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"Defending the Caveman" is an established small-theater standard. The show, about the comical differences between men and women (especially heterosexual married ones) had regional success in…
Nine women dancers aged 14 to 24 from the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh perform the multi-styled spectacle Tari Aceh! Music & Dance from Northern Sumatra at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at Crowel…
"Take my wife… please!" was several generations and consciousness-raisings ago, but gender differences are still comedy gold.
Katt Williams is at a rarefied level of comedy stardom. He's been profiled in The New Yorker. His latest HBO special was directed by Spike Lee. He called an end to his stand-up career (which…
Louis Prima is widely considered to be one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century. If the tribute show "The Wildest! - Hip, Cool and Swingin!, The Musical Sounds of Louis Prima & K…
Louis Prima is widely considered to be one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century. If the tribute show "The Wildest! " Hip, Cool and Swingin!, The Musical Sounds of Louis Prima & K…
"Shen Yun," a New York-based revue of Chinese dance and music "inspired by the spirit of ancient culture," returns to Connecticut for three shows Feb. 7 and 8 at the Waterbury Palace.
Just as news arrives that the "tampon scene" from the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" is apparently not part of the impending film version of the provocative bestseller, the nationally touring …
Jamie Kennedy, from the "Scream" movies and his own hit TV show "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" (2002-2004), also has these film roles on his long resume: Hiccup Guy (in "California Dreams" )…
Every few decades, Peter Pan is reworked for a new generation. J.M. Barrie created the boy who won't grow up back in the depths of World War I. Mary Martin gave the character a chipper Ameri…
John Oliver's visited Connecticut numerous times with his stand-up act, but that was all before his HBO series "Last Week Tonight" placed the former "Daily Show" correspondent into a comedy-…
In French, the phrase "force majeure" literally means "a greater force." The title of Eddie Izzard's latest and grandest comedy tour is thus well chosen. Few people can impersonate an angry …
"The Wayside Motor Inn" is a lesser-known work by the prolific Connecticut-based playwright A.R. Gurney. Like some of Gurney's other plays, it's a series of separate vignettes all set in the…
He played Joey Bishop in HBO's acclaimed "Rat Pack" movie. He was "Darren Head" in the Bruce Willis comedy thriller "Bandits."
This Tammy doesn't sing "Stand By Your Man." She does stand-up.
"This is the best role," declares Lucie Arnaz of her acrobatic turn as Berthe in the national tour of the magical modern/medieval musical "Pippin." "It's the shortest role I've ever done."
The year is almost over. You might as well laugh. Seven Angels Theatre wrings some laughs out of the old year with "Stand Up, Count Down " New Year's Eve Comedy Night."
Billy Wayne Davis has opened for some of the greatest minds in contemporary comedy, such as Louis C.K. and Colin Quinn. He's faced off intellectually against ace comedy interviewer Marc Maro…
Not all Christmas shows are bright and carefree. Craig Lucas's dark seasonal comedy "Reckless" is set on Christmas Eve, the magical night an upbeat, ever-hopeful woman named Rachel is told b…
Steve Martin's enlightening play is equally smart and silly at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven.
The idea behind "Altar Boyz" " a holier-than-thou Christian boy band whose hits include "Church Rulez" and "Number 918" " apparently never gets old.
John Hodgman has carved a nice little career out of being smartly silly. This entertainingly erudite Yale grad has edited the "True Life Tales" section of The New York Times, penned the "Ask…
The most magical thing about Criss Angel is this: since he can levitate himself at will, transport objects with his mind, and make both humans and supernatural spirits do his bidding, how is…
"There's something special about the energy of this show," says Jaime Keeling with deadpan Keanu Reeves-like understatement.
Alton Brown is the all-purpose TV foodie. He first made a culinary name for himself on "Good Eats" explaining the scientific truths behind basic aspects of baking. He infused the no-nonsense…
