“Honestly, I just wanted a festival and to throw a big party,” says Coree Spencer of her forthcoming Cinder Block Comedy Festival. As lighthearted as…
Week in Comedy: Summertime Stories and Imaginary Films
THURSDAY Summer Fling Thursday August 25, 9 pm at Union Hall: $10 Hosted by Lacey Jeka and Kristen Buckels (Between Two Bushes), this show is…
Gad Elmaleh, the French Seinfeld, Tries Out His English at Joe’s Pub
Mentioning Gad Elmaleh’s residency at Joe’s Pub to my American friends was a weird experience. “He’s the most famous comedian in France!” I said, full…
Tinder Trapped and Peeved at Beards: the 81-Year-Old Comic Who’s Just Like Us
At 81 years old, D’yan Forest describes herself as a “young Betty White.” The octogenarian and veteran performer doesn’t mask her sexual conquests in grandma-speak. Indeed she speaks Millennial more…
Judah Friedlander On His New Book and His Evolution From World Champ to World Champion
I was sitting in the Olive Tree Cafe, upstairs from the Comedy Cellar, flipping through Judah Friedlander’s new book. Largely single-panel cartoons, the book’s drawings run…