#comedy

#comedy

"I used to have a bit of a fun time with gambling. I no longer do." Bateman's tone was peppy, reflecting on a potentially dark past without sorrow or regret.

From Hitchcockian stylish suspense and audacious comedy to deeply personal storytelling, infused with magic, and a big-hearted laugh-out-loud world premiere musical this season invites audiences into conversations that are urgent, hilarious, and profoundly human.

Adapted from a stage play by Alfie author Bill Naughton, The Family Way finds its material in the trials of a pair of northern newlyweds who, having been fleeced by a crooked travel agent, end up having to spend their honeymoon at home. What's worse, given their impecuniousness, "home" meant a room in the house of the groom's parents.

from its opening moments, it's clear that its creators and its director, Matt Johnson, are video game fans, and specifically fans of 16-bit RPGs. Johnson and his creative partner, Jay McCarrol, are also the creators of the viral Wii Shop Update Day video where they run down an impressive list of classic video game titles set to the tune of the Wii's Shop Channel music.

Celebrate Black History Month (and a little bit more) with live stand-up in Uptown Oakland, featuring rotating lineups of rising Black comedians alongside standout Bay Area pros and special guests. Each show features 4 to 5 comedians delivering a 70+ minute comedy show with credits including Cobb's Comedy Club, Punch Line SF, SF Sketchfest, Don't Tell Comedy, The Improv, San Francisco Comedy Competition, and more.

No matter your interest, there are choices aplenty this weekend: Miami City Ballet and Palm Beach Opera; the 20th annual African American Film Festival and 40th annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival; comedians Hannibal Buress and Zarna Garg; Monster Jam and WWE's "Smackdown"; Terence Blanchard and Oigovision Superjam; Styx and Boy George; tributes to Johnny Cash and the Bee Gees; Riverwalk Chili Cook-off and Science of Chocolate.

"I don't know if it's that there were more comedies being made or people have started to realize that SXSW is a festival that really celebrates and can launch comedies. So, we really sparked a lot of them this year. They have a lot of dark sense of humor, a lot of ways to accept the sort of harsh world around us and still find light in it. I think that's in a lot of the films that we're playing."

(For many Americans, it's also Presidents Day Weekend, a federal holiday on Monday, plural to honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In Florida, the governor in January sidelined Lincoln and officially declared it Washington's Birthday Weekend, part of what Secretary of State Cord Byrd called a movement "to teach the next generation about the principles our Founding Fathers enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution." To quote the great Teddy Riley: "No diggity.")

I was a smiley, happy child. I've had cerebral palsy since birth, so I've never known any other reality. At three years old I went to a disabled nursery connected to a disabled school, and I remember thinking, Why am I here? At the end of the day, the teacher brought my parents in and said, Rosie should be in a mainstream school.

Blue Oak Brewing Co has become a staple of the Bay Area. Blue Oak is notorious for their award winning beer, but did you know that Blue Oak also hosts an Incredible Stand-Up Comedy Show!? Once a month, in their event space The "Ales & Tales" Comedy Show takes place. This show consistently draws a good audience and has an underground following.

One of the cleverest tricks by directors Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio is playing some of Brooks' stories - like a memorable lunch with Cary Grant - across not just his sit-down interviews with them, but over multiple talk show appearances. He's been telling some of these jokes for decades. It doesn't matter. They're still good. That might sound like an odd answer for someone who has so unabashedly lived nearly a century in the public eye.

Happy snow day, DC! Have a snowball fight, indulge in frosty food deals, and then venture out to the theater. There are several new performances opening this week, such as Chez Joey and world premieres from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Plus, Ramy Youssef arrives at Warner Theatre to tell his hilarious clean jokes. Best Things to Do This Week and Weekend January 26-February 1

When I watched the original Game of Thrones, I loved it because of its comedy,