October 6, 2022 Ziwe masters the art of asking all the wrong questions Ziwe enjoys a good haymaker. On her self-titled Showtime variety and talk show, which resumes its second season in November, the guests don’t tell…
September 27, 2022 Steve Sweeney opens a cozy comedy club in Quincy After more than a year of stand-up shows at the Fox & Hound in Quincy, Steve Sweeney officially will rechristen the room Steve Sweeney’s Comedy…
September 11, 2022 FALL ARTS PREVIEW Comedian Nate Bargatze is no ordinary everyman By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated September 9, 2022, 6:00 a.m. In his 2021 Netflix special, “The Greatest Average American,” Nate Bargatze tells a story…
September 11, 2022 FALL ARTS PREVIEW 10 comedy shows that will bring the funny to fall By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated September 9, 2022, 6:00 a.m. THE BRIAR AND RUSTY SHOW Drag couple Briar Blush and Rusty Hammer debut…
August 19, 2022 Bill Burr took the long way from Canton to Fenway Park By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated August 17, 2022, 4:01 p.m. Bill Burr figures he started building his audience in fourth grade….
July 15, 2022 10 jokes by 10 comics who’ll be coming to Boston By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated July 15, 2022, 7:00 a.m. Comedy fans will have no problem getting their fill in and around Boston…
June 30, 2022 With a new season of ‘Pause,’ Sam Jay keeps the conversation going By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated June 29, 2022, 1:44 p.m. HBO’s “Pause With Sam Jay” doesn’t feel like any other show on television. With…
June 15, 2022 Chris Gethard is an all-of-the-above kind of comic By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated June 15, 2022, 3:24 p.m. One of the first things comedians set out to do is to define…
May 20, 2022 10 comedy shows to make summer even brighter By Nick A. Zaino III Globe Correspondent,Updated May 20, 2022, BRIAN GLOWACKI Not the usual touring headliner that plays the Wilbur, local stand-up Glowacki pitched…
May 20, 2022 This version of comedian Jerrod Carmichael is no act By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated May 20, 2022 Jerrod Carmichael is still in lazy Sunday mode when he takes the call for…
