June 2, 2015 Tig Notaro: cool and in command at the Wilbur By Nick A. Zaino III Globe Correspondent June 02, 2015 Silly is often the enemy of cool. Not so for Tig Notaro. She fully…
May 7, 2015 Bill Burr makes fearlessness fun By Nick A. Zaino III Globe Correspondent May 07, 2015 A little shy of two weeks before an unprecedented 19-show run at the Wilbur…
March 19, 2015 After decades of stand-up, Wright is still the surreal deal By Nick A. Zaino III Globe Correspondent March 19, 2015 There is nothing quite like a conversation with comedian Steven Wright. Famous for his…
November 14, 2014 Leary celebrates ‘Comics Come Home’ at the ‘Gahden’ By Nick A. Zaino III Globe Correspondent November 06, 2014 The way Denis Leary sees it, hosting “Comics Come Home” is the “easiest job…
November 14, 2014 Laughing at the memories By Nick A. Zaino III Globe Correspondent November 06, 2014 All of the comedians who will be onstage at Saturday’s “Comics Come Home” show…
November 5, 2014 Breuer answers heartache with humor By Nick A. Zaino III Globe Correspondent November 05, 2014 Five days before he was to play the Wilbur Theatre in August, Jim Breuer’s…
October 17, 2014 Joe Cottonwood: Author of “99 Jobs” As a contractor, Joe Cottonwood made it a rule to avoid potential clients with white carpets. He knows he won’t get along with them,…
October 9, 2014 Carl Reiner: The comic legend favors the random Carl Reiner has an incomparable show business resume. It includes more than seven decades as a comic actor, director and writer, which has earned…
September 26, 2014 Comedian Jerrod Carmichael knows how to light up a room By Nick A. Zaino III Globe Correspondent September 26, 2014 There are moments in Jerrod Carmichael’s debut stand-up special, “Love At the Store,” where…
September 22, 2014 The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Tells a Tale of Censorship Charles Brownstein gives the same gift whenever a friend or family member’s child turns 10—a volume of Jeff Smith’s graphic novel Bone. It’s not…
