September 9, 2021 With ‘Smart, Funny & Black,’ Amanda Seales has created a showcase for ‘ebony excellence’ By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated September 9, 2021 Some entertainers are multi-hyphenates. Call Amanda Seales a multi-multi-hyphenate. She is a comedian, actor,…
September 1, 2021 Rick Canavan’s debut album marks a farewell to comedy By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated September 1, 2021 Rick Canavan had roughly 18 years of material to choose from for his debut…
July 23, 2021 Comedy venues are all smiles after a sooner-than-expected rebound By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated July 23, 2021 Live, in-person comedy is back. Venues large and small in and around Boston…
May 3, 2021 Reece Cotton’s online comedy festival celebrates ‘Love for Humans’ By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated May 3, 2021 Reece Cotton likes a good theme show. Both in person (in pre-pandemic days) and…
April 10, 2021 Erica Rhodes gets her laughs at the drive-in By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated April 8, 2021 Like a lot of comedians, Erica Rhodes had big plans for 2020. She…
March 24, 2021 ‘Dr. Katz’ returns for some comedic therapy on Zoom By Nick Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated March 24, 2021 Nearly 20 years after the original six-season run of “Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist” ended,…
December 23, 2020 Boston record label Dead & Mellow marks a first year in which nothing went according to plan By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated December 23, 2020 Alan Richardson and Matt Minigell had a simple business plan when they launched…
November 29, 2020 With its headliners and stand-up competition, a virtual Boston Comedy Festival will keep the laughs coming By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated November 29, 2020 Usually, the Boston Comedy Festival includes a handful of headliner shows with bigger…
October 10, 2020 Comedy chums Tony V and Jimmy Dunn talk podcasts, pie, and Boston pride By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated October 13, 2020 Watching Tony V and Jimmy Dunn’s new stand-up special, “Two Boston Guys,” you…
September 21, 2020 Comedian Joe List now has his own stand-up special, but these are his favorites By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated September 21, 2020 Last month, South Shore native Joe List released his first hour-long comedy special, “I…
