June 30, 2022 A new beginning for actor and comedian Petey Gibson By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated June 30, 2022, 1:48 p.m. “The Sympathy Card” is a big film for Petey Gibson. It provides a…
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…
May 5, 2022 Comedian Orlando Baxter goes back to school — the one that turned his life around By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated May 5, 2022 A lot of people are happy to collect their diploma, leave their high school,…
April 20, 2022 Dane Cook returns to Boston with something to prove By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated April 20, 2022 Dane Cook is ready to move on. He’s been ready, he says, for a…
March 30, 2022 Review: In his first post-Oscars standup set, Chris Rock was as stunned as you about the slap BY NICK A. ZAINO III – March 30, 2022 When Chris Rock stepped onstage at the Wilbur in Boston to kick off his Ego…
March 22, 2022 From ‘Colbert’ to the clubs, Paul Mecurio is the chattiest comic you might ever meet By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated March 22, 2022, 4:29 p.m. If Paul Mecurio happens to call you out of the audience this weekend…
March 16, 2022 Off Cabot in Beverly promises locally sourced comedy By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated March 16, 2022, 4:10 p.m. With the opening this weekend of a new 150-seat club in Beverly, local…
February 16, 2022 In the new indie film ‘Salesmen,’ four Boston comics are knocking at the door By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated February 16, 2022, 11:15 a.m. Sometimes making an engaging film requires a bunch of strangers to…