Over the millennia much attention has been paid to the concept of love (a second hand emotion? a stink?), while hate tends to sit, brooding…
Former Teacher Confesses to Punking Her Students In New Sketch Show
I hate to say it, but I can sort of imagine Natasha Vaynblat, when she was Ms. Vaynblat, coming off at first as the teacher who…
An ‘All-Female Tonight Show’ Premieres at The Slipper Room
A live late-night show premiering this Wednesday at the Slipper Room aims to “shine a light on women,” according to its host, comedian Carolyn Castiglia. The guests and supporting cast…
Funny Pages: Tribeca Docs Plumb the Humor of the New Yorker and National Lampoon
I know I’m not the only one whose pre-adolescent mind was warped by National Lampoon and the cartoons of the New Yorker, so it’s a…
Comedian Sue Smith Wants Your Vag to Save the World
If you haven’t heard of comedian Sue Smith yet, you likely will soon, because Time Out New York named her one of the 10 funniest women in…
Crazier and More Chaotic: A Q + A With Sally Burtnick
The fact that The Macaulay Culkin* Show has never had its namesake on stage doesn’t bother Sally Burtnick, the show’s co-creator. Since December 2013 when it debuted, it’s…
See Jon Glaser Fulfill a Promise, Live on Stage this Sunday
Jon Glaser, a.k.a. Councilman Jeremy Jamm on Parks and Recreation and Laird on Girls, is taking his talents to the stage this Sunday with The Macaulay Culkin Show.…
Climb Aboard a Nightmare Cruise Ship and Ride a Sea of Laughter
Stop worrying about ebola and just be glad you aren’t on a cruise ship teaming with food-poisoned zombies. That’s the setting of a quirky, uproarious tale now playing at Under St.…
New York Fringe Fest 2014
It’s that time again, folks. The time when the world’s most avant-garde and experimental theater types descend on the East Village and Lower East Side for a fortnight…
New York Fringe Fest 2014
It’s that time again, folks. The time when the world’s most avant-garde and experimental theater types descend on the East Village and Lower East Side for a fortnight…