Down Home Comedy Tour News

 
Stewart Francis, Outstanding In His Field, Grand Opera House, York, May 25
The Press, York
On his last tour, Stewart sold 38000 tickets for 75 shows and already he has surpassed those sales for his 2012 travels. “It's down to profile,” says the Canadian one-liner specialist, whose regular appearances on BBC2's Mock The Week have put on the ...


 
USA TODAY
New and returning TV series in May and June
USA TODAY
Melissa & Joey (ABC Family, Wednesday, 8 ET/PT) New episodes of the family comedy starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. Breaking Pointe (CW, Thursday, 8 ET/PT) If you couldn't get enough of Black Swan, this look at the dancers of Salt Lake ...

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Stale-looking 'That's My Boy' is a raunchy risk for Sandler
Arizona Daily Sun
But after an unparalleled run of success at the box office, chinks are starting to show in Sandler's armor. And unfortunately for the comedian, Sony Pictures -- his home studio where he enjoys carte blanche -- is under financial pressure because of ...

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County Digest
Baltimore Sun
The Dignity Players presents Marie Jones' award-winning play about a quiet Irish community turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood movie shoot. Show opens Thursday and continues through June 9 at Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, ...

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Filmmaker and Lincoln Park native Tanya Wexler on her romantic comedy 'Hysteria'
Chicago Tribune
And so it is with filmmaker Tanya Wexler's new comedy "Hysteria," which arrives in theaters this month three years after the debut of Sarah Ruhl's similarly themed Tony-nominated play "In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play).

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Weekend's Best Bets for May 25-27
NRToday.com
The event features music by Shasta Ray and the Downhome Band, along with a petting zoo, face painting and free wine tastings. The event is from 11 am to 5 pm at 687 Hubbard Creek Road, Umpqua. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children 12 and ...


 
New Zealand Herald
Lenny Henry finds his laugh track
New Zealand Herald
By Scott Kara With his new show, Lenny Henry finally gets what he always wanted - a life in music. He talks to Scott Kara. Comedian Lenny Henry will perform in Cradle to Rave in June. Photo / Supplied You get the feeling British funnyman Lenny Henry ...