Denver makes list of top 10 funniest cities

USA TODAY - Denver's own Comedy Works has made a list of top ten funniest clubs in the country.

For stand-up comics, hecklers are no joke

Imagine standing onstage at a comedy club, all shaky and sweaty under a blinding spotlight, expected to make everyone in the room laugh harder than they've ever laughed before. You go into your routine, praying that your punchline will at least get a chuckle or two. Instead, someone shouts an obscenity from a few rows back. You have two options in this scenario, and you must decide quickly: a ...

Friends, fans fete Neal Boortz at sold-out Fox Theatre - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Friends, fans fete Neal Boortz at sold-out Fox TheatreAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Foxworthy did a 20-minute comedy set that with a few light zingers toward Boortz, who over the past three years has worked more from his home studio in Naples than Atlanta. “I don't know why Neal is retiring,” Foxworthy told the audience. ... Foxworthy ...and more »

Celebrating the celebrities at Humana - The Desert Sun

Celebrating the celebrities at HumanaThe Desert Sun8. RON WHITE. The stand-up comedian was part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour along with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy. 9. DON FELDER. Felder, a member of the famed Eagles, wrote the music for the band's most popular hit, “Hotel ...

http://hahahaw.com/index.php?/news/comments/20090226_gekkansunday/">Photo: Ron White's 'Blue' humor - Prescott Daily Courier

Prescott Daily CourierPhoto: Ron White's 'Blue' humorPrescott Daily CourierRon White of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and "You can't fix stupid" fame enjoys a cigar while performing a stand-up routine at the Yavapai College Performance Hall in Prescott Thursday night. HSE-Facebook ...and more »

Things to do: Cape Coral Festival of the Arts - The News-Press

Things to do: Cape Coral Festival of the ArtsThe News-PressBonita Springs National Art Festival - More than 200 national and international artists show their work at this popular local festival – the first of three scheduled monthly through March. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free with a ... The ...and more »

Walking dead walking tall as vampires become anemic - Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free PressWalking dead walking tall as vampires become anemicWinnipeg Free PressFans are dying to know the fate of good-guy redneck Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), but an even more-perplexing meta-cliffhanger was the December announcement showrunner Glen Mazzara would leave the series after the third season winds up this spring ...and more »

Windsor In Pictures - Windsor Star (blog)

Windsor Star (blog)Windsor In PicturesWindsor Star (blog)Comedian Bill Engvall performs at Caesars Windsor in Windsor on Friday, January 11, 2013. The American comedian is best known for his work with the Blue Collar Comedy group. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE / The Windsor Star). Share; Comments; Email ...and more »

Concerts - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

ConcertsWilkes Barre Times-LeaderThe cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon returns on his “A Little Unprofessional Tour.” F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. April 11. $51.75, $41.75. 826-1100. The Streisand Songbook ...and more »

Dennis Miller and Bill Engvall coming to Sands Bethlehem Event Center - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

Dennis Miller and Bill Engvall coming to Sands Bethlehem Event CenterThe Express Times - LehighValleyLive.comFormer "Saturday Night Live" cast member and talk show host Dennis Miller and Bill Engvall, of "Blue Collar Comedy" fame, will perform at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, according to the venue's website. Miller will take the stage March 16. He performed ...

Carson Daly part of Humana Challenge celebrity field - The Desert Sun

Carson Daly part of Humana Challenge celebrity fieldThe Desert SunComedian Ron White, known for his work on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, is also back in the field. Other actors in the field will include Craig T. Nelson (“Parenthood,” “Coach”), Peter Gallagher (“Covert Affairs,” “The OC”), Anthony Anderson (“Law and ...and more »

Comedian gives Pittsburgh slant to familiar topics

By Michael DiVittorio, McKeesport Daily News Pittsburgh funnyman Joe Bartnick released his first major label comedy CD last week. “Salute!” is 48 minutes of hilarious stand-up from his show at San ...

Seneca Niagara Casino springs ahead with entertainment for March and April - Niagara Frontier Publications

Niagara Frontier PublicationsSeneca Niagara Casino springs ahead with entertainment for March and AprilNiagara Frontier PublicationsCountry legend Clint Black and "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" member Ron White come to Seneca Allegany Events Center in Salamanca in March and April. The comedy continues in April as Jim Gaffigan - one of 2012's best-touring comedians - performs ...

Louie Anderson plays Off the Hook this week

Louie Anderson's creativity is bursting forth in multiple directions.

Frankie Howerd was the master of innuendo. Now secret tapes reveal protests over his smuttiness drove him to drugs

He brooded on criticisms of self-appointed censor Mary Whitehouse, who called his show: 'Sordid, cheap and a disgrace for a man of Howerd's undoubted talents.'

Louie, Louie: Big laughs from the big man

Growing up with 10 other siblings, comedian Louie Anderson said laughing was a normal part of his upbringing.

Go Do This Thing Tonight: Ali Wong At Punchline Comedy Club

If you're starting to feel a post-holiday depression and Les Miserables just doesn't seem like the right thing to lift your spirits, then tonight's set from (formerly) local comedienne Ali Wong ought to be just the ticket you're looking for. Wong was named SFWeekly's Best Comedian in 2009 before decamped for a life of stardom in Hollywood. [ more › ]

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