Tag: Comedy

 Support a Good Cause and Enjoy a Night of Laughter at Secret Society Comedy’s Event Benefitting Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio Local pop-up comedy club Secret Society Comedy is thrilled to announce its collaboration with The Bridge Board of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio for a night of laughs featuring headliner Jourdain Fisher on May 4, 2024. This inaugural event promises an evening filled with laughter, good food, and a chance to support a worthy cause. Taking place at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association in downtown Cleveland, Secret Society Comedy has offered over 300 one-of-a-kind comedy ... Read more

BERLIN – March 13, 2023 – PRLog — We’ve all heard the saying, “comedy never travels”. If that’s true, we can only imagine what’s said about German comedy. Faraway, however, appears to be the exception – with the language of love and travel that seems to have breached all others. Under Vanessa Jopp’s direction, Faraway – a Netflix Original multilingual Rom-Com – is Netflix’s #2 film worldwide: A remarkable feat for a German-rooted comedy that shouldn’t really “travel”. That said, there is a vibrant and unique comedic landscape in Germany which deserves to be celebrated. No joke. Last year saw ... Read more

WEBWIRE – Wednesday, January 18, 2023 The eight-episode HBO original comedy series RAIN DOGS, from BBC One and Sid Gentle Films Ltd, debuts MONDAY, MARCH 6 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Logline: From the brilliant new voice of Cash Carraway, RAIN DOGS is an unconventional love story between a working class single mum, her 10-year-old daughter, and a privileged gay man. The dark comedy stars Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronke Adekoluejo, Adrian Edmondson and Fleur Tashjian in her debut role, as a dysfunctional family on the fringes of society attempting ... Read more

WEBWIRE – Friday, September 9, 2022 The HBO Original stand-up special YVONNE ORJI: A WHOLE ME., written and performed by Emmy® nominee Yvonne Orji, debuts SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. In her second HBO stand-up special, Orji uses therapy as a thruline to discuss her evolving thoughts on friendship, dating, adulting, and why guys need better friends. Bringing her signature style to Downtown Los Angeles, Emmy®-nominated actor Yvonne Orji (HBO’s “Insecure”) returns to HBO picking up where her first special, 2020’s “Momma, I Made ... Read more

Aware Meditation Inc. will bring its inaugural Mental Health Awareness Event in collaboration with Rise Up Comedy, Hot Medusa Comedy at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles on August 27th, 2022. Mental Health Awareness Wellness is the foundation of the event. The fundraiser hosts mental health education, information about non medication proven stress reduction techniques & laughter via live comedy. Laughter has scientifically proven to swap cortisol in the bloodstream with, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphins naturally. These reduce anxiety, feelings of dread and depression, decrease blood pressure, muscle tension and improve cardiovascular health, mood, cognitive function to name a few. ... Read more