Making fun of poetry feels like punching down; sincerity and contrived word choice are just such easy targets. And so a comedian who dares to marry his love of poetry and stand-up cuts a contradictory ...

Derrick Brown’s comedy & poetry album 'A Close Shave with Heaven' is out today via PGF Records. Hailed as an "exuberant debut" (Paste), the album was recorded live in Boston with intro by Eugene ...

From poetry, dance and comedy to Arenacross and nature talks, here’s what’s going on the first week of 2026 in the Loveland ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Alan Katz, who lives in Milford, Connecticut. Alan says, “I’ve been writing since Miss Gordon showed me the alphabet in kindergarten. But I’ve been a ...

“Life of Pi” — a theatrical adaptation of the popular novel about a boy who survives a shipwreck, befriending an untamed tiger along the way — took Broadway by storm a few years back, and the national ...

Terry Jones in a script conference for Monty Python’s Flying Circus in 1974. Photo: Radio Times/Radio Times via Getty Images Terry Jones in a script conference for Monty Python’s Flying Circus in 1974 ...

Poets from India enthralled the audience with laughter at the Hashya Kavi Sammelan, organized by the UP Association of Greater Chicago, on April 21, at Ashyana Banquets, in Downers Grove. The three ...

Pablo Medina's The Cuban Comedy walks a fine line between poetry and political satire. The story is deeply immersed in post-revolution Cuba, in the crumbling country and unmet needs of its people, but ...

The tone was set early. It was afternoon at the Poetry Project’s New Year’s Day Marathon, the 50th since the event’s debut in 1974. After an hour and a half or so of poems, the day’s topic had come ...

Valentine’s Day is just a day away, and if you’re looking to get out and enjoy the holiday, there’s something for just about everyone happening in and around Detroit this weekend. If you like ice ...

Family Friendly Improv Comedy — Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway. Taking suggestions from the audience, performers create games and scenes right off the top of their heads. Nonprofit 501c3, tax ...