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Apr 22 2024
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Delta Burke looks back on 'Designing Women' exit, and using crystal meth to lose weight
Delta Burke revisits her weight insecurities during her time on the hit series “Designing Women” and how her time in Hollywood made her want to leave L.A. and the entertainment business. “Designing Women” alum Delta Burke says her “ugly” experience on the hit CBS sitcom drove her away from Los Angeles, and her long-time struggle with her weight led her to use crystal meth to keep off the
Los Angeles TimesApr 22 2024
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RFK Jr. in Michigan: Loves his family ‘either way’ after they endorse Biden over him
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday acknowledged endorsements from more than a dozen of his relatives who are backing Democratic President Joe Biden, noting that he feels no ill will over the family political divide. “Some of them don’t like the fact that I’m running,” Kennedy said of his relatives, after a comedy showcase in suburban Detroit to
MLive.comApr 21 2024
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Comedian Arj Barker kicks breastfeeding mother, baby out of his show: ‘A bit awkward’
Comedian Arj Barker reportedly kicked out a breastfeeding mother and her newborn baby from his show in Australia Saturday night, forcing a handful of furious attendees to walk out of the theater in solidarity. Barker clashed with the mother at the Athenaeum Theater during his Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where the 7-month-old baby made a few sounds. “I was sitting there and she
New York Post (News)Apr 22 2024
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‘Family Guy’ Star Patrick Warburton Says His Parents Still ‘Hate the Show’ After 25 Years; His Mom Tried to Get It Canceled Even Though His Salary Helped Support Her
Patrick Warburton has voiced Joe Swanson on “Family Guy” since the show’s first season 25 years ago, but the role has never exactly gotten his family’s seal of approval. During a recent PaleyFest LA event celebrating “Family Guy’s” 25th anniversary (via People magazine), Warburton revealed that his parents hate the Seth MacFarlane-created animated comedy and their disdain for the show went so
VarietyApr 21 2024
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Follow-up to ‘The Office’ reportedly in the works
Now Gleeson is reportedly on board for a potential follow-up to the classic TV comedy that made Carell a household name: “The Office.” In “The Patient,” FX on Hulu’s extraordinary 2022 miniseries, Domhnall Gleeson chilled the blood as a serial killer who holds captive a psychiatrist played by Steve Carell, demanding that the therapist cure him of his violent impulses. According to a story in
The Boston GlobeAug 28 2023
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‘Straight Up Comedy Gold’: Applause As Nevada Rangers Plow Truck Into Eco-Protester Blockade
When eco-protesters set up a blockade blocking the road to Burning Man in Nevada, rangers from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police Department drove their truck straight through the blockade, breaking up the impasse that had gridlocked traffic for miles; roughly 150 vehicles were reportedly backed up. The protesters had blocked the road with signs attached to a trailer. Angry drivers failed
The Daily WireApr 21 2024
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Pro-Palestinian Protest Disrupts Chelsea Handler Standup Show in Virginia
A standup performance from former TV host Chelsea Handle was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters Friday in Richmond, Virginia. Hander was appearing at the Altria Theater in Richmond for her “Little Big Bitch” comedy tour when her show was beset by protesters. As Handler was onstage, several women jumped up onto the stage and began yelling at her about the ongoing situation in Gaza. Handler
Breitbart NewsApr 11 2024
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Derrick Stroup
Alabama native and stand-up comedian Derrick Stroup is not your average slow talking Southerner. With the cadence of an angry auctioneer, he engages his audiences with his detailed stories, over the top energy and southern charm. Since leaving home for Denver in 2015 to chase his dreams of stand-up comedy, Derrick has become a regular opener for the likes of John Crist and Josh Blue. He also
Denver WestwordAug 04 2020
Analysis
But is it art? Standup comedy and the quest for cultural credibility
Arts Council England (ACE) has recently taken the unprecedented step of including comedy as a form of theatre under the terms of the Culture Recovery Fund, part of the emergency response package to help cultural institutions recover from the blow they have taken during the pandemic. But the council has expressly stated on its website that this was mandated by the Department for Culture, Media
The ConversationAug 05 2020
Background
How comedy makes us better people
Maeve Higgins once set herself a task. The Irish-born comedian wanted to see what life would be like if she stopped laughing at things that weren’t funny. Turns out it wasn’t as easy as she thought. “It was so effing hard,” she says. “Laughter is a lubricant and is expected, and it’s really hard not to do it.”
It’s coming up for 11pm on a bone-chillingly cold Tuesday night in New York.
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