in those cities,” he said. “I often find … when you go to a place where you’re like ‘I don’t know about this,’ it has a cool underbelly of people who show up for the underground thing.”
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Comedian Brian Regan performs Dec. 3 at The Criterion
A number of A-list comedians have called Regan one of their favorite comics.
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Comic Darren Knight enjoys the meteoric rise of Southern Momma
Knight brings his act Nov. 18 to Rose State College Hudiburg Chevrolet Center.
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Cameron Buchholtz invites comedy fans to Opolis for a free taping of his live album
Buchholtz is also known as a Sunday radio personality on 100.5 KATT FM and as a co-founder of OKC Comedy.
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Comedian Lewis Black talks politics, voice acting and candy corn ahead of Nov. 19 show at WinStar
Lewis Black’s voice has become recognizable by a younger audience because of projects like Inside Out and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Comedian Mike Birbiglia brings Thank God for Jokes show to Weatherford
Birbiglia’s comedy career took a sharp turn after he sought treatment for a sleep behavior disorder in 2005.
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Longtime comic’s family seeks support in treating rare spinal cancer
Stan Silliman has been performing stand-up comedy in Oklahoma City since the 1980s.
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Chicken-Fried News: Personal piggy bank?
The new rules beg us at Chicken-Fried News to ask: How did candidates and politicians think it was ethical to pay their bills and purchase tickets with campaign donations?