Violence and comedy? Sweet’s ‘You Only Shoot the Ones You Love’ explains it
Jeffery Sweet literally wrote the book on improv comedy, but his gig Saturday in Central Square goes a different direction, looking into how history, violence, storytelling and comedy relate.
Walsh brothers are coming back in April (and maybe bringing their own ‘Fung Wah’)
The Walsh brothers are indeed coming back. The Charlestown natives, who moved their unique brand of comedy to Los Angeles in 2007, say they will be appearing April 26-27 in Davis Square with the Grownup Noise, the band who played in their beloved “Fung Wah” sketch.
Who’s funniest? On this episode of Katz’s ‘Explosion Bus’ series, it’s kind of a draw
The animated Web series “Explosion Bus” already had plenty of local talent, but the episode out today turns the Cambridge up to 11. (Which sounds good until you realize it’s on a scale, described in the show, of 1 to 100.)
Comedy Central premieres Walsh brothers Web comedy series
The Walsh brothers have lost none of the spark and weirdness that energized their Great and Secret Comedy Show when it was in Inman Square from 2003-07.
It’s still improv, but ‘Playbook’ lets some local playwrights launch the laughs
It turns out the play’s not the thing. In “Playbook,” the ImprovBoston show running late Fridays from March 15 to April 12, the play’s only the first minute or so of the thing.
Come hang out with Myq Kaplan (while he films a one-hour comedy special)
Comedian Myq Kaplan is inviting fans and possibly hobos to free tapings of a one-hour comedy television special in April.
‘Bitter Buddha’ comedian Pepitone will enlighten the doubters Monday in Central Square
After decades in the spotlights of small comedy clubs across the country, this may be Eddie Pepitone’s actual moment in the spotlight. “The Bitter Buddha” himself, in town to present a documentary about him, has a performance scheduled for Monday at ImprovBoston.
The clerks of Central Square share stories at Wednesday’s J.M. Rodney’s Medicine Show
The J.M. Rodney’s Medicine Show coming Wednesday finds its comedy in a weird place – what founder Ryan Douglass calls “this awful, terrible human cesspool in between Harvard and MIT”: Central Square.
Maron’s ‘WTF’ live event announces very Cantabrigian lineup
It may be held in Boston, but Marc Maron’s second local “WTF” podcast event has a distinctly Cantabrigian feel to it – starting with Maron bringing back Rick Jenkins, owner of Harvard Square’s Comedy Studio, who was opener last time the live event came through town.
Todd Barry bringing ‘Crowd Work’ tour to Central Square
Comedian Todd Barry will do two atypical performances at ImprovBoston on Jan. 22, the comedy club said Wednesday.
