Outside of concerts, nowhere is the consumption of intoxicating beverages by audiences and performers alike more prevalent nowadays than in live comedy.
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Before the comedy spotlight, Tig Notaro had to emerge from the dark
Few comedians are as respected and admired by their peers as Tig Notaro, who will perform her unique blend of humor Saturday.
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It’s difficult to be a successful comedian, but Drake doesn’t let that hold him back, making a huge impact on OKC’s rapidly growing comedy scene.
It’s difficult to be a successful comedian, but Drake doesn’t let that hold him back, making a huge impact on OKC’s rapidly growing comedy scene.
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Mo’ funny
Keenan Wayans For many years, the only television sketch-comedy was the long-running Saturday Night Live. That changed in 1990, when former stand-up and director of the Blaxploitation spoof I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Keenan Ivory Wayans, created In Living Color, a groundbreaking weekly halfhour collection of skits that transformed the face of comedy. Since then, […]
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Comedy by the slice
<span style=" Arial” ,”sans-serif””=””> Jim Gaffigan is white. Very white. So white, he’s dubbed his current stand-up tour as “The White Bread Tour.” “I’ve heard that my style of comedy is kind of white bread, in kind of a derogatory way. So I thought it would be funny to just embrace it,” Gaffigan said. “And […]
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‘Sordid’ stand-up
A few years ago, a small, independent film came out in a limited run in U.S. theaters. It starred some big names like Olivia Newton-John, Beau Bridges and Delta Burke. But it never achieved blockbuster status. That is, until its afterlife. Sordid Lives has become a cult classic. LGBT audiences in particular embraced the quirky […]