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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 Haynes's set on "Conan": "I'm pretty broke which is hard to believe because I look like a senator's 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.

You’ve Got Mail

by Sarah Harper
Published May 9, 2013
An actor gives life to the letters of Tennessee Williams.

Not a one-liner guy

by Spencer Doar
Published May 9, 2013
Comedian and writer Joe Mande returns home after writing and standup success.

The Wong way

by Spencer Doar
Published May 2, 2013
Cory Wong made a name for himself as an acoustic guitarist, but the co-founder of Secret Stash Records continues to find new exploits for his talents.
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.
Steve Epp and Nathan Keepers rehearse for "Out of the Pan Into the Fire" at the Southern Theater on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The show runs May 3 - 26.

The Moving Company plays with fire

by Joe Kellen
Published May 2, 2013
Fairy tales and physicality drum up the actor-driven parade of “Out of the Pan Into the Fire.”
Garry Geiken rehearses the one-man play, I Love To Eat, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis. Geiken stars as television's first chef James Beard in a show that runs April 25- May 18 at the Illusion Theater.

“I Love to Eat” spotlights celebrity chef James Beard

by Lucy Nieboer
Published April 25, 2013
Audiences meet the man behind the name in the Illusion theater’s “I Love to Eat,” a one-man portrayal of the original celebrity chef, James Beard.

The Midwestern vaudevillian

by Spencer Doar
Published April 25, 2013
Comedian and actor John Bush never lost the entertaining bug he caught as a child.
The cast of Freshwater Theatre's "The Gifted Program" rehearse Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Nimbus Theatre in Minneapolis.

Fast Times at Freshwater High

by Joe Kellen
Published April 11, 2013
Freshwater Theatre straps on its backpack and heads to high school in preparation for the opening of Ruben Carbajal’s “The Gifted Program.”

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