The last time Vanilla Ice played a show in DFW at Grover’s Bar and Grill in Frisco, an interesting, pop culture conversation popped up among my fellow concertgoers in the men’s room. We tried to recall one of the songs in Ice’s repertoire that wasn’t “Ice, Ice Baby.” The pause…
Washington’s and Colorado’s decisions to legalize recreational marijuana use have created a new, booming tourist industry for businesses and tax collections. Smokers who can’t spark up in their home state without risking incarceration and a permanent black mark on their criminal record are flocking to the states where dispensaries are…
More than a week after announcing that Rory Scovel would headline their annual Dallas Comedy Festival, the Dallas Comedy House announced that another big name in standup will take to their black painted stage. The Deep Ellum comedy club confirmed that Chelsea Peretti will perform two shows on their stage…
All great literary and theatrical figures seem to be getting their own origin stories these days, whether it’s the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz in the musical Wicked or Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s origin stories for Peter Pan with Peter and the Starcatchers. Now,…
Think you have what it takes to rip up a model runway or the camera using nothing but your raw talent? Here’s your chance to prove it. Rich Dollaz of VH1’s Love & Hip Hop will host a two-day talent and model search to find the next big model and…
Having a crummy childhood is a perfect training ground for comedy. Few things can suck the innocence out of a kid faster than being the only person sitting at a table covered in colorful Visqueen, helium filled balloons and a beautiful birthday cake that were all bought just for them…
The man who gifted the world with splatter-soaked classics like Surf Nazis Must Die, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead and The Toxic Avenger isn’t just bringing back one of his most classic franchises. He’s also bringing it to the Texas Theatre. The Oak Cliff movie house announced that Troma…
The Dallas Comic Convention will be under new ownership and a new roof when it opens its doors to the costumed masses this May. The convention group announced on its website that Fan Expo HQ, a division of the Swiss/British company Informa, now owns the Dallas Comic Con. For the…
A lot of people are going to be in town between March and April thanks to the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Final Four Championship at Cowboys Stadium. One of those people will be Conan O’Brien. The late night host of TBS’ Conan and his sidekick Andy Richter will tape a…
Actor, writer and director Crispin Glover owns an interesting piece of real estate in between the realms of independent cinema and pop culture. The lanky legend has pulled off brilliant performances in memorable, mainstream movies such as the one-armed bellhop in Hot Tub Time Machine, the conniving “Thin Man” in…
The Dallas Comedy House has a fairly tall bar to jump over after past years’ comedy festivals, but it’s off to a good start with its main stand-up show. The club confirmed that national headliner and star of TBS’ Ground Floor Rory Scovel will headline the stand-up portion of the…
Family almost always makes the best subject for ensemble comedies because it’s easy for anyone to relate to and it’s cathartic to laugh at the aggravating, frustrating exploits of a group of people who aren’t related to you. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the Tony Award-winning play being…
Just in time to get a little present for the herpetologist in your life, the North American Reptile Breeders Conference takes place this Valentine’s Day weekend at the Arlington Convention Center. The conference will feature talks from animal experts on various species such as the “Aboreal Alligator Alizards of the…
You don’t see many collections of extremely personal essays turned into raucous, uplifting stage musicals. It’s just hard to picture the silly but somber musings of David Sedaris or the hazy, drunken memories of Chelsea Handler getting a soundtrack that would incorporate Chorus Line-esque choreography, although Lord knows someone in…
The lowly writer always seems to be on the bottom rung of the Hollywood food chain. They craft worlds and characters using nothing but their minds, a bottomless pot of extremely strong coffee and a social phobia that makes them hyper-vigilant of human behaviors and emotions. Then it slowly gets…
Shows like This American Life pride themselves on telling true, honest-to-God stories about the average American that hold nothing back. However, even their subjects must keep some details and plot points in the furthest quadrants of their minds, so it doesn’t come close to flying out of their mouth. Kevin…
Talking in a movie theater should be a capital crime. We’re so sick of the practice that we still say this knowing full well that we live in a state that uses the death penalty as if we all get a free set of steak knives when we hit the…
We all have stories about ourselves that we don’t want anyone else to know, for fear of dying of embarrassment. Those are exactly the kind of stories Kevin Allison and company like to tell on the Maximum Fun podcast RISK!: True Tales, Boldly Told. The founding member of the sketch…
The creepy town where dogs and people aren’t allowed in the dog park because of mysterious hooded figures and the sun seems to have trouble setting on time is coming to our neck of the woods. Commonplace Books is doing a live recording tour of their popular radio-style podcast Welcome…
The world hasn’t been the same since the video game arcade started to die a slow death. The rise and power of the home console almost made coin-ops obsolete. Now, you can play whatever game you want without having to wait for some joystick jockey to get off the damn…
Comedy Central’s newest sitcom Broad City is only two episodes into the current season, but it has already gained an impressive audience, heaps of critical praise and some wel-deserved buzz. The network is so impressed with the show’s opening that its stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are getting their…
Riding a luge or a bobsled must be exhilarating if you could somehow control your natural reaction to scream and lose control of your basic bodily functions. A new Winter Olympic experience tour will let you do just that, and you won’t need to pack an extra pair of underpants…
