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Mitzi Shore's Comedy Store legacy was inked long ago, as told to The Times
Los Angeles Times "When she first met me — I'm not tooting my own horn — I was 21 years old and she said, 'There's never been a comic other than Lenny Bruce who's a very handsome comic and you have that whole Travolta-Stallone look, and you're going to be a huge movie … Comedy Store owner Mitzi Shore dies at 87 Pauly Shore on Twitter: "Mom/Mitzi passed Early in the morning at 4.42 am she was 87 years old my heart lays heavy" Comedy Store Owner Mitzi Shore Dead at 87 |
A comedy pioneer: Meet the man who made the Middle East laugh … – WRAL.com
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A comedy pioneer: Meet the man who made the Middle East laugh …
WRAL.com Nemr, a native of Lebanon who grew up in San Diego before moving back to the Middle East with his family, described a story in which he's clearly the hero without sounding braggadocious. |
Comedian or pioneer? Meet the man who made the Middle East … – WRAL.com
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Comedian or pioneer? Meet the man who made the Middle East …
WRAL.com Nemr, a native of Lebanon who grew up in San Diego before moving back to the Middle East with his family, described a story in which he's clearly the hero without sounding braggadocious. |
The Best Year in Movies Was 1974 – Film School Rejects
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The Best Year in Movies Was 1974
Film School Rejects In Lenny, Dustin Hoffman inhabits the powerful and tragic role of Lenny Bruce and gives a fantastic performance of performance, the sort of thing we got best from director Bob Fosse. Lenny depicts a story that ended almost a decade before, but its … |
Wissot: A lucky catch of Ken Griffey Jr.’s 400th home run led to 15 … – Vail Daily News
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Wissot: A lucky catch of Ken Griffey Jr.'s 400th home run led to 15 …
Vail Daily News I've always wanted to be famous. Not movie star famous. Not big-name athlete famous. Not celebrity apprentice famous — just famous enough for strangers to recognize me on sight. It's the kind of fame you have when the strangers who see you remember … |
National Comedy Center Opens – In The News – Fine Books Magazine – Fine Books & Collections Magazine
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National Comedy Center Opens – In The News – Fine Books Magazine
Fine Books & Collections Magazine Jamestown, NY — The National Comedy Center, the first non-profit cultural institution and national-scale visitor experience dedicated to the art of comedy, announces its opening August 1-5, 2018, coinciding with the organization's annual Lucille Ball … National Comedy Center announces grand opening |
Comedy Center Plans Aug. 1 Grand Opening | News, Sports, Jobs … – Jamestown Post Journal
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Comedy Center Plans Aug. 1 Grand Opening | News, Sports, Jobs …
Jamestown Post Journal The National Comedy Center will hold its grand opening from Aug. 1-5, coinciding with the organization's annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. The 37,000 square foot, $50 million facility tells the story of comedy from its origins through the present … |
Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen surprised to be offered role of legendary comedian Dave Allen – Irish Mirror
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Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen surprised to be offered role of legendary comedian Dave Allen
Irish Mirror “Buster Keaton, Lenny Bruce, Samuel Beckett all come to mind looking through just one of his Saturday night specials. That's pretty good.” The Wire actor Gillen watched hours of Dave Allen shows online for research and said while he admired comedians … |
Howard Sherman: Buyer Beware controversy does Lenny Bruce and playwright Michael Weller a disservice – The Stage
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Howard Sherman: Buyer Beware controversy does Lenny Bruce and playwright Michael Weller a disservice
The Stage Weller's play intentionally drew on the university's recent receipt of the archives of the groundbreaking comedian Lenny Bruce, whose incendiary humour and vivid language led to arrests for obscenity and court challenges to those charges in the 1950s … |
Jeremy Piven has played an agent, wing-man, now trying standup – Naples Daily News
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Jeremy Piven has played an agent, wing-man, now trying standup
Naples Daily News Piven said he's long admired stand-up legends George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce and especially current headliner Dave Chappelle — all comics who have spoken "their minds in a very truthful, open and insightful and were edgy in some way." "The … |