I’m judging you, Boston (part six)
by Prelims 7-8 of the Boston Comedy Festival contest had Rich Ceisler hosting and doing plenty of time both up front and between acts. At one …
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I’m judging you, Boston (part five)
If you thought prelim 5 of the contest proved tough to judge, what to make of prelim 6, which had comics all over the map …
I’m judging you, Boston (part four)
What do comedy contests and criticism offer to the stand-up comedian? Validation. Feedback. Two things most comics desperately desire. Or, another way to look at …
I’m judging you, Boston (part three)
Prelim 4 is when everything you thought you knew about the Boston Comedy Festival contest went out the window and onto the bricks and cobblestones …
I’m judging you, Boston (part two)
Monday, Monday… OK, comedy fans. Whether or not you have a financial stake in the outcome of the Boston Comedy Festival contest, you still want …
I’m judging you, Boston (part one)
The Boston Comedy Festival kicked off with its ever-random charm last night, a stand-out stand-up show off the comedy club grid, a well-attended gay-themed show …
Josh Blue in the wake of Last Comic Standing
Josh Blue is experiencing that phenomenon known as TV fame in the wake of his win this summer on the fourth edition of NBC’s Last …
Dave Chappelle, live in concert
Pre-show ticket warnings be darned. Chappelle’s show in Boston would not be foiled! It did take an extra-long time to get into Agganis Arena, though, …
Talking Beerfest with Broken Lizard
Broken Lizard may not be Monty Python, or even Kids in the Hall, but they prove they’re darned funny in their own right with the …
Dave Chappelle talks to Anderson Cooper
Dave Chappelle hasn’t been doing much press for his current stand-up tour. Perhaps he doesn’t want to answer the same questions over and over again …