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16 comedy events to heckle this fall

From Andrew Dice Clay to Kids in the Hall, Fall heaves a bucket of yuks at Boston
What are you laughing at?
By ALEXANDRA CAVALLO | September 14, 2011

Interview: Bob Saget

Balls-deep introspection
For those who know Bob Saget, the only thing funnier than the surprise that the star of Full House is a relentlessly filthy stand-up comedian is the perception that he was anything like his squeaky-clean sit-com persona in the first place.
By ROB TURBOVSKY | January 12, 2011

The weird get weirder; all about rubbers; farewell to Mr. Burke

Republican theocrats
When you consider the Democrats' disunity, ineptitude, and near-complete inability to present voters with a coherent program, it would seem that the pundits who have been predicting a Republican tsunami have a strong argument. But wait! Just in time, the GOP comes to the rescue by putting up a whole slew of Christian fundamentalist candidates.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | October 13, 2010

Good weed

Letters to the Boston editor, December 25, 2009
Thank you for the article “A Weed Grows in Boston.”
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | December 23, 2009

Greg Epstein, Atheist Superstar

Can Harvard's humanist chaplain save nonbelief from itself?
Once an intellectual taboo, atheism has become one of the great growth industries of the third millennium.
By ADAM REILLY | November 24, 2009

Interview: Bill Maher

Bill Maher's new rules to live by
"If liberals act like pussies, then they are pussies."
By CHRIS FARAONE | October 15, 2009

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Interview: Judd Apatow

On the making of his Citizen Kane
Behind every successful comedian, there's . . . a personal assistant. Who, given how egomaniacal and utterly misanthropic the funnyman in question is, is probably his best friend, too.
By LANCE GOULD | July 29, 2009

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Gay deceivers

Outrage isn't outrageous enough
The California State Supreme Court just upheld Proposition 8, denying gay people the right to marriage. This should disabuse the complacent of the illusion that the religious right has relinquished its death grip on America. So, too, should Kirby Dick's documentary about the homophobic power of closeted right-wing politicians in America.
By PETER KEOUGH | June 04, 2009

Play by Play: March 27, 2009

Plays A to Z
A compilation of theater productions in and around Boston
By CAROLYN CLAY | March 24, 2009

Dance, monkey!: Bobby Collins

Bobby Collins on crazy-eyed Limbaugh
Every week we put a comic in the hot seat. This week's victim is....
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | March 12, 2009

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Letters to the Portland Editor, October 24, 2008

Losing a reader
I was greatly disappointed to read your recent issue of the Portland Phoenix on the subject of abortion. Please allow me to provide a response.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | October 22, 2008

Religulous

Unabashedly agnostic and skeptical
He’s as cocky and smarmy as Michael Moore, but somehow Bill Maher is also more endearing and credible, as he prances about the globe making jest of sanctimonious true believers.
By GERALD PEARY | October 02, 2008

Bringing up Baby

The most famous three-legged, barkless dog in the world
Few things in life are certain, but this is: a gentle, white miniature poodle named Baby is the most famous three-legged, barkless dog in the world.
By JIM SULLIVAN | October 01, 2008

Making us stronger

Boston’s What Doesn’t Kill You scores at Toronto
I’m back from the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival, where the unexpected hit among discerning critics was a Boston-made crime melodrama.
By GERALD PEARY | September 17, 2008

Autumn peeves

Films with a full agenda
With pundits already reading political significance into summer blockbusters like The Dark Knight (“Is Batman a stand-in for George Bush? Discuss.”), the meatier movies of fall arrive not a moment too soon.
By PETER KEOUGH | September 11, 2008

Blood sucks

HBO does the ‘Southern Vampire’
With regard to this whole nouveau vampire thing, this revitalized appreciation for the undead, I should declare myself at the outset a more or less complete philistine.
By JAMES PARKER | September 02, 2008

Evil urges

Politics and other mistakes.
Let’s talk about extremists.
By AL DIAMON | June 18, 2008

The 100 unsexiest men in the world

Who would Scarlett least like to be with?
Welcome to the first installment of ThePhoenix.com's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World.
By BILL JENSEN & RYAN STEWART | March 27, 2008

Sleepwalking

Dutifully soporific
Charlize Theron likes to ugly herself up for roles, hiding her beauty behind dishwater hair and puffy eyes.
By BROOKE HOLGERSON | March 19, 2008

Fake-news vacuum

Why the Writers Guild strike could affect the presidential race
It’s easy to be flip about the deep implications of the Writers Guild of America strike, which is now stretching into its fourth week.
By ADAM REILLY | November 28, 2007

Going on sale: May 11, 2007

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
White Stripes, Kelly Clarkson, Lightning Bolt, and more.
By GOING ON SALE | May 08, 2007

Fresh meat

Letters to the Boston editor
Thanks for the interesting article, but I disagree with your stance on the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) contest.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | May 02, 2007

Real-world follies

A year in television
For hard rock, heated debate, child-care tips, and latex puppetry, 2006 was a banner year in television. Who says the culture’s going to the dogs?
By JAMES PARKER | December 18, 2006

Not that there’s anything wrong with that

Big media’s big gay baggage
Want to make the mainstream press squirm? Suggest that a major public figure is gay.
By ADAM REILLY | November 21, 2006

Man of the Year

Not the movie of the year
“The free world will be led by a comedian,” intones pundit Chris Matthews in Barry ( Wag the Dog ) Levinson’s latest fusion of humor and politics. Watch the trailer for Man of the Year (QuickTime)
By BRETT MICHEL | October 11, 2006

A/K/A Tommy Chong

New doc chronicles stoner comedian's jail term
“I’m a doper comedian and I’m here because I made a stupid joke about a bong being the only Weapon of Mass Destruction the Bush administration found,” says Tommy Chong at the start of his nine-month sentence in a federal pen.
By PETER KEOUGH | June 21, 2006