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Here’s The Lineup For This Year’s Boston Comedy Festival. It’s Amazing

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 9, 2023 Filed Under: Comedy

With Emo Philips, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sonja Morgan, and so much more

Filed Under: Comedy Tagged With: Boston Comedy, Boston Comedy Festival, Emo Phillips

JESSICA KIRSON OF “HYSTERICAL” ON PRANK CALLS, FOOD TRAUMA, AND HER CELEBRITY BROTHER

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted September 8, 2021 Filed Under: Comedy

“People want to see a diverse lineup. They don’t want to see straight white male after straight white male.”

Filed Under: Comedy Tagged With: Boston Comedy, Comedy, Interviews, standup, Women

BETHANY VAN DELFT: ON STORYTELLING, PARENTHOOD, COMEDY … AND THE FRENCH

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted December 15, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

Before I had kids it felt horrible, like the worst thing. I’m so freakin worried about failing my kids all the time, bombing feels like a coffee break.

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: Bethany Van Delft, Boston Comedy, podcasts

THE BOSTON COMEDY FEST TURNS 20

Written by DIG STAFF Posted November 12, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

From Lewis Black saving the day to hanging with Caroline Rhea, BCF maestro Jim McCue tells all

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: bill burr, Boston, Boston Comedy, Boston Comedy Fest, Caroline Rhea, david cross, Emo Phillips, Jim McCue

ANJAN BISWAS AND THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF COMEDY AND PUZZLES

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted April 18, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

"A large chunk of escape room clientele is corporate team building, so every day I meet people my age with mortgages and 401Ks while my coworkers and I bonk each other on the head with plastic swords and talk about weird online sex communities."

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: Anjan Biswas, Boston, Boston Comedy, Cleveland Circle, escape room, stand up, standup

JUST FOR LAUGHS: A LOOK AT SOME OF THE TOP TALENT AUDITIONING IN BOSTON THIS YEAR

Written by DIG STAFF Posted January 29, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

For the second straight year, JFL is hosting this region’s New Faces showcase at Laugh Boston, where some of our city’s top comedic talents will audition on Feb 10 for a spot to perform at the fest this July ...

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: Alex Giampapa, Boston Comedy, Corey Rodrigues, Just for Laughs, LaughBoston, Laura Severse, Tricia Auld

FARRIS & FARRIS: MEET BOSTON’S MOTHER-DAUGHTER COMEDY COMBO

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted September 6, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

"One day I picked her up from school and said, 'You’re going to ImprovBoston tomorrow.'"

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: Boston Comedy, Boston Comedy Fest, Comedy Studio, Jessica Farris, Kathe Farris, mother-daughter

JOEL KIM BOOSTER BREAKS DOWN HIS WORKOUT REGIMEN, DATING HABITS

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted June 19, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

"I wouldn’t say awkward, but I am a little bit more quiet when I first meet somebody. I am a little bit more introverted than I think people assume, especially in big social situations."

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: Boston Comedy, gay, humor, Joel Kim Booster, Laugh Boston

WOMEN OF BOSTON COMEDY ROUNDTABLE

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted April 17, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

"There’s always like some guy who’ll ask to be on the show, and I’m like, 'Uh, have you seen my show? Because your blowjob jokes aren’t going to work here.'"

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: Boston, Boston Comedy, CAROLYN PLUMMER, Christa Weiss, Kelly MacFarland, Nonye Brown-West, Sarah Martin, Tricia Auld, Women of Boston comedy

MEET LAURA SEVERSE, THE WORKING DORCHESTER MOM ROCKING BOSTON COMEDY

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted March 19, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

"I’ve taken my son to open mics and shows. We also sit around the dinner table and tell jokes. My kids are both very funny although my youngest is shaping up to be a wicked hack."

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: Boston Comedy, Dorchester, Laura Severse

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