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Comedy: Tony Clifton to play at Comedy Store
Andy Kaufman died 28 years ago, but that won't stop his bawdy alter-ego Tony Clifton from re-appearing (in one form or another) at this celebratory event. Expect rousing tunes from his band the Cliftones and racy burlesque from the Cliftonettes, while...Tags: Entertainment
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Twenty essential R.E.M. songs
Pop & HissWith Michael Stipe’s poetic, often cryptic lyrics and Peter Buck’s ringing guitar lines, REM leaves behind a legacy of radio hits, sleeper favorites, aged chestnuts, downright gaffes and beautifully conceived minor-chord odes. Here’s a... -
Open Mike Eagle picks his five favorite current comedians
Pop & HissL.A.-based rapper Open Mike Eagle picks his current five favorite comedians.... -
Reggie Watts' genius on full display at Largo
Pop & HissA review of comedian/musician Reggie Watts' sold out show at Largo in Los Angeles.... -
What do hipsters and pornography have in common?
Jacket CopyWhat do hipsters and pornography have in common? As the saying goes, you know 'em when you see 'em. That was the joke moderator Christian Lorentzen used to kick off the eight-person discussion "Look at This F*ing Panel: A Sociological...... -
'The Sound and the Fury (April Seventh, 1928)' at REDCAT
Times Theater CriticThe first section of William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" is such a notorious brain twister that any attempt at straightforward dramatization would be almost as foolhardy as trying to resurrect the Old South. Told from the point of view of Benjy,...Tags: Comedy (genre), William Faulkner, Entertainment, Walt Disney
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Behind the laughter
They say that timing is everything in comedy. What "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America" (Twelve: 384 pp., $45) makes clear is what a time and place 20th century America was for the art. In this chock-full-of-photos volume, authors Laurence...Tags: Censorship, Politics, PBS (tv network), Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd
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Arthur Miller's one-act noir 'Some Kind of Love Story'
Who knew Arthur Miller yearned to be Mickey Spillane? In his 1982 one-act, "Some Kind of Love Story," now at the Hayworth Theatre, the playwright serves up a dime novel plot complete with trench coats, bishop-tempting blonds and cops on the take....Tags: Crimes, Bob Balaban, Satire (genre), Death, French Literature
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Paul Shaffer knows what to spill -- and not -- in his memoir
Jacket CopyPaul Shaffer has shared the stage with so many big names that it's probably easier to list the stars he hasn't worked with. How many television sidekicks can boast to having played with both Andy Kaufman and his alter-ego, Tony...... -
Rudy Ray Moore: The original king of blaxploitation movies
The Big PictureWhen I was in high school, one of my pals was considered the coolest kid in our circle, largely because he had a cache of Redd Foxx and Rudy Ray Moore party records. If you've never heard these comedy records...... -
Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts
Brand XA wonderfully loopy new volume of actual, er, fan letters sent to dada comic Andy Kaufman has just been published by Process Media/Feral House. Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the comedian's death in 1984, the letters were a result of Kaufman... -
Wondering what to do tonight in Los Angeles? Book 'em, Danno!
Brand XTonight at the Taschen bookstore in Beverly Hills, there will be a party to unveil Alex Steinweiss, The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover. The title of the book--published as a signed, limited edition of 1600, with one hundred of them containing a...
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