News in Brief

News in Brief

Comedy for a Cause The Grosse Ile Hockey Association’s Pee Wee B team invites all for an evening of laughs at 9 p.m. Nov. 30 at The Comedy Room at Portofino, 3455 Biddle Ave., in Wyandotte.

News from Asheville area's faith communities

HENDERSONVILLE – The parish hall at St. James Episcopal Church, 766 N. Main St., is holding its Gifts of Hope Holiday Fair today and Sunday, featuring items from Ten Thousand Villages.

U.S. election: Laughing all the way to the ballot

A CBC special filmed at the Just For Laughs comedy festival wrings wry humour from a sad U.S. election season

Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers team for Wharton Center concert

Here's a different kind of showbusiness math: A bluegrass band a really top one like the Steep Canyon Rangers could draw hundreds of people to a Great Lakes Folk Festival tent or the Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse. Steve Martin could fill an arena.

Dealing with Shopping Season Road Rage

It’s finally here, the time to buy gifts for family members and fight for that coveted front parking spot at Best Buy. Comedy Driving, a defensive driving course in Texas, knows the holiday season is definitely about giving but few people tend to be that way in parking lots in the middle of shopping season. Many people instead are all about taking spots from other drivers in order to get into ...

Disney twenty-three Gets into the Game with an Inside Look at the Making of the 3D Animated Arcade Comedy Wreck-It ...

It’s time to get your game on, as the winter issue of Disney twenty-three, the flagship magazine of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, takes readers on a vivid journey through the world of Wreck-It Ralph, the sensational new film from Walt Disney Feature Animation.

Rihanna sends Adele cheeky baby gifts

Rihanna sends Adele cheeky baby gifts

Comedy show benefits South Elgin cancer charity

Cal's Angels, a South Elgin foundation dedicated to providing financial assistance to kids fighting cancer and their families, is hoping big names in Chicago comedy will help bring its mission to a wider audience. Cal's Angels will get all the door proceeds from the Fab Four of Chicago Comedy's 30th anniversary show at Zanie's Comedy Club Nov. 18 in Rosemont.

Theater Listings for Oct. 26-Nov. 1 - New York Times

Theater Listings for Oct. 26-Nov. 1New York TimesAs its title suggests, issues of faith take center stage in Joshua Harmon's comedy about a family divided when someone brings home a shiksa girlfriend who lays claim to an heirloom. The four-person cast includes the gifted .... Chocolate Factory, 5-49 ...and more »

Grassroots Comedy hits the deep rez

Doing stand up comedy for a living can mean a thin existence. How fitting that the mission of Grassroots Comedy, and their cast of James Bilagody, Pax Harvey and Ernie Tsosie, is to go where existence is thinnest, and laughs could be seemingly in short supply.

DAILY CALENDAR - Port Huron Times Herald

DAILY CALENDARPort Huron Times HeraldAnchor Bay High School, 6319 County Line Road, New Baltimore. (800) 733-2767. Autism Support Group, 10-11:30 a.m. St. Clair County ... afterward by reservation, $10. (810) 989-5709. Port Huron Rotary Club, noon, “One-to-One iPad Initiative” with Kevin ...and more »

Jaspal Bhatti: comedy's famous sardar is no more

Chandigarh, Oct 25 (IANS) The genial sardar who not just brought on a smile but also provoked introspection with his biting wit and humour is no more. Jaspal Bhatti, who passed away after a road accident in the early hours of Thursday, was the original king of satire and spoof. He was 57.

Holiday treats: FJI previews end-of-the-year movie fare - Film Journal

Film JournalHoliday treats: FJI previews end-of-the-year movie fareFilm JournalA Liar's Autobiography reunites most of the members of the beloved British comedy troupe Monty Python, who play themselves and other characters in this unusual 3D animated rendering of the memoir of the troupe's late Graham Chapman. Chapman himself ...

Theater Listings for Oct. 19-25 - New York Times

Theater Listings for Oct. 19-25New York TimesCharles Morey's new adaptation of that 1778 comedy will be the Pearl Theater's first production in its new permanent home (thanks to a new 20-year lease), the West 42nd Street space that until recently housed the Signature Theater. Pearl Theater, 555 ...and more »

Carroll troupes offer theatrical samples at showcase - Baltimore Sun

Carroll troupes offer theatrical samples at showcaseBaltimore SunFeaturing community theater groups from across the county, the showcase will highlight the groups doing what they do best, whether singing and dancing, a comedy routine or presenting Shakespeare's works with a flourish. ... The Shakespeare Factory ...

The joke's on us: Uncle Dave's Comedy brings laughs to Carroll - Carroll County Times

The joke's on us: Uncle Dave's Comedy brings laughs to CarrollCarroll County TimesBaltimore Comedy Factory. The venue: The Baltimore Comedy Factory has a new location at Baltimore's Power Plant Live. It regularly books noteworthy touring stand-up comics. Next show: Former "MAD TV" cast member Aries Spears brings his comedy to ...

Pop Listings for Oct. 12-18 - New York Times

Pop Listings for Oct. 12-18New York Timescontinues to earn its stripes in both comedy and hip-hop circles. Silly and engaging, these ... (Anderson). Mike Doughty (Friday) The former doorman of the Knitting Factory in New York went on to form Soul Coughing and strike alt-rock pay dirt in the ...

WWE legend turned comedian Mick Foley to perform in Baltimore - Carroll County Times

WWE legend turned comedian Mick Foley to perform in BaltimoreCarroll County Times“Who would've thought that would've been an issue?” Foley said of his upcoming performance at the Baltimore Comedy Factory at 8 tonight, likely starting at the same time as Game 4 of the American League Division Series between the Orioles and the Yanks ...and more »

MVP Disses Ryback, Melendez a Heyman Guy, More - TWNP-Wrestling News

MVP Disses Ryback, Melendez a Heyman Guy, MoreTWNP-Wrestling NewsMick Foley will be doing stand-up comedy tonight at the Comedy Factory in Baltimore, Maryland at 8pm. - Former WWE United States Champion MVP took a shot at Ryback when a Twitter user asked MVP if he trained him. MVP replied: “No because if I did ...and more »

Community Calendar - New Baltimore Voice Newspapers

Community CalendarNew Baltimore Voice NewspapersHumane Society Mom2Mom Sale: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 20 at Port Huron Factory Shops former Bass Shoe store, I-94 and Range Road, Kimball. Tax deduction for donations: (810) 794-7906. ... Grief support group meets 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the St. Mary Annex ...