We’re a very angry species. We post long diatribes on Facebook; we scream at our TVs; we make Donald Trump a viable candidate for president. Thankfully, The Anger Room is expanding to provide more Dallasites with the ultimate outlet for stress: beating on objects with blunt instruments in office, home…
Your Facebook feed is filled with acrimonious claims about the election. Even as we speak, your friends are sharing bite-sized videos and strongly worded stories with click-bait headlines from NowThis and RedState to your wall. They contain tons of unchecked assertions and opinions disguised as facts about how one of the…
Most comedians tell funny stories about absurd moments in their lives. Comedian Kurt Braunohler creates absurd moments so he can tell stories about them. “I’ve never really thought about it like that before, but I like that,” says Braunohler when that description of his comedy and public performance projects is…
You risk losing a little respect from the alternative comedy community if you publicly admit that you like watching Seinfeld or the comedian for which the show is named. Jerry Seinfeld seems like a comedy relic in the modern annals of comedy where boundaries are tested and pushed and observations…
If you’re a child of the 1980s or ’90s and haven’t made a voyage to the Free Play Arcade in Richardson, you are passing up a chance to experience time travel. The game room that’s tucked away in a strip mall on East Belt Line Road takes you back to…
It seems like every time a new generation of music fans enter the mainstream, the generations that preceded them think the other generation’s greatest hits sound like spoons in a garbage disposal. Richard Cheese, the leading crooner of the lounge-style Los Angeles cover band Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the…
London native John van der Put became a world-renowned magician despite suffering from an incurable and socially crippling malady. “Many of us are afflicted with resting grumpy face,” says van der Put, who’s better known as the gruff, fire-breathing illusionist Piff the Magic Dragon. Piff doesn’t seem to care whether his…
The state of Colorado has South Park; Springfield, Oregon is the spiritual home of The Simpsons, according to the show’s creator Matt Groening; and Richardson, Texas, has its own claim to an animated series called Cyanide and Happiness. The web comic, which uses big-headed stick figures as pawns in its twisted comedy experiments, has ballooned into…
Think about someone who scares you. Imagine their face, the way they walk and the sounds they make to announce their presence while hiding around corners or in pitch black darkness. Robert Keith, the director of Six Flags Over Texas’ annual Fright Fest celebration, knows exactly what you’re imagining and…
Stephen Gilchrist Glover, better known as Steve-O, knows a lot about pain. The comic stuntman, who found fame on MTV’s slapstick sideshow Jackass , says it’s hard for him to rank the most dangerous or painful stunts he’s done for the show, his DVDs and his YouTube channel because there are so…
Toys are a $20 billion industry in the U.S., and not just because kids love them. Adults are as much of a target market as the kids who fall within the age range listed on a toy’s packaging. Take a look at the highly coveted Star Wars merchandise. According to…
Movie buffs have it pretty good these days. They have a wide variety of theaters to choose from including art house cinemas that screen non-mainstream fare and luxury cinemas that offer reclining seats and full food menus. They don’t have to go to a theater to get their film fix,…
Kristian Nairn found success as a musician long before his acting career took off. He toured Europe and, for 11 years, held down a DJ residency at one of Belfast’s most popular gay clubs, Kremlin. But if it wasn’t for Game of Thrones, Nairn may never have been able to bring…
There’s a widely held belief that comedians are socially awkward and insanely jealous when their fellows find success. All you have to do is hang out at a bar after a show in Dallas to learn neither is true; at least not here. In comedy hubs such as New York…
The Crow doesn’t seem like a comic that Hollywood would be keen on turning into a big-budget motion picture. The title character also known as Eric Draven doesn’t have much in common with Superman, Captain America or Ant-Man, who wear multi-colored costumes and fight to protect the innocent. Eric is angry,…
Some of the new Super Soakers are so big and powerful that a kid would need Jack Lalanne’s upper body strength just to hold them. And if you’ve got an oversized Super Soaker lying around that you haven’t drenched anyone with yet, you’ll get the chance at a world record attempt…
Different cultures find different things funny. Or do they? At least one comedian, Vir Das, doesn’t think so. He’s on a mission to prove that humor is more universal than it’s often thought to be. “Funny is funny anywhere you are,” Das says. “Indian audiences take a little time to…
A comedy album typically offers fans an opportunity to enjoy a stand-up set without interruption by hecklers or a table of yammering morons. Comics can cut out the moments that didn’t go as planned before the CD or MP3 goes to press, or have the hecklers removed during the recording,…
Putting together a comedy festival requires time, dedication and patience. Or if you’re comedian Dan Danzy, all you have to do is joke with one of your fans to make it happen, and watch them take it seriously. Danzy was performing at Andy’s Basement Bar and Grill on Denton’s North Locust…
Last week when Live Nation and Funny or Die announced the lineup for Oddball’s fourth tour, it was a disappointment to say the least. The next tour will kick off at the end of August and return to Dallas’ Gexa Energy Pavilion on Friday, September 23, with Dane Cook and…
Most comedians were inspired to pursue comedy as a career because they enjoyed the feeling of being the funny person in their family or friend group. Comedian Shawn Wayans didn’t have that luxury; he grew up in one of the biggest comedy families in American comedy history. “It’s actually easy…
If you live in the Lake Highlands area and are tired of having to call an Uber or hitchhike just to see a movie at the closest Alamo Drafthouse, you’re in luck. The movie theater chain that currently has two locations — in Richardson and downtown Dallas, with a third…
