Tagged comedy
May 13 2026
Theater Mu and Urban Growler Brewing Present a Night of Asian American Storytelling
On Thursday, May 14, Theater Mu and Urban Growler Brewing Company are teaming up to provide a one-night-only “unhinged and unfiltered” megaphone for the Asian American community during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month. Oops, We Have Opinions!…
Aug 16 2022
Seki-kun, Master of Killing Time Is the Classmate We All Wish We Had
For most youngsters, school is the last thing they want to think about in the middle of summer vacation. After all, summer is the one season of the year where kids can goof off to their hearts’ content, hang out with their friends, and even (if they’re lucky) travel to other parts of the world!…
Jan 26 2021
Game Night with a Ranger Brings Nature to Zoom
Ask any child of the 21st century: a bitter rivalry exists between going outdoors and playing games on your phone. But the last year has forced us all to re-examine many relationships, whether that’s the relationship between sweat pants and work meetings; between ice cream, buffalo wings, and…
Nov 30 2020
Azumanga Daioh Is a Cutesy, Calming, Cozy Classic
Regardless of who you are, where you live, or what you believe, we can all agree that 2020 has been a train wreck of a year. The global outbreak of COVID-19, the Australian bush fires, and the widespread civil unrest are just a few examples of the difficulties we’ve experienced this year. In times…
Nov 10 2020
You and a Friend Could See Freaky for Free!
What would happen if the would-be victim of a serial killer magically switched bodies with the murderer at just the right moment? That’s the premise behind Freaky, in which high school senior Millie (Kathryn Newton) has to get her body back from the infamous Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn)…
Oct 09 2020
The War with Grandpa Shoots Slapstick Blanks
Contrary to what the title might suggest, The War with Grandpa is not the continuation of Robert De Niro’s character from the 2016 comedy Dirty Grandpa. Though this seems most apparent in the fact that nobody remembers Dirty Grandpa (or wants to, really), it’s most apparent in that De Niro no longer plays…
Sep 28 2020
Unpregnant Is a Heartwarming Teen Buddy Comedy with a Serious Core
“Lighthearted teen abortion comedy” is a phrase that on the surface sounds like either oxymoron or farce. This is not to say that abortion is new to comedy; Unpregnant joins heartfelt dramedies like Obvious Child (2014), Grandma (2015), and Saint Frances (2020) and has been addressed on comedic television…
Aug 18 2020
Kind of a Big Deal Is Kind of Amazing and Hilarious
“I’m kind of a big deal” is a phrase that is commonly used as an exaggeration; the first entry on Urban Dictionary describes it as “A term for a person who is facetiously joking about how important/cool/awesome they are.” I personally had never heard it used in a serious…
Jul 14 2020
Convenience Store Boy Friends Is Charming but Confusing
One learns to appreciate the simpler, smaller things that can be found in a world where things are overly convoluted and overstimulating. Not every anime is as over-the-top as Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Mr. Osomatsu, or Pop Team Epic, which may be the reason why many of us still watch anime at all.…
Dec 13 2019
Sketch the Halls with Classic Alley’s Holiday Show
It’s been said that laughter is the best medicine. And if you’re like me, you’re sick of, well, just being an adult in 2019.
Which is why we turn to comedy as a little relief, quite often in the form of sketch—you know, those vignettes of humor from the vaudeville era? If I’ve lost…