Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
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 [...]
I watched with genuine pride, a little prejudice, honest laughter and maternal relief as my daughter Katherine and her talented friend Leah Frires triumphantly debuted their live sketch comedy show last Friday night at the Lincoln Loft. While we dearly love to laugh in our family, we also realize that comedy can be tricky, especially [...]