My daughter Katherine almost missed her first Hanukkah dinner many years ago. She called me from a train following a typically overbooked day. "Mom, I think I took the wrong train!" "Why do you think you're on the wrong train?" "I don't know. I just have a bad feeling and I can't tell if we're [...]
It seems to me that most comics either develop their brand based on acerbic observations made of strangers in passing, or build a community and feed off the energy of their crew. For certain, Pure & Weary, a comedy duo featuring my daughter Katherine and her comedy partner, my like-my-daughter Leah, are the second kind. [...]
The Elf and I arrived at the Comedy Central Stage at 2:30 on the day of her big show. The Mensch rolled up soon after. This only surprised me a little. They are two of the promptest people I know. Still, I did wonder how we (Pure & Weary and I) would be filling the [...]
Ahead of today's swearing in of our 45th president, our favorite comedy duo re-introduced us to our 29th in a fun, layered, really smart show they called "Roaring in Our Twenties". The hapless Warren G. Harding, often ranked as one of America's worst presidents, ran for office under the slogan,"Return to Normalcy" and served from [...]
It's hard to say who enjoyed the opening night of Liquid Courage last Friday more -- the raucous bachelorette party who took up the entire first row, or me. Thanks to my trusty camera and a far lower consumption rate than the aforementioned, I can say for sure that I will have a much easier [...]