Photo: Anya Garrett The comic and Grace and Frankie co-star returns to his theater roots while confounding assumptions of race and stand-up comedy. He does two performances at Amphibian Stage Productions this weekend. With ticket […]
Jad Abumrad, Zoe Keating & Gut Churn: Cherish Your Doubts

The AT&T Performing Arts Center’s #thinkspeak series kicks off with Jad Abumrad of NPR’s Radiolab, featuring cellist Zoe Keating. by Amy Martin, published Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Dallas — There is a gap, between […]
Jeanne Robertson: Over 70, all clean, still funny — even in a rocking chair

Southern Charm Humorist Jeanne Robertson, known from SiriusXM’s Blue Collar Comedy Channel, slays the audience at AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Winspear Opera House by Amy Martin published Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Dallas — Jeanne […]
The madness of Miniature Curiosa — Out of the Loop Fringe Festival

The aptly named Miniature Curiosa reveals a method in the madness with An Excrutiatingly Ordinary Toy Theater Show at Out of the Loop. by Amy Martin published Sunday, March 8, 2015 Photos: Miniature Curiosa Addison […]
Alternative Comedy Theate: The Victims — Out of the Loop Fringe Festival

The Victims and friends show how improv comedy is done at Out of the Loop. by Amy Martin published Sunday, March 8, 2015 Addison — The lovely folks at the Out of the Loop Fringe […]
Jenn Dodd in Melanchomedy: Funny Scenes About Sad Folks — Out of the Loop Fringe Festival

by Amy Martin published Sunday, March 8, 2015 Addison — Universally hated Time Warner Cable is always good for a joke. Jenn Dodd uses it to great affect in Melanchomedy: Funny Scenes About Sad […]
Comedy A Go Go : Hometown talent breaking big, Dallas Comedy Festival 2015 doubles the fun

Jamie Lee of Girl Code returns home to headline Some comics hailing from North Texas who make it big lingered here a while and bonded with the comedy community. Cristela Alonzo, for instance. Others, […]
Wayne Brady: right comic, wrong room

Mix Master The super talented and always funny Wayne Brady is the right comic for the wrong room at Verizon Theatre. by Amy Martin published Monday, February 16, 2015 Grand Prairie — “How can you […]
Almost 5: An Office Life (Circus) Story

It’s 5 O’Clock Everywhere Circus Freaks offers a wordless piece of circus arts and music, Almost 5: An Office Life (Circus) Story, at the Bath House Cultural Center. Dallas — Office workers deepen their […]
Nicole Stewart Schlesinger: Oral Fixation

Nicole Stewart Schlesinger: Story Fancier How the lover of personal stories created one of the fasting growing performance events in Dallas, Oral Fixation: An Obsession with True Life Tales. by Amy Martin published Sunday, January […]
The Year in Comedy

From big stand-up names to local favorites, the local comedy scene expanded in 2014; but we want more. by Amy Martin published Tuesday, December 30, 2014 Each year, more comedy shows and events enliven […]