The Minnesota Daily

Remebering Harris Wittels

by Jared Hemming
Published February 24, 2015

(Harris Wittels) On Thursday, “Parks and Recreation” writer Harris Wittels died of an apparent drug overdose, after years of using his self-described ‘drug guy’ sensibility...

Saturday Night Undead

by Jared Hemming
Published February 23, 2015

Avoiding the pitfalls of countless pop culture journalists over the past 40 years, I’ve refrained from headlining this article about the sketch-comedy classic “Saturday Night Live” with...

Killing it with laughs: Rana May’s off-kilter comedy

by Jared Hemming
Published February 12, 2015

Comedian Rana May hosts “Kill It,” a standup and variety showcase highlighting Twin Cities alt-comedy.

Comedy review: Demetri Martin at the State Theatre

by Jared Hemming
Published February 10, 2015

Taking the stage to an ironic, overlong hair-metal drum solo, comedian Demetri Martin ditched all histrionics and stuck to his recent promise of just jokes for his “Persistence of Jokes” tour...

Persistent comedy: a Q&A with comedian Demetri Martin

by Jared Hemming
Published February 5, 2015

The stand-up is performing his new hour, “The Persistence of Jokes,” at the State Theatre in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Mac DeMarco cleaved on “The Eric Andre Show”

by Jared Hemming
Published December 7, 2014

On a recent episode of Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show,” indie rock sweetheart Mac DeMarco became indie rock victim Attacked DeMarco when a gaggle of Asian warriors forced DeMarco’s...