| Music, comedy show regales Mangaloreans | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 3:11:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | Staff Reporter Konkani-speaking Mangaloreans were regaled by a music and comedy show held at Gulf Cinema. ‘Claud Nite' featured music by Claud, Ronnie D'Cunha and Anita Samson and comedy by Dolla and Kulla. The full house show was hosted by the Mangalore Cricket Club. Indian Ambassador Dr George Joseph was the chief guest. In his address, he highlighted the plight of many Indian expatriate workers and his efforts to relieve their misery. At the ambassador's request, the two bouquets presented to him were auctioned for charity and drew bids of QR1,000 and QR1,500. Dr Joseph honoured MCC's former president Felix Lobo for his services to the club and the community for over two decades. Another former MCC president, Richard D'Souza, detailed Lobo's work.... | |
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| | | 'Hee Haw' gang brings 'doom, despair' to Carmi audience | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:37:22 AM by Blog57 Team | | Members of the Kiwanis Club of Carmi got a preview Thursday afternoon of the upcoming Carmi-White County High School comedy "The Beverly Hillbillies"--or, more specifically, of the "Hee Haw" interludes in the Nov. 17-19 show.Members of the cast who entertained, during the club's weekly luncheon meeting, were "Hee Haw Gang" members Tyler Ackerman, Wil Bingman, Ryan Cronin, Mike Eyman, Casey McKeethen, Luke Sailer. They were accompanied by Lynn Cantrell and Betty Brown, director and assistant director, respectively, and were accompanied on keyboard by Sheri Stevens for such tunes as "Where, Oh Where Are You Tonight?" and "Doom, Despair...."And the group offered examples of the kind of humor "Hee Haw" was known for, such as "What do you get when you cross a cardboard box and a duck? A box of quackers!" .... | |
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| | | From Live Charlie Brown to Improvised Film. | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:46:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | An Evening of Thornton Wilder One-ActsThe Long Christmas Dinner, Pullman Car Hiawatha, and The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden, directed by John Abramson. Community Theatre at East Hall Theatre, Oddfellows Building, 1525 10th Ave., 2nd floor, www.brownpapertickets.com, www.thecommunitytheatre.org. $12-$15. Opens Thurs. Nov. 9. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; also 8 p.m. Wed. Nov. 29; no shows Thanksgiving weekend. Ends Fri. Dec. 1. Dishin' on Theatre Sneak-preview highlights (gospel music, poetry, dance) from Intiman's upcoming production of Black Nativity (Nov. 29–Dec. 27), in dinner-theater format. The Georgian, 411 University St., 206-621-7889. $65. 6 p.m. Mon. Nov. 13. Echoes of Another Man Mia McCullough's play posits the first-ever brain transplant and ponders the questions raised.... | |
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| | | What are critics calling the must see comedy of the year? STARTER FOR TEN | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 7:29:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | 'The most refreshing, painfully funny comedy in years' ARENA 'A terrific Desert Island Discs film for the 1980s... One of those rare bitter-sweet comedies that scores winners on every level...' THE TIMES "A campus romantic comedy classic" HEAT MAGAZINE - 4 STARS 'Set to join the pantheon of beloved Brit-coms like Four Weddings and Bridget Jones Diary - if there's any justice - this is a true winner: The smartest romantic comedy of the year' EMPIRE - 4 STARS 'Could be one of the surprise British hits of the year and see the talented McAvoy inherit the Hugh Grant role in Hollywood' OBSERVER 'A perfect tale of life at college in the 80s....An unmissable film with a brilliant soundtrack' XFM 'Everything a British comedy should be and rarely is.......plays like a cross between About a Boy and The Breakfast Club' TOTAL FILM - 4 STARS COSMOPOLITAN - 4 STARS, ATTITUDE - 4 STARS, IN STYLE - 4 STARS, NEW - 5 STARS, PSYCHOLOGIES - 4 STARS Starter for Ten is a romantic comedy set in the mid-eighties about a working-class kid (James McAvoy) as he navigates through his turbulent first year at University.... | |
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| | | Rotary Club's set for comedy night | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:24:40 AM by Blog57 Team | | GROTON -- The Groton Pepperell Rotary Club is sponsoring its fourth annual comedy night at the Groton Country Club on Saturday, Nov. 4, featuring comedians Mike Donovan, Dave Andrews and Steve Guilmette. Cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by the show at 8:30. Tickets are $25; call Derek Ten Broeck at (978) 433-6300. All proceeds from the night benefit the club's charities. .... | |
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| | | 'It's a Joke Already!': Bisbee's Obscure Productions 3rd Annual Comedy Show | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:11:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | Bisbee's Obscure Productions will open its third annual comedy show, "It's a Joke Already!" on Friday, October 27. The show promises to rock the Bisbee Woman's Club with giggles, belly laughs and several raucous guffaws. "It's a Joke" will play Friday and Saturday, October 27 and 28, at 7:30 pm. There will also be a matinee at 3:00 pm on Sunday October 29. All shows will be at the Bisbee Woman's Club, 7 Ledge Avenue on Quality Hill in Old Bisbee. Featured performers will include locally famous Peter Levine, performing classic Bisbee satire. Floyd Lillard performs always-topical standup and the no longer obscure Rae Jones will emcee. There will also be new Bisbee faces with sharp, new material and extremely funny out-of-town guests. The show features mature themes & language.... | |
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| | | 'Man of the Year' may not win the popular vote | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:11:44 AM by Blog57 Team | | "Man of the Year" is a creepy hybrid of talk-show chatter and a political thriller. A bunch of monologues and comedy club improvisation hung on dental floss for these stunning revelations: politicians lie, power corrupts and electronic voting machines are flawed. Robin Williams nails it as Tom Dobbs, a "Daily Show"-type political comedian who runs for president and wins. His platform, discussed at length with his aides (Lewis Black and Christopher Walken) is simply no special interests! No advertising! Dobbs talks up environment a bit, but mostly he ridicules his opponents in a showy debate that immediately brands "Man of the Year" a shameless, cynical pander equal to any candidate. Meanwhile, computer engineer Eleanor Green (Laura Linney) discovers a glitch in her company's touch-screen voting system that unfairly delivers Dobbs the victory.... | |
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| | | "Mad About You" creator sets up Fox comedy | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 3:11:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Mad About You" creator Danny Jacobson has set up a comedy script at Fox said to revolve around a hard-charging guy let loose in a country club. Jacobson will write the script and serve as an executive producer. Last year, he wrote a comedy pilot for the WB Network starring actor-singer Nick Lachey. He was among the screenwriters on last year's feature film adaptation of "The Honeymooners." His Emmy-winning romantic comedy "Mad About You" ran on NBC from 1992-99. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter .... | |
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| | | Saunders: NBC comedy 'peas' find pod | | Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 3:10:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | The NBC programming schedule is confusing, even for the confused world of network television. Saturday Night Live, created by Lorne Michaels, has been around since 1975. In recent years the once sharp-witted series has fallen on lean times. Creatively, SNL is in deep trouble. So how does NBC rectify this troublesome situation? By airing two fall series about a late-night comedy-variety series in trouble creatively. Premiering last month was Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Aaron Sorkin's hour-long Monday night drama designed to chronicle the backstage life of a late-night sketch-comedy show much like SNL. Premiering tonight is 30 Rock, a half-hour comedy designed to chronicle the backstage life of a late-night sketch-comedy show much like SNL. Two creative peas in one network pod.... | |
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| | | Stage Listings | | Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 1:20:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | Stage listings are compiled by Deborah Giattina. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, Karen McKevitt, and Lara Shalson. See Picks for information on how to submit items to the listings. THEATER OPENING Cloud Nine Creative Arts Bldg, Little Theatre, San Francisco State Campus, 1600 Holloway; 338-2467. $8-10. Previews Thurs/12, 8pm. Opens Fri/13, 8pm. Runs Thurs-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. Through Oct 22. Tracy Ward directs British playwright Caryl Churchill's comedy about sexual mores in colonial Africa. Death of a Salesman Actors Theatre of San Francisco, 855 Bush; 345-1287, www.actorstheatresf.org. $20-30 ($10-30, sliding scale, Thurs; $50, opening night). Opens Fri/13, 8pm. Runs Thurs-Sat, 8pm (also Sat, 1pm). Through Nov 18.... | |
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