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.
GUTBUSTA: GREATER BOSTON COMEDY LISTINGS: 11.16 – 11.23
From open mics to Dana Gould and Whitney Cummings
YOUR WEEK IN GREATER BOSTON COMEDY (10.19-10.25)
From The Gas! to Garofalo to Gaffigan
TO BE STONED … THE MAKING OF ‘HIGH HAMLET’
He’ll be stoned enough for all of us.
UPON THE DRUNKEN STAGE
One year into its run, Shit-Faced Shakespeare is going strong
JESSIMAE PELUSO: A SEXY V-DAY INTERVIEW
A lady you can laugh your tits off with
DIG THIS: GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE!, SOULELUJAH!, THE MOTH
No snow. No Pats game. No excuses. Now go out and have fun.
BREAKING IN: TRICIA AULD AND THE STRUGGLE TO BREACH BOSTON COMEDY
As a vivacious blonde with a racy sense of humor, it is impossible to deny the parallels between Auld and female comedians like Chelsea Handler and Amy Schumer, both of which she admits influence her style.
I GOT A RASH, MAN: DOM IRRERA ON BOSTON, BILL BURR, AND THE BIG LEBOWSKI
I had no idea what a big deal [“The Big Lebowski”] was. I got a call from my agent, she sent me a script. I told her it was really funny. She said, “I’m glad you like it,” I said, “Well, the part they want me to read for, I wrote. It’s out of my act.”
PAL’N AROUND: GET READY FOR INDIA’S MOST INTELLIGENT COMIC
“We just want validation. We just want the Americans to think, ‘Oh, they fucking love us!’”
