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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...

What the Dickens?

by Jackie Renzetti
Published February 19, 2015

Local playwright wrote “To Begin With,” starring Gerald Dickens

A visit with Lynn Nottage

by Jackie Renzetti
Published February 17, 2015

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright will visit Coffman Wednesday.

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.

Embracing darkness

by Jackie Renzetti
Published December 10, 2014

Bradley Greenwald celebrates winter with “The Longest Night”

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...

A new odd couple

by Jackie Renzetti
Published December 2, 2014

Park Square Theatre will hold the regional premiere of “4000 Miles” this weekend.

Vilifying volleys

by Jackie Renzetti
Published November 26, 2014

Vilification Tennis serves comical insults.

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