You’ve probably heard of Peng Dang, the Chinese comic based in Dallas. You may think you know the reason I’m going to give, but we’ll leave a certain incident languishing away on the internet where Dang prefers it. What Dang has really excelled at of late is working racism and personal perspective into his sets – the Atlanta shooting, for one topic.
Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show and HBO’s The Wire are two shows that often get mentioned in lists and analyses about programs that changed the course of television. Comedian Donnell Rawlings is an important part of both of them.
You know you love it. Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz trade homes to get away from life for a spell and find adventure and love in Los Angeles and Surrey, respectively. Jack Black and Jude Law provide capable love interests while a few subplots make The Holiday a perfectly enjoyable, highly rewatchable movie.
After a single season on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, comedian Jon Rudnitsky made an impression on viewers by impersonating CNN’s Anderson Cooper and with sketches like the viral dramatic parody Farewell, Mr. Bunting.
After 41 years as an East Dallas staple, the Pocket Sandwich Theatre will be packing up for the third time, this time saying goodbye to Dallas.
Growing up as a theater kid in Lewisville, Stephanie Umoh had always dreamed of performing at Fair Park.
It took Dallas composer Holly Doubet two weeks to get out of bed after returning from her vacation in Hawaii in January of 2018.
Let’s say the family arrived in town last night and you already need some retail therapy. Just task them with setting the table (sure to inspire incredibly random arguments) and head out to the Texas Christkindl Market at Choctaw Stadium (1000 Ballpark Way, Arlington) between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Wednesday for some German Christmas market-ing.
The comedy migration from California to Austin is starting to make its way up to Dallas and The Plano House of Comedy may be the first step.
Like most comedians during the pandemic, Daniel Sloss says he lost his “fucking mind a bit.” Like most good comedians who can see an opportunity even in a harrowing situation such as in global lockdowns, he says he spent his pandemic time by finishing his book [Everyone You Hate is Going to Die], “put on a bunch of weight and smoked a bunch of weed.”
Jo Koy’s name has been a staple in the entertainment world – particularly on stand-up stages – for ages, but this year the laugh man has gotten some different sorts of attention thanks to his heartfelt hosting gig on Metal Shop Masters and his coupling with fellow comic and long-time friend Chelsea Handler.
So many of the news stories surrounding comedy these days seem to involve a portion of a comic’s audience getting upset over their choice of material.
Dallas comedian Peng Dang recently found himself in the national spotlight, but not in a way he or any other comedian hopes to be.
Technically, the Dallas Art Fair is a Friday to Saturday thing, with scores of modern and contemporary art on display throughout the Fashion Industry Gallery (1807 Ross Ave.) and GA tickets from $20-$25 per day (or $50 for all three). And those who like a nosh and some bubbles with their preview, can get a champagned sneak peek from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, for $150.
Like a lot of professional comedians, Michael Kosta’s career didn’t start in a comedy club. It started on a tennis court.
Bianca Del Rio is coming to town. The RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6 winner will grace the stage at Majestic Theater with her irreverent presence on Monday, Nov. 1 as part of her Unsanitized Tour.
Dallas has often been at the forefront of art and culture in Texas and the Majestic Theater in downtown is one of the many landmarks that have given the city that distinction.
The past 18 months have presented a real journey for teachers. The challenges of virtual teaching, hybrid teaching, in-person teaching, mask mandates or non-mandates… all on top of the universal traumas of Covid-19.
Shayne Smith started doing comedy at the age of 28 after about four years of taking on crappy jobs during his time on probation. The decade before, however, was a wild ride of violence, robberies and face tattoos.
The Taming at WaterTower Theater This may not sound like a Halloween season show, but think about it. What’s scarier than politics these days?
There will always be teachers, kids and comedy, Joe Dombrowski says. The evergreen nature and reliability of those three things are how the elementary school teacher found a new life through stand-up comedy.
If you can stomach the traffic, the parking fees and being around hundreds of other people, the State Fair of Texas is a fun place to snap photos near Big Tex and eat your feelings in corn dogs and funnel cakes.
