comedians
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FUNNY WOMEN: Be a Comedy Legend with One Simple Trick That Is Bees
NOTE: Be sure to jot down all jokes before you stop breathing.
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What to Read When You Want to Read Funny Women
Sometimes the truth hurts. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have to hear it, and all the better if we can couch those painful truths amid laughter.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Rosalie Moffett
Rosalie Moffett discusses her new collection June in Eden, writing humor in poetry, using contemporary references, and trying to understand the world.
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From Giggles to Gasps
New York comedian Scott Rogowsky created fake book covers that parody popular books and took them on the subway to see how people would react. Titles included Mein Kampf for Kids, Getting Away with Murder for Dummies, and Donald Trump: The Art of…
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The Blues Can Make You Dance
When it comes to comedy, Ted Alexandro champions thoughtfulness: Comedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion. Not that that’s the goal, but sometimes these funny insights can also be deeply profound. I think the…
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Laugh Track
Inconceivably, unexplainably, and, inevitably, thankfully, Bill Cosby’s on tour again. But even off-stage, he’s been there all his life: In 1976, Cosby earned a doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts, after writing a dissertation about whether teachers found…
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Janine & Emily’s Girl Talk 2
Comedians Janine Brito (who made us keel over in a fit of laughter at our July event) and Emily Heller, are bringing back the funny for Girl Talk 2—everybody’s second favorite mash-up artist. Just kidding! It’s a follow-up to Girl…