My birthday with Jesus
by My birthday yesterday gave me another chance to pause, reflect and try to have fun. Well, two out of three, as they say… I think …
Another look at “Brain Candy”
Maybe it’s time to take a fresh look at the one and only feature film by The Kids in the Hall, Brain Candy. Critics were …
Ah, satire
Life lesson for everyone: Your opposition/enemy is not just wrong but also inane. What do you do? You could refute them with facts and figures. …
I’m with the last comics standing
News flash…I’m proud to report that I’m hosting the shows this weekend at the Tempe Improv with Alonzo Bodden, Gary Gulman and Jay London of …
I know this Last Comic Standing
Well, what do you know? I know John Heffron, the winner of NBC’s second edition of Last Comic Standing. John is a fine fellow and …
Mitch Hedberg, calling from Big Bear
Life is funnier when you hear about it from Mitch Hedberg. A lot of comedians say performing stand-up is the closest they can get to …
Caroline Rhea balances TV with stand-up
Caroline Rhea has fond memories of Arizona. The Montreal native’s father lives in Tucson, and Rhea spent some of her proverbial formative years there attending …
Jerry Seinfeld, at the Dodge Theatre
Two things might have caught the eye of patrons to comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s show Friday night at the new Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz. On …
Doug Stanhope, on embracing outrageousness
When the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival put together a "Sick & Twisted" show for its annual gathering this month in Aspen, Colo., there really was …
Marc Maron and his Jerusalem Syndrome
"People always criticize one-man shows for being self-indulgent," comedian Marc Maron says during a phone interview from his home in New York City. "So I …