Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
By Mighty Wyte (Matt Feher) on Friday, September 28th, 2012
On Oct. 3, The Funny Bone will play host to an unlikely group of comedians.…
Tags: Alex Barnett, Comedians At Law, Greg Collett, JL Cauvin, Kevin Israel, Matt Ritter, The Funny Bone
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By Jason Webber on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
On the scale of pop culture relevance, Harry Shearer goes to 11.
Not only did…
Tags: A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Jerry Lewis, Joe the Plumber, John Landis, Michael McKean, Olympics, Richard Nixon, Spinal Tap, Sylvester Stallone, The Day The Clown Cried, The SImpsons, Tim Curry
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By Jeff McGinnis on Thursday, August 16th, 2012
The expression goes that success has many fathers and failure is an orphan. In conversation,…
Tags: "Chelsea Lately", "The Tonight Show", Comedy, Fat Fish Blue/Funny Bone, Jeff McGinnis, Jo Koy
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By Jeff McGinnis on Friday, August 3rd, 2012
Doug Benson was asked what he remembered most about his prior gigs in Toledo. His…
Tags: "Super High Me", Comedy, Doug Benson, Funny Bone, Jeff McGinnis, Last Comic Standing, marijuana
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By Jeff McGinnis on Thursday, July 12th, 2012
Toledoans have had the chance to see comic Don “D.C.” Curry before, as part of…
Tags: Comedian, Don "D.C." Curry, Funny Bone, Jeff McGinnis, Royal Comedy Tour
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By Jeff McGinnis on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
A lot of comedians like to take their time setting up bits, telling stories instead…
Tags: Connxtions, Dave Landau, Jeff McGinnis, Last Comic Standing, NBC, Pop Goes the Culture
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By Jeff McGinnis on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
For Jim Breuer, Toledo is a very welcome stop on his latest stand-up comedy tour.…
Tags: Fat Fish Blue, Jeff McGinnis, Jim Breuer, Pop Goes the Culture, Saturday Night Live
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By Jeff McGinnis on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Comedian Gary Owen tried to describe what being on stage is like for him: “It’s…
Tags: Fat Fish Blue, Gary Owen, Jeff McGinnis, Pop Goes the Culture
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By Jeff McGinnis on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
“It’s comedian Finesse Mitchell, man,” the voice mail said. “‘SNL,’ ‘Tyra Banks Show,’ ‘Chelsea Lately,’…
Tags: Fat Fish Blue, FInesse Mitchell, Jeff McGinnis, Pop Goes the Culture
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By Jeff McGinnis on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
“Comedy is very simple,” comedian Chili Challis said in an interview with Toledo Free Press…
Tags: Chili Challis, Ed Bartko, Headliners, Jeff McGinnis, Keith Bergman, Ken Scott, Pop Goes the Culture, Tony Adamschick
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