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Comedy DVD Review: John Mulaney - New In Town

Comedian John Mulaney recently released his debut one-hour Comedy Central stand-up special, New In Town , on DVD. New In Town was filmed over the course of two nights at the Skirball Theater in New York City.

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Related Topix: Bill Hader

Sat Feb 11, 2012

Examiner.com

The Women in Comedy Festival returns to Boston March 21-25

The Women in Comedy Festival returns to Boston from March 21 to 25, with hilarious headliners Carol Leifer and Wendy Liebman .

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Related Topix: Carol Leifer, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Late Show With David Letterman, Celebrities, David Letterman, Saturday Night Live

Fri Feb 10, 2012

The Kentucky Democrat

Bossypants by Tina Fey: Book Review

Publisher: Reagan Arthur / Back Bay Books; Reprint edition Pages: 304 Tina Fey delivers a comic memoir that is hilarious from start to finish.

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Related Topix: 30 Rock, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Books, Bossypants, Saturday Night Live, Celebrities, Tina Fey

Thu Feb 09, 2012

Richmond Daily News

Comedian Koechner to perform for House of Hope, CASA benefit

Entertainer David Koechner will bring his comedic style to a night of "Comedy for a Cause," Feb.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, David Koechner, Lexington, MO, Tipton, MO, Brian Doyle-Murray

Tallahassee.com

This song is for you, sweetheart

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Related Topix: Email Spam, Pop/Rock, Laura Branigan

Tacoma Weekly

Second City's Laugh Out Loud Tour Hits Tacoma Feb. 19

LOL. From left to right, comedians Chris Witaske, Lyndsay Hailey, Barry Hite, Nichole C. Hastings and Tim Stoltenberg will grace the stage at the Pantages during Second City's Laugh Out Loud tour.

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Related Topix: Brian Doyle-Murray, us Travel, Chicago Travel, Travel, Theater, Arts

The Toronto Star

The Anti-Hit List for Feb. 11: a Lennon rarity and a super-obscurity

Willis Earl Beal is an elusive Chicago-born musician who's about to get well known anyhow thanks to his new album Acoustmatic Sorcery.

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Related Topix: List, Electronic, John Lennon, Pop/Rock, Ono, Dance, Gwen Stefani, Hot Chicks

The Huffington Post

PREVIEW: Newseum's 'Every Four Years' Examines Presidential Campaigns, 1896 to Now

Races for the White House are hardly ever quiet, with voices chiming in from the media, supporters, opponents and, naturally, the politicians themselves.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Celebrities, Tina Fey

ArgusLeader.com

Peter Cetera has focus on solo career

As an eighth-grader living in Chicago, Peter Cetera took a field trip by train to the Black Hills.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Peter Cetera, Larchwood, IA

Tue Feb 07, 2012

Kane Co. Chronicle

Comedy stars will shine at Zanies

Zanies Comedy Club at Pheasant Run Resort, with additional locations in Chicago, Vernon Hills and Nashville, Tenn., has hosted some of the biggest names in comedy over the years.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, The League, Reality TV

Mon Feb 06, 2012

Los Angeles Times

Personal playlist: Fred Armisen

Few comedians are as intrinsically tied to rock 'n' roll as "Saturday Night Live's" Fred Armisen.

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Related Topix: Fred Armisen, Trenchmouth, Pop/Rock, Music!, Sign 'o' the Times, Black Entertainment, Prince, Pop-Funk

Sun Feb 05, 2012

ContactMusic.com

Saturday Night Live - Tatum Revisits Stripper Past On Saturday Night Live

Picture: Seth Meyers, the current head writer of Saturday Night Live and anchor of the show Weekend Update, joined a vibrant lineup of talent as guests on Q with Jian Ghomeshi, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's hit cultural affairs program, on its first-ever live radio show from Chicago, at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater Chi.... Movie hunk ... (more)

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Related Topix: Magic Mike, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers

Fri Feb 03, 2012

The Waterloo Region Record

Chicago's music stands test of time

Chicago Chicago's members include : Lou Pardini, Walt Parazaider, Jimmy Pankow and Tris Imboden.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Wed Feb 01, 2012

Examiner.com

Chicago area native leaving 'SNL'

Regular viewers of "Saturday Night Live" will notice one face missing from the lineup this weekend.

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Related Topix: Naperville, IL

WisInfo

Peninsula Players, DCA bring Baby Wants Candy to stage

Peninsula Players member Erica Elam and Baby Wants Candy will improvise a musical on the spot Saturday at Door Community Auditorium, as part of the Fish Creek Winter Festival.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Rachel Dratch, Seth Meyers, 30 Rock

The Daily Freeman-Journal

Guilty pleasures

In my spare time, I enjoy running, reading, a good cup of coffee, and oh yeah, listening to "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Starship

Tue Jan 31, 2012

JAM! Showbiz

Chicago brings hit after hit to Toronto

Lee Loughnane, founding member of Chicago, on stage January 31, 2012, at Toronto's Massey Hall.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Playbill

George Wendt and Tim Kazurinsky Will Be Roommates in Chicago Odd Couple

Northlight Theatre in Skokie, IL, has snagged Chicago comedy stars Tim Kazurinsky and George Wendt for a production of Neil Simon 's The Odd Couple, for a fall 2012 production under the direction of artistic director BJ Jones.

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Related Topix: Cheers, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Saturday Night Live, Tim Kazurinsky, George Wendt

Mon Jan 30, 2012

Child of Television

This Week in Television History: January 2012 Part V

Harvey Wilcox officially registers Hollywood with the Los Angeles County recorder's office.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA), Los Angeles County, CA, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Fri Jan 27, 2012

Chicago Reader

An interview with John Mulaney

John Mulaney isn't even 30 and he's already had a career in comedy that longtime veterans would kill for.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader, Chicago, IL

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