“It’s this antiquated thing that shows you how much innocence we’ve lost in just a number of years.”
WHEN IT COMES TO DATING, WE’RE ALL JUST STAND-UP COMICS TRYING TO AVOID BOMBING ON STAGE
From there, you can trade phone numbers and info, or most likely never chat at all and simply sit in one another’s matches for eternity, our avatars an ongoing reminder of an alternate universe where we may have met, fallen in love, and perhaps co-authored a series of racially sensitive flip books for children.
LAURIE KILMARTIN: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MOM, WRITER, AND ORPHAN AUTHOR
“The book came out in February and it’s called Dead People Suck. It’s about my dad. It’s a comedic memoir about my dad dying of cancer. It covers hospice care, things you want an old person to do before they die, how you want to prepare yourself for your parental death, and ultimately your status as a middle age orphan.”
INTRODUCING: BOSTONERS
I often wonder if when I’m 90 on my deathbed if I’ll look back on the 100 hours I spent playing Skyrim fondly, or as a waste of time. Hopefully I’ll be so baked I don’t give a shit.
BOSTON CALLING: 7 TIPS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR FEST
Consider this your insider guide to surviving the music festival without breaking a sweat.
ERICA RHODES: A COMEDIC PRAIRIE HOMECOMING FOR A NEWTON NATIVE
“You’re so great. Wow, you’re so talented.” And I’m like, there is no way they could hear it. They liked how I looked playing cello. … I was like, wow, this is so different than Boston, it’s like you don’t have to be really good to to impress people in LA, you just have to hold a cello.
SCOTT THOMPSON: KID IN THE HALL, OUT TO THE WORLD
“[The school shooting] was 40 years ago for me, and I can tell you that when things like that happen to you they never really leave you. You can patch it over, but it’s like patching up an old sofa: Occasionally the stuffing will continue to come out. That’s how I feel now, like the stuffing is coming out.”
DES BISHOP: A CHAT WITH ONE OF IRELAND’S FUNNIEST
If tragedy plus time equals comedy, then between the culture shock of crossing the pond twice and a brush with cancer, you’d think that Bishop would have to wait a lifetime to make things funny. But he figured it all out pretty quickly.
SPECIAL FEATURE: HOMEROOM HILARITY
Meet the brilliant, warped minds of Boston comedy who are teaching your children by day
VALENTINE’S COMEDY: IN WHICH CUPID SHOOTS AN ARROW THROUGH YOUR FUNNY BONE
Skip the chocolates, flowers, and diamond anything. Take the one you love to one of these Valentine’s Day-themed comedy shows. Let laughter open a road to your significant other’s heart.
