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Kevin James

by The Staff May 30, 2013

Comedian Kevin James, who easily made the transition from stand-up to TV with the long-running hit King of Queens, spends most of his time these days making movies. Whether he’s voicing the Frankenstein monster in ...

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Aziz Ansari

by The Staff May 8, 2013

If you’re confused why hip, young-ish comic and Parks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari is calling this comedy tour Buried Alice, he explained it to Esquire. “It came from an idea to make the poster look ...

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Demetri Martin

by The Staff March 13, 2013

Demetri Martin is back on stage doing stand-up comedy. The Comedy Central alumnus and sometime movie actor for the likes of Steven Soderbergh and Ang Lee is bringing his popular ha-ha act to the Egg. And, ...

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Mike Epps

by The Staff February 28, 2013

From his Def Comedy Jam days through his Showtime special to a gig hosting the BET Hip Hop Awards, Mike Epps has always known how to make people laugh. Epps is also widely recognized for ...

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Marc Maron

by The Staff January 31, 2013

Ex-Air America radio host, prolific podcaster, neurotic comic and feral cat wrangler: Marc Maron is a man of many interests, talents and achievements. And he’s bringing his stand-up act to the Egg tomorrow (Friday) evening. This ...

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Bill Cosby

by The Staff November 8, 2012

There’s a great scene in the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld’s post-sitcom life, Comedian, which shows the comic in a daze while driving back from a visit with Bill Cosby. Caught in his own mid-career crisis, ...

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Paula Poundstone

by The Staff August 2, 2012

“Armed with nothing but a stool, a microphone and a can of Diet Pepsi, Paula’s ability to create humor on the spot has become the stuff of legend.” So say the folks at the Egg, who ...

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Brew Ha-Ha Comedy Showcase

by The Staff April 18, 2012

Greg Aidala’s next comedy clambake will be held in Latham this weekend, and he’s offering a smorgasbord of national and local talent. Toplining the show will be Moody McCarthy (left), whose resume includes Last Comic Standing ...

Holiday Inn Express

Bill Burr

by The Staff March 29, 2012

“Bill is against organized religion and believes we should go back to the gold standard. None of his opinions are based on reliable information. He tends to go with his first thought, because reading makes ...

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Jim Gaffigan

by The Staff January 5, 2012

He looks perfectly normal. Well, almost perfectly normal. In most photos, comedian Jim Gaffigan has a look in his eyes that’s a cross between skeptical and highly amused. He’s like the quiet guy at the ...

Proctors

First Night of Funny

by The Staff December 30, 2011

After another year of gloomy news, sending off 2011 and welcoming 2012 with a good laugh isn’t such a bad idea, is it? This was clearly the thought behind Proctors’ First Night of Funny, a New ...

4th Annual New Year’s Eve Comedy Blast

by The Staff December 30, 2011

“Save up!” Is that a directive from the Federal Reserve, or a play on the well-worn catchphrase? Whatever it is, it’s also the title of a new comedy CD by Killer BeaZ, a Showtime and ...

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Jeff Dunham

by The Staff December 7, 2011

On the off chance that you, too, got sucked into watching the documentary about international star ventriloquist-comic Jeff Dunham, I’m No Dummy (get it? get it?) at two in the morning last week, you probably ...

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Pumps and Punchlines

by The Staff November 16, 2011

Five of the country’s top female comedians have come together for a girls’ night comedy tour, making mock and spinning laughs out of romantic foibles, family, friends, sex, gossip, and of course, men. The comedienne lineup ...

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A Flock of Dodos

by John Rodat October 19, 2011

Director David Frankel has been attached to big money makers. Keep that in mind. He directed the pilot episode of Entourage, as well as both The Devil Wears Prada and the record-breaking Marley & Me, ...

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The Nobodies of Comedy

by The Staff May 11, 2011

“You’ve never heard of them, but hey, they’ve never heard of you either!” This annual collection of rising stars and regulars from the comedy-club scene presents the funniest up-and-coming comics you’ve never heard of—the “nobodies”—and wrangles ...

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