An interview with Marianne Bayard Marianne Bayard is an actor living and working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally from Wayland, Mass, Bayard graduated from Emerson College in Boston and later from Ecole Philippe Gaulier, a clown training school in Paris. Bayard has played supporting roles in Joy and Mindhunter. She is returning to […]
FARRIS & FARRIS: MEET BOSTON’S MOTHER-DAUGHTER COMEDY COMBO
“One day I picked her up from school and said, ‘You’re going to ImprovBoston tomorrow.'”
IN KOUNTRY WAYNE’S WORLD, COMEDIANS MAKE MORE SCRATCH THAN RAPPERS
“They thought it was a trend. Eventually I’d get back into music. They say, okay, let’s use the fans on the comedy and bring them back over here. And that’s cool. But after long it was like, shoot, the comedy is what it is.”
BOZO ON A CRUCIFIX
Dana Jay Bein scrubs tubs to tell jokes and has zero regrets. Mostly.
GO AHEAD, CALL IT A COMEBACK
Kathy Griffin hits the road for the first time since Trumpgate Kathy Griffin doesn’t need much of an introduction, so we’ll begin right in the middle of this rant from our recent interview with the comedian… That fucker tried to ruin me! Tried to decimate me, damnit, and this is my comeback! […]
JOEL KIM BOOSTER BREAKS DOWN HIS WORKOUT REGIMEN, DATING HABITS
“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.”
DAVID CROSS HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE HE CAME OF COMEDIC AGE IN BOSTON. FOR STARTERS, HE’S FAMOUS NOW.
“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.
