Comedy
37 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, March 23 Bach Festival of Philadelphia @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Bach Festival, the Philadelphia Singers and Chorus America celebrate their departed founder Michael […]
31 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, March 16 Nightwish @ Electric Factory This Finnish band has been making “symphonic metal” for 20+ years. Tarja Turunen’s dazzling soprano voice leads the […]
10 Things to Do in Comedy, Movies, Theater and Books
Jeremy McLellan @ Helium | Wednesday, March 14 The South Carolinian is a liberal Christian standup comic with a following in Muslim and libertarian communities. […]
Saturday: Found Footage Festival
I was surprised to discover the Found Footage Festival has been in business longer than YouTube. It’s hard to imagine one without the other. Founded in […]
11 Things to Do in Theater, Dance, Books, Movies and Comedy
Lamont “U-God” Hawkins @ Parkway Central Library | Thursday, March 8 A co-founder of one of the most important hip-hop groups of all time celebrates […]
32 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, March 2 Combo Chimbita @ Johnny Brenda’s This NYC ensemble uses Colombian rhythms, funk/psychedelic guitars and spellbinding vocals to create a sound they call […]
Monday: Everything is Terrible!
L.A.-based Everything is Terrible! (exclamation point theirs) are VHS remix-masters, famously editing old tapes into post-modern works of art. The results are funny, upsetting, bewildering, cringe-inducing […]
10 Things to Do in Movies, Comedy, Books and Art
Dolemite @ Space 1026 | Wednesday, February 28 Comedian/showman Rudy Ray Moore stars in this blaxploitation action/comedy film from 1975. Dirty cops plant drugs, guns […]
39 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, February 23 Final Fridays: King Britt Presents @ Philadelphia Museum of Art An evening of art, poetry and music put together by Philly DJ/producer […]
12 Things to Do in Movies, Comedy, Books and More
Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary @ PhilaMOCA | Wednesday, February 21 Directed by John Campopiano and Justin White, this independent documentary takes […]
33 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, February 16 Love, Lies and Taxidermy @ Drake Theatre Inis Nua Theater Company performs Alan Harris’ comedy about young love. Directed by Tom Reing. […]
11 Things to Do in Comedy, Movies, Theater and Storytelling
Ex Files StorySlam @ Punchline | Wednesday, February 14 First Person Arts puts on its biggest StorySlam of the year. Chris Lundy hosts an evening […]
39 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, February 9 Philly Theatre Week @ area theaters Theatre Philadelphia’s 10-day celebration of local theater continues through February 18. Among its 80+ events are: […]
Movies: Samurai Cop Featuring Rifftrax
If you haven’t been to South Street Cinema yet, well, you really should. The upstart screening room at has become an unexpected hub of culture […]
12 Things to Do in Comics, Comedy, Books, Movies and Theater
Body & Soul @ Lightbox Film Center | Wednesday, February 7 Paul Robeson plays dual leads in Oscar Micheau’s 1925 silent “race film,” presented here […]