By Sean McManus
Q&A With Comedian Dave Hill
I’ve been to Philly a lot and I never found the men to be that poorly dressed. Then again, I love satin Phillies jackets. Washington, D.C., on the other hand— whoa. Those guys need to take a good hard look in the mirror. They are a little too comfortable with pleats in that town.
By Nicole Finkbiner
Local Comics Celebrate (and Mock) One Another at WitOut Comedy Awards
The Philly comedy scene may be small compared with New York’s or Chicago’s, but you wouldn’t know it browsing the impressive database of local comedy shows and performers on Witout.net. Launched a year ago by local stand-up comic Luke Giordano, the comedian-run blog is essentially a one-stop shop for news and information on Philly’s sketch, stand-up and improv communities.
By Brian McManus
Q&A With the Undisputed Champion of Smirk, Dennis Miller
Say what you will about the standup comic turned right-leaning radio talk host. Miller has accomplished something that eludes many in entertainment: a steady gig in the public eye for a quarter century.
By Nicole Finkbiner
LGBT Community Jumps Into Growing Comedy Scene
If you’ve been to any of the weekly open mic nights in the city, you know that sexist, racist and homophobic jokes are inevitable. There’s always going to be that one alpha male who mistakes narrow-mindedness for humor. Or, as local stand-up comic Alejandro Morales puts it, “There’s a lot of douchebag comedy out there.”
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- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > PW Rounds Up Comedy Month's Must-See Shows
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Exhibit Honors the Late Mitch Hedberg's Comic Brilliance
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Funny Business: The Best of Comedy This Fall
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Storytelling—the World's Oldest Pastime—Gains Popularity in Philly
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Andrew Dice Clay Returns to the TLA
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > 15 Minutes With Lizz Winstead, Political Comedian Extraordinaire
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > It's That Time: Tig Notaro Time!
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Q&A with Comedian Dan St. Germain
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Düofest Kicks Off
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Q&A with Seth “The Zog” Herzog
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > The Real Doug Stanhope Stands Up
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Tina Fey Makes Her Way To Philly
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Bill (Burr) of Rights
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > We Like Our (Neil) Hamburger Raw
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Real Housewives of South Philly
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Re-Introducing the "Very Famous" Michael Ian Black
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > The Full Effect of Oddball Comedian Reggie Watts
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Found Comedy: Guilty Pleasures
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Charlie Murphy Will Not Apologize
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Tim and Eric: Awesome and Awkward
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Local Comics on Bars and the Bards
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > This Week in Music (and Comedy)
- ARTS AND CULTURE: COMEDY > Todd Barry: The Comedian You Wish You Knew
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