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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]