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Amy Schumer talks about her journey from Towson to TV and concert stardom
The Baltimore SunAmy Schumer can tell a story. Knowing how to craft a short narrative and make it pay off with a laugh has, after all, helped make her one of the hottest comedians on TV and the concert circuit these days. So, let the star of Comedy Central’s...Tags: Television, Entertainment, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Long Island, Satellite and Cable Service
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Internists, Drugs and Medicines, Queens (New York City), Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization
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BRIEF: Share stories from high school reunion
Tulsa WorldMost likely to succeed. Most likely to be a stand-up comic. Whatever you were then and whoever you are now, we want to hear about your high school reunions. More specifically, we want to hear the funny stories of odd things that happened at your...Tags: Entertainment Events
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But then a funny thing happened
I was on my way to a stand-up comedy gig in some Godforsaken place about three hours out of Los Angeles, and I asked the headliner, who was driving and rolling a joint simultaneously, if he knew anybody who might be able to tolerate me. He'd been...
Tags: Entertainment, Alzheimer's Disease, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Entertainment Events
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Performing arts
This list is not all-inclusive Acting troupes/ensembles Albright Theatre Company 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia 630-406-8838; albrighttheatre.com Albright began with five dedicated members in 1974 and grew to 80, serving an audience of loyal...
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BRIEF: Lewis Black coming in October; tickets on sale Friday
Knoxville News SentinelGrammy Award-winning stand-up comedian and "Daily Show" contributor Lewis Black will hit the Tennessee Theatre at 8 p.m. Thursday, October 3. Tickets for the show, which will be $35, $45 and $55 plus service charges, go on sale this Friday (May 17)....Tags: Entertainment, Lewis Black, Services and Shopping, The Daily Show (tv program), Entertainment Events
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Gay celebs raise funds for Bill de Blasio
NewsdayA fundraiser held Sunday night for mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio and hosted by celebrity members of New York City's gay community, including "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon, sought to take a bite out of rival Christine Quinn's LGBT support....Tags: New York City Police Department, Queens (New York City), Same-Sex Marriage, Michael Bloomberg, Entertainment Events
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Review: 'Sightseers' is bloody good fun
Murder is a funny thing that happens in Ben Wheatley movies, though it's never been droller, drier or deadlier than in "Sightseers," the British filmmaker's latest comic assault. He had help. Outré improv team Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, who star in...
Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Tour Operations Industry, Kill List (movie), Holiday Vacations
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Tina Gordon Chism Brings Her âPeeplesâ to Hollywood
Variety Tina Gordon Chism admitted she saw herself on the Arclight screen at the May 8 premiere for Lionsgateâs "Peeples" â as Craig Robinsonâs character. "I told Craig that he was me," she mused during the post-screening bash at Lure. "Heâs a very...Tags: Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, Entertainment Events
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Commencement speakers, events at local colleges
A Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, a man of science with his own television show, a former high-ranking government official-turned-college professor and the president of a college in Ireland will be among the commencement speakers this month as members of...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Finance, Science Channel (tv network), Media Industry, Consultancy Service
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Portland Press Herald, Maine, Off Beat column
Portland Press Herald, MaineLiterary Death Match is not exactly what it seems. First of all, no authors have died participating in it. Yet. Second, it sounds like, and is set up like, an author reading competition. Creator/host Adrian Todd Zuniga travels to locations around...Tags: Television, Entertainment, Satellite and Cable Service, The Happiest News!, Ovarian Cancer
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Comedian David Steinberg performs one-man show at Bucks Playhouse
As a young man, David Steinberg moved to Chicago from his native Winnipeg to study at the Yeshiva, a Jewish rabbinical school. But on the way he went to see Chicago's Second City comedy troupe and became so enamored with its style of stand-up, he...Tags: Lincoln Center, Judaism, Jerry Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program), The Lion King (movie)
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