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...committed to their respective congregations as a priest and a rabbi. Thinking of themselves as a modern "God Squad, like the new cops who want to shake up the precinct," each tries to enliven their services when the energy level begins to ebb by spicing up their sermons with stand-up comedy. At one point, Jake actually says, "But seriously, folks," to his congregation as he brings in a gospel choir to serenade his temple. But when their old childhood friend Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman) comes back into their lives, a complicated love triangle develops as both holy men tempt...
...world's most important and best-attended comedy event. At the 1999 festival, 874 performers from 27 countries amused (or tried to) 1.2 million people at more than 2,000 shows that included numerous galas with such stars as Kelsey Grammer, Lily Tomlin and Denis Leary as hosts; stand-up in clubs all over the city; theatrical presentations; theme shows (relationships, X-rated, urban, gay, women only); and an improvisational tournament in English and French...
...years, we have seen the pace of almost every aspect of life speed to dizzying proportions, and in the future attention spans will get shorter than we can imagine. The time it takes to make us laugh will thus be the true test of the most successful entertainer. Stand-up comedy, nearly extinct in the '90s, will have trouble surviving at all. The reason? No time to go to a club to hear a live human being tell jokes, or wait through 45 minutes of Late Night with Conan O'Brien before the stand-up appears. People looking...
...evening was not without its humor. Stand-up comedian Paul F. Tomkins participated in what Mann called "acoustic vaudeville." In between songs, Tomkins improvised the artsists' innermost feelings, from an extended meditation on Penn's obsession with the word "popsicle," to Mann's dependence on the Internet for song ideas. Although Tomkins joked about Penn's second thoughts about the tour ("she said it would be just like a honeymoon--New England in the dead of winter!"), the audience could see just how untrue this was. The wamth between the two on stage was genuine, and no amount of winter...
...Gates), I'm beginning to see the allure of creating your own web business. Having emerged from the slime and filth of their college dorms to go from rags to riches, the computer entrepreneurs of today radiate the kind of laid-back glamour that clings to jazz musicians and stand-up comedians. In addition, they give their grandparents the bragging rights that used to be reserved for doctors and lawyers. All you need to enter this alternate dimension where the computer chips are lined with gold is a web address, some spare time and a dream...