AnotherSlice

Short stories and photos shared with humor and love

  • About
  • Uncategorized
  • Neighborhood
  • Holidays
  • Packers
  • Family Stories
  • Travel

Tag: sketch comedy

Katherine Biskupic, Uncategorized

A silver lining May booking

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020by Another Slice5 Comments on A silver lining May booking
A silver lining May booking

One silver lining to this challenging period of quarantine is the innovation it inspires and the global participation that allows. For instance, tonight we can all tune in to a comedy show hosted by my favorite comedy duo Pure & Weary. Joining them from various quarantined locations around the country will be musical comedian Katie [...]

Christmas, Holidays, Merry Christmas, Uncategorized

Merry memories and happy times

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019by Another Slice1 Comment on Merry memories and happy times
Merry memories and happy times

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 [...]

Manhattan, New York, Uncategorized

Purely fun with family and friends

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019by Another Slice4 Comments on Purely fun with family and friends
Purely fun with family and friends

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. [...]

Theater, Uncategorized

An Elf and a Mensch walk into a Comedy Club

December 10, 2018December 9, 2018by Another SliceLeave a Comment on An Elf and a Mensch walk into a Comedy Club
An Elf and a Mensch walk into a Comedy Club

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 [...]

Chicago Theatre, Katherine Biskupic, Leah Frires, Uncategorized

A full house and a heart flush

June 4, 2018June 3, 2018by Another Slice2 Comments on A full house and a heart flush
A full house and a heart flush

It's one thing to play to a full house, it's quite another to draw a heart flush. Pure & Weary scored both Saturday night during their sold out Monster Show at the Second City's Beat Lounge. Of course, plenty of family showed up to cheer on our favorite sketch comics. But, so did fellow comedians, [...]

Posts navigation

Older posts

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Subscribe

Get AnotherSlice sent straight to your inbox! Just enter your email address, click "Subscribe", and confirm your follow.

Join 1,100 other subscribers

Search

Recent

  • The priceless value of an old TV
  • The loveliest of all
  • The loveliest of all
  • Foster Dad Flipper
  • Saturday morning shenanigans

Archive

© 2017 AnotherSlice

 

Loading Comments...