Kate Berlant to debut off-Broadway show, “Kate,” directed by Bo Burnham

Comedian Kate Berlant is debuting a new one woman show off-Broadway later this year. The one woman show, Kate, “Will… MORE
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Colin Quinn Announces 2021 Off-Broadway Run, ‘The Last Best Hope’

Last summer, Colin Quinn got a few of his funny friends together to film a stand-up showcase outdoors for HBO Max. This fall, Quinn is back to the boards for his latest solo show, called “The Last Best Hope.” The show’s description: I…

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Neal Brennan Announces New Off-Broadway Show, ‘Unacceptable’

Neal Brennan is following up his successful 2016 Off-Broadway run of 3 Mics, which begat a 2017 Netflix special, with a new one-man show. This is Unacceptable. It’ll open Aug. 25, 2021, at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City’s West Vil…

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Review: “Kevin McDonald ALIVE on 42nd Street” at Theatre Row

How poetically full circle must Kevin McDonald feel this week, performing a new solo show across the street from the Hell’s Kitchen venue where Kids in the Hall first introduced themselves to live American audiences 32 years ago. McDonald’s…

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Episode #271: Jacqueline Novak

After performing a half-hour stand-up special on Comedy Central and writing a book on depression (How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows), what came next for comedian Jacqueline Novak would bring her to her knees. So t…

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Jacqueline Novak, “Get On Your Knees,” at the Cherry Lane Theatre

“My only intent is to delight. I’m a nightclub act.” So says the stand-up comedian Jacqueline Novak, nearing the climax of her first off-Broadway show. But Get On Your Knees is so much more than a comedy performance, more even than a one-person theatri…

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Jacqueline Novak, “Get On Your Knees,” at the Cherry Lane Theatre

“My only intent is to delight. I’m a nightclub act.” So says the stand-up comedian Jacqueline Novak, nearing the climax of her first off-Broadway show. But Get On Your Knees is so much more than a comedy performance, more even than a one-person theatri…

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Kevin McDonald set for limited Off-Broadway run, “ALIVE on 42nd Street”

Kevin McDonald from The Kids in the Hall will mount his first-ever one-man Off-Broadway show: Kevin McDonald ALIVE on 42nd Street. It’ll run for only eight performances, Aug. 25-31, 2019, at Theatre Row NYC’s Studio Theatre. “I’…

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Sarah Silverman’s “The Bedwetter” headed for Off-Broadway run in 2020

A musical based on Sarah Silverman’s 2010 memoir, The Bedwetter, will debut next May off-Broadway. The Atlantic Theater Company will host. Here are the details! World Premiere Musical THE BEDWETTER Book by Joshua Harmon & Sarah SilvermanLyrics by A…

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Colin Quinn’s “Red State Blue State” to debut off-Broadway at Minetta Lane in January 2019

After months of tinkering and working on his new one-man show at the Comedy Cellar’s Fat Black Pussycat lounge, Colin Quinn is ready to take “Red State Blue State” on an off-Broadway run. The strictly limited engagement kicks off Jan….

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