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Comedy

Rise of the congenial machines

by Emily Eveland
Published November 12, 2013
Robots and their human makers flock to St. Paul for the third annual Robotics Alley Conference & Expo.

Culture Compass: Hamburger Smog Harvest in a Satanic Sweater

by Thom Q. Johnson
Published October 10, 2013
Vaguely fall-themed cultural choices for you and yours
Adam Carolla continues to rant his way through all aspects of life.

Adam Carolla: A man’s show

by Spencer Doar
Published September 26, 2013
Adam Carolla is the same former carpenter that landed the miracle radio gig “Loveline” almost 20 years ago: snide, clever and nasally.
A Gold mine of jokes

A Gold mine of jokes

by Spencer Doar
Published September 19, 2013
She’s appeared all over — an Emmy Award winner, biting comic voice and frustrated mother of two. Ladies and gentleman, here’s Judy Gold.

Rocky’s road

by Spencer Doar
Published September 12, 2013
After a tumultuous youth and 25 years on the comedy trail, Rocky LaPorte has seen it all, surviving dingy motels, a gunshot wound and odd times in Appalachia.

Andy Kaufman’s debut album

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published July 24, 2013

Drag City recently released the first and only album by Andy Kaufman this month. Entitled Andy and his Grandmother, the infamous “song-and-dance-man” recorded the album’s material on...

Frances Dilorinzo caught the comedy bug in college, releasing her inner goofball through a required speech class.

Frances Dilorinzo: A real housewife of Orange County

by Spencer Doar
Published June 4, 2013
The comedian gives moms a good name.
From comedian Andy Hayness set on Conan: Im pretty broke which is hard to believe because I look like a senators nephew.

Growing Haynes

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published June 3, 2013
Growing older for Andy Haynes means no more drunken trips to Central America, but the stand-up comic still relies on his proclivity for depravity.

Not a one-liner guy

by Spencer Doar
Published May 9, 2013
Comedian and writer Joe Mande returns home after writing and standup success.
Anderson equates coming home to Minnesota as similar to going back to the place where you hit your first home run.

Louie Anderson: Making a splash

by Spencer Doar
Published May 2, 2013
Louie Anderson’s tenure as a hard-working standup has made him realize he only wants to help people.

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