Events
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Tom Green
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre September 10, 2010 Tom Green is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer, who is best known for the wild antics on his 1999 variety television show, The Tom Green Show. In 2004, he released his autobiography, Hollywood Causes Cancer. Green’s movie appearances include Road Trip, Charlie’s Angels, Freddy Got Fingered and Stealing Harvard. He was a celebrity contestant on The Apprentice in 2009. After, he put together his first ever world stand-up comedy tour.
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Comedy Connection |
09/10/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Mitch Fatel
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre September 11, 2010 Mitch Fatel is a comedian from New York who began doing stand-up at the age of 15. He performs regularly at the famed Comedy Cellar and has performed on the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and has worked as a correspondent on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2006 Mitch took home honors as the "Best Stand-Up Comedian" at the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2004, he released his first comedy CD, Miniskirts and Muffins. His half-hour Comedy Central Presents...
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Comedy Connection |
09/11/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
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Harrison Stebbins
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Nick's Comedy Stop |
09/10/10 -
09/11/10 |
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston |
2 Pianos 4 Hands
Presented by Peterborough Players Theatre at Peterborough Players September 1-September 12, 2010 A New Hampshire Premiere! The riotous tales of two Canadian boys, Ted and Richard, sharing the same goal: concert pianist stardom. They work fervently toward their dream amidst pushy parents, eccentric teachers, hours of repetitive practice, stage fright, the agony of competitions and the dream of greatness. Along the journey the actors/pianists portray a dazzling range of characters embellished with a show of piano wizardry featuring the music of Bach, Beethoven, and Jerry Lee Lewis. This...
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Peterborough Players Theatre |
09/01/10 -
09/12/10 |
Peterborough Players, Peterborough |
2010 Boston Improv Festival
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre September 8-September 12, 2010 This year’s Boston Improv Festival covers 3 stages and features over 100 improv, sketch, and stand-up acts from all over the world. Cambridge MA will host over 400 performers from Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Chicago, DC, Chapel Hill, New York, Philadelphia, and more. The 2nd annual Boston Improv Festival, taking place September 8 - 12 at ImprovBoston, will include diverse comedy acts from all over the globe. Festival line-up and ticket information at www.bostonimprovfest.com. Ticket...
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Improv Boston |
09/08/10 -
09/12/10 |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
Bent Wit Cabaret: FREEDOM
Presented by Bent Wit Cabaret // Axe 2 Ice Productions at Oberon September 12, 2010 Hosted by the outrageous UnAmerika’s Sweetheart Karin Webb and the legendary 86-years-young Mary Dolan, and featuring a handpicked cast of Boston's best musicians and performers. Deemed “provocative and waaayyyy ‘outside the box’ cabaret/burlesque… achieving a growing ‘cult status’ amongst a Boston audience interested in something unique and challenging” by The Boston Survival Guide, Bent Wit Cabaret is a monthly “high-end, low-brow...
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Bent Wit Cabaret // Axe 2 Ice Productions |
09/12/10 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
(ahts) The Boston Arts Festival
Presented by Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events at Christopher Columbus Park September 10-September 12, 2010 (ahts): The Boston Arts Festival features the best of the Boston Arts Scene- both visual and performance. Based in the idyllic Christopher Columbus Park on Boston’s waterfront, the festival features over 70 juried artists and a performance program on 2 stages showcasing Boston’s best performing arts groups and performers. There will also be art demonstrations and family activities with staff from the MFA, the Mayor's Mural Crew, Diablo glass and 7 other arts groups. To learn more...
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Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events |
09/10/10 -
09/12/10 |
Christopher Columbus Park, Boston |
Jo Koy
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre September 17, 2010 From filling clubs across the nation to being seen weekly as a regular guest on Chelsea Lately, Jo Koy has come a long way from his modest start performing at a Las Vegas coffee house. His infectiously explosive energy on stage, insightful jokes and family inspired humor cross all boundaries and led Daily Variety to name him one of the “10 Comics to Watch”.
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Comedy Connection |
09/17/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
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Tom Dustin at Nick's Comedy Stop
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Nick's Comedy Stop |
09/17/10 -
09/18/10 |
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston |
Broken Lizard Live
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre September 22, 2010 Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske, comprise the five-member filmmaking comedy group Broken Lizard. Broken Lizard formed at Colgate University as a student sketch comedy group. Following graduation, they relocated to New York City, where they performed live shows in exchange for sexual favors. Currently Broken Lizard is returning to their sketch comedy roots, embarking on a nationwide tour. Join all five members as they present stand-up, live...
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Comedy Connection |
09/22/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
NBC's 'Last Comic Standing' Live Tour
Presented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre September 24, 2010 Season 7 of Last Comic Standing premiers June 7 on NBC. The Emmy-nominated laugh-fest returns with an all new group of the world’s funniest comics. See the finalists perform live as the Last Comic Standing Live Tour at The Hanover Theatre!
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The Hanover Theatre |
09/24/10 |
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester |
The Real Inspector Hound
Presented by Publick Theatre Boston at BCA Plaza Theatre September 2-September 25, 2010 Tom Stoppard’s witty indictment of the English "whodunnit"; a satirical send up of insouciant newspaper critics that results in a hilarious cautionary tale for all who put their ego ahead of Art. Moon and Birdboot, two mediocre critics, have gone to the theatre to review yet another English murder mystery, set in the parlor of isolated Muldoon Manor. The fog rolls in and it soon becomes clear that the critics and the actors performing the play have deeper intrigues and...
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Publick Theatre Boston |
09/02/10 -
09/25/10 |
BCA Plaza Theatre, Boston |
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Presented by Wellesley Summer Theatre Company at Alumnae Hall September 23-September 25, 2010 Returning to Wellesley College for the fifth year, The Actors From The London Stage is a theatrical tour de force beloved by the Wellesley community. This year, the actors from such prestigious companies as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the royal National Theatre of Great Britain, and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre will bring Shakespeare's comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, with its lovers and lunatics to vivid life in the spare, elegant and inventive style for which the company is...
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Wellesley Summer Theatre Company |
09/23/10 -
09/25/10 |
Alumnae Hall, Wellesley |
Sue Costello at Nick's Comedy Stop
Presented by Nick's Comedy Stop at Nick's Comedy Stop September 24-September 25, 2010 See Sue Costello perform at Nick's Comedy Stop - she is a Boston favorite, and has starred in "The Fighter."
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Nick's Comedy Stop |
09/24/10 -
09/25/10 |
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston |
This Verse Business
Presented by Peterborough Players Theatre September 15-September 26, 2010 A World Premiere by A. M. Dolan! Gordon Clapp--best known for his Emmy-winning role as Detective Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue and his Tony-nominated role as Dave Moss in the 2005 Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross--stars in this world premiere. Clapp portrays the great American poet, Robert Frost, who "barded" around the country for forty-five years with his poetry, dry wit, and "promises to keep." At times funny, often poignant, This Verse Business will give you...
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Peterborough Players Theatre |
09/15/10 -
09/26/10 |
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Louis CK
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre September 26, 2010 Louis is a standup comedian, actor, writer and director. He has recently be cast to star in “This Side of The Truth” with Ricky Gervais, and was the star and creator of HBO’s first and only multi-camera sitcom “Lucky Louie.” Louis starred in HBO’s one hour comedy special “Louis C.K.: Shameless” and “Louis C.K. Chewed Up” shot at Berklee Performance center here in Boston. He has always been a part of the Boston stand up scene having...
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Comedy Connection |
09/26/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Presented by The Lyric Stage Company of Boston at The Lyric Stage Company September 3-October 2, 2010 Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Directed by Stephen Terrell
Can you spell "centavo?" A quirky cast of characters hope to win the 25th Annual Spelling Bee in this "effortlessly endearing new musical." (The New York Times) School-age angst combines with current event improvisation as volunteer audience members join in for some fun competition. "From beginning to end...
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The Lyric Stage Company of Boston |
09/03/10 -
10/02/10 |
The Lyric Stage Company, Boston |
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George Hamm at Nick's Comedy Stop
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Nick's Comedy Stop |
10/01/10 -
10/02/10 |
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston |
Fraulein Maria
Presented by ArtsEmerson at Paramount Theatre September 23-October 3, 2010 The playfully brilliant Doug Elkins merges modern and popular dance forms to reinvent Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music as an edgy yet fun-loving sing-along cabaret romp.
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ArtsEmerson |
09/23/10 -
10/03/10 |
Paramount Theatre, Boston |
The Complete World of Sports (abridged)
Presented by Merrimack Repertory Theatre at Merrimack Repertory Theatre September 9-October 3, 2010 The Complete World of Sports (abridged) by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, featuring the Reduced Shakespeare Company. The “bad boys of abridgement” sprint through the world of sports at record-breaking speed in this brand-new championship comedy. From the earliest cavemen playing “Neanderthal in the Middle” to your own kid’s soccer practice, it’ll be a marathon of madness and mayhem as the entire history of world sports explodes in a tour de farce of...
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Merrimack Repertory Theatre |
09/09/10 -
10/03/10 |
Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Lowell |
Perfect Harmony
Presented by Stoneham Theatre at Stoneham Theatre September 9-October 3, 2010 Perfect Harmony is a comedy about the greatest a cappella group in high school singing history, seventeen-time national champions, The Acafellas. It is also about their classmates and female counterpart, perennial runners up, The Ladies in Red. Perfect Harmony exposes the cut-throat competition of glee clubs and the even more cut-throat competition of high school. Through song and story, these students grapple with the weighty issues of truth, love, what constitutes appropriate...
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Stoneham Theatre |
09/09/10 -
10/03/10 |
Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham |
Arabs Gone Wild
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre October 9, 2010 Arabs Gone Wild is a comedy show that celebrates Middle Eastern heritage by tackling everything from politics to pop culture, as well as several “Arab issues.” The show, however, is not only for Arab audiences. It is written for everyone to understand and enjoy. Featured in the show are Dean Obeidallah, Maysoon Zayid and Aron Kader. Dean was one of the stars of the critically acclaimed Axis of Evil and co-produced The Watch List, The Amman Standup Comedy Festival and the annual...
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Comedy Connection |
10/09/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
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Shane Mauss at Nick's Comedy Stop
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Nick's Comedy Stop |
10/08/10 -
10/09/10 |
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston |
Dick Gregory
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre October 10, 2010 Dick Gregory entered the comedy scene in 1961 when Chicago’s Playboy Club booked him as a replacement comedian and his ability to win over the audience landed him a three year contract at the Club. By 1962, Gregory had become a nationally known headline performer, selling out nightclubs, making national television appearances, and recording comedy albums. Gregory’s acts drew on current events, especially focusing on racial issues. As an activist, Gregory took part in the Civil...
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Comedy Connection |
10/10/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Mike Birbiglia: Painfully True Stories Tour
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre October 13, 2010 Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, writer and actor. He got his start at the age of 23 when he was chosen to perform in the “New Faces” category of Montreal’s Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and caught the attention of the booker for the Late Show with David Letterman. He has released three albums, including My Secret Public Journal Live, which was named one of the best comedy albums of the decade by the Onion AV Club. He also writes the blog My Secret Public Journal and has...
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Comedy Connection |
10/13/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Get Hypnotized! with Boston Comedy Hypnotist Peter Gross
Presented by Boston Hysterical Society at Stuart Street Playhouse October 7-October 14, 2010 “Get Hypnotized” brings high-energy comedy and amazing stage hypnosis to Boston’s theater district. The Atlanta Festival of the Arts called it, "An incredible show! An undeniable hit." The Charleston Comedy Festival praised Gross’ "incredible comic timing and strong stage presence.” Get Hypnotized lifts audience members out of their seats and plops them center stage and each show is completely fresh because the volunteers ARE the show. ...
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Boston Hysterical Society |
10/07/10 -
10/14/10 |
Stuart Street Playhouse, Boston |
Dave Attell
Presented by Comedy Connection October 15, 2010 Dave Attell was named one of the 25 Funniest People in America by Entertainment Weekly Magazine. His caustic wit, rapid-fire delivery and his choice of material that can best be described as "very adult" has earned him the reputation as a "comic’s comic." But if you ask Attell, he’d say, "I’m just trying to get some laughs and sell some drinks."
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Comedy Connection |
10/15/10 |
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John Pinette
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre October 16, 2010 John Pinette is a stand-up comedian and actor from Boston. He began a career in accounting but on the advice of friends, he left his job to pursue a new career in comedy. Shortly after beginning his new career as a stand-up comic, he began touring comedy clubs all across the country and got his big break when he was asked to tour with Frank Sinatra. Since then, John has also become a regular guest on The Tonight Show and The View. Some of his film credits include Duets, Dear God and Junior....
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Comedy Connection |
10/16/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Steve Sweeney at Nick's Comedy Stop
Presented by Nick's Comedy Stop at Nick's Comedy Stop October 15-October 16, 2010 Don't miss your chance to see the King of Boston Comedy, Steve Sweeney, perform at Nick's Comedy Stop on October 15 & 16!
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Nick's Comedy Stop |
10/15/10 -
10/16/10 |
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston |
Method Gun
Presented by ArtsEmerson at Paramount Theatre October 13-October 17, 2010 It’s the final months of rehearsals for a nine-years-in-the-making production of A Streetcar Named Desire - using only the minor characters. A play about the ecstasy and excesses of performing, the dangers of public intimacy and the incompatibility of truth on stage and sanity in real life.
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ArtsEmerson |
10/13/10 -
10/17/10 |
Paramount Theatre, Boston |