Tired of being the redheaded stepchild of the family regardless of whether or not you actually have red hair? Would you like to get back in your mother’s will without having to file some kind of court order or enact a legal scheme that may one day become the convoluted…
Steven Michael Quezada hears some form of the following statement just about every time he goes out on the road: “I’m kind of surprised that you’re a stand-up.” I learned that because that’s the simple-minded, poorly worded statement I used to open our 30-minute conversation. He doesn’t seem to mind…
It’s been a couple of years since the city of Dallas has had their tolerance tested for excessive violence and suffering presented as entertainment. We don’t mean within the hustle and bustle that is life in the Metroplex. Thanks to a population that’s heavily armed, traditional cuisine that’s deliciously fattening…
The name “Art Festival” is a little misleading. This is more than just a two-day event where people wander around tents and walls and look at artworks. It’s more like an outdoor music festival mixed with a massive art show that anyone with a set of eyes and a sense…
Whenever a comic like Doug Stanhope comes to town, comedy clubs or hole-in-the-wall bars with pseudo-stages will post warnings intended to scare away the easily offended. That really doesn’t do justice to a comic of Stanhope’s caliber. He’s not out just to offend for the sake of offending. He’s there…
There are few moments as frustrating in a young teenager’s life than trying to decipher the works of William Shakespeare. They use what appears to be English but in a totally unorthodox order with words that look like they are only used by people who really want to prove that…
It’s not fair to call the Kids in the Hall’s upcoming show at the Majestic a “reunion.” The troupe and their fans know that fate will always conspire to keep them together. “We’re part of what the Black Crowes call the river,” troupe member Bruce McCulloch said. “We just keep…
Talking to comedian Doug Stanhope for the first time can be an intimidating experience. It’s not that he’s an angry comic or even an angry person. He’s probably one of the most pleasant, affable comics you’ll ever meet, but he also has a legendary streak of self-loathing that sets the…
Slapstick will always be funny whether it’s the Three Stooges pounding each other’s faces into hamburger meat or some schlub on a security camera falling into a mall fountain because they don’t possess the motor skills one needs to look at a cell phone and walk safely at the same…
Marijuana gained acceptance so fast that the country really doesn’t know what to make of it. We’ve got two states on the books that made recreational usage legal with more certain to follow their example. It wasn’t that long ago that we were making anti-drug movies to scare young people…
Usually when awkward phrases like “some sort of Asian,” “Dem titties” and “coat hanger abortions” sneak their way into dinner conversations, it’s a good time to wrap up dessert and start making frantic hand signals to your waiter to bring the check. In the insanely popular card party game Cards…
Golf is an infuriating sport. Prostate exams and unexpected pregnancies are the only two things on this Earth that can draw more curse words from a man’s vocabulary. Soccer looks like it might be exhilarating to play if you can run 10 miles in two hours without wondering if you…
A Saturday Night Live cast member who Rolling Stone called the show’s “secret weapon” is on the docket to do a one-night only show at the Addison Improv…
Face it. The grind of a 9-to-5 job and the stress of getting there without popping every vein in your forehead is taking a huge toll on your health. Sometimes the only escape available is a quick, cheap trip to the greasy fast food drive-thru that may allow you to…
Every city is chock-full of artists who have a vision for artistry and arty things and just can’t wait to share their artitude with anyone within sight line. Fort Worth and the surrounding townships are no exception. That’s why Fort Worth has one of the largest art showcases in the…
There’s been a lot of speculation and serious concern about the direction of the next movie in the Star Wars saga and rightfully so. Remember all the giddy anticipation that bubbled out of our collective consciousness in the days leading up to the release of the first Star Wars prequel…
Even if you’re not a regular listener of classical symphony music, chances are you’ve heard the name Yo-Yo Ma whether it’s because he’s a world class cellist with a renowned talent or it’s the name that Kramer randomly shouts after he gets kicked in the head on that episode of…
It was just before the start of the Texas Pinball Festival, the annual gathering of pinball enthusiasts and collectors who brought their prized machines to Dallas/Fort Worth over the weekend for three days of quarter-less play, and an odd quiet filled the 30,000-square-foot play area. Machines from pinball’s heyday filled…
The inspiration for Mark Goshorn Jones’ quirky comedy Tennessee Queer was anything but funny. The Shelby County Commission in Memphis wanted to pass an equal rights law in 2009 that protected LGBT city workers from job discrimination. They eventually did, but they were met with harsh and heated opposition for…
Chances are if you haven’t heard back from Conan O’Brien’s people about tickets to one of his live tapings at The Majestic Theater next week, then you aren’t getting one. So stop crying and using an eyedropper full of food coloring to make sure you cry orange tears to fully…
New York and Los Angeles are homes to the some of the biggest and most famous late-night TV franchises in the world. They take them for granted and, to be fair, you would too if you lived next door to the Ed Sullivan Theater. You might even find yourself complaining…
Chelsea Handler is a unique commodity in the annals of late night. For starters, she’s a woman. As the host of E!’s groundbreaking talk show Chelsea Lately and the author of several New York Times best-selling comedy novels, she’s also pretty damn funny and fearless with the subjects she tackles, whether it’s about the biggest…
