Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup
by Get ready to add Jo Koy to the list of stand-up comedians who’ve made it to the big time of headlining Madison Square Garden. Koy …
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Episode #401: Robin Thede
The creator and star of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, Robin Thede and her crew already have enjoyed 13 Emmy nominations and one Emmy …
Mr Chonkers at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) This is unlike any clown show I’ve ever seen. Because it’s not exactly clowning. More like buffoonery. There’s a whole lotta …
Business Casual: “FERAL,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) Jeremy Elder, Cory Peter Lane, and Hunter Saling have been here before, making their Fringe debut in 2019. Which means this …
Chris Gethard: “A Father and the Sun,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) The popular podcaster, improviser and storyteller makes his return to the Fringe for the first time in six years. If you …
Hannah Pilkes: “A Woman on the Verge,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
***1/2 (out of 5) Plenty of shows at the Fringe have accidental false starts to them, since the headliners must serve as their own opening …
Nic Sampson: “Marathon, 1904,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
*** (out of 5) Marathons: Famously not sprints. The 1904 Olympic Marathon was rather infamous, yet might have been all but lost to history, if …
Don McMillan on the semifinals of America’s Got Talent
The 2022 season of America’s Got Talent is under a bit of a time crunch, so instead of judge’s cut and quarterfinal rounds, we’re zipping …
Patti Harrison at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
****1/2 (out of 5) Patti Harrison is a woman possessed. By comedy demons. No amount of content trigger warnings can prepare you for the absurdism …
Celya AB: “Swimming,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) Is it her accent? Is it her frock? Is it her glasses? Whatever it is, there’s something magnetic about Celya AB …