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Amy Schumer talks about her journey from Towson to TV and concert stardom
The Baltimore SunAmy Schumer can tell a story. Knowing how to craft a short narrative and make it pay off with a laugh has, after all, helped make her one of the hottest comedians on TV and the concert circuit these days. So, let the star of Comedy Central’s...Tags: Federal Hill, Comedy Central (tv network), 30 Rock (tv program), Arts and Culture, Lyric Opera of Baltimore
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Internal Medicine, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Medical Professionals, Entertainment Events
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But then a funny thing happened
I was on my way to a stand-up comedy gig in some Godforsaken place about three hours out of Los Angeles, and I asked the headliner, who was driving and rolling a joint simultaneously, if he knew anybody who might be able to tolerate me. He'd been...Tags: Entertainment Events, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Entertainment, Alzheimer's Disease
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Performing arts
This list is not all-inclusive Acting troupes/ensembles Albright Theatre Company 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia 630-406-8838; albrighttheatre.com Albright began with five dedicated members in 1974 and grew to 80, serving an audience of loyal...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Colleges and Universities, Arts, Human Interest, Fine Artists
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Review: 'Sightseers' is bloody good fun
Murder is a funny thing that happens in Ben Wheatley movies, though it's never been droller, drier or deadlier than in "Sightseers," the British filmmaker's latest comic assault. He had help. Outré improv team Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, who star in...Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Kill List (movie), Sightseers (movie), Tour Operations Industry
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Commencement speakers, events at local colleges
A Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, a man of science with his own television show, a former high-ranking government official-turned-college professor and the president of a college in Ireland will be among the commencement speakers this month as members of...Tags: Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes, The New York Times, Science Channel (tv network), Colleges and Universities
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Comedian David Steinberg performs one-man show at Bucks Playhouse
As a young man, David Steinberg moved to Chicago from his native Winnipeg to study at the Yeshiva, a Jewish rabbinical school. But on the way he went to see Chicago's Second City comedy troupe and became so enamored with its style of stand-up, he...Tags: Entertainment Events, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Tony Awards, The New York Times, Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program)
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Summer Movie Sneaks complete list
The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...Tags: Chris Evans, Niels Arestrup, Celebrities, Charlie Day, Rooney Mara
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One night with comedian Marc Maron ...
Comedian Marc Maron is busier than ever. In addition to approaching nearly 400 episodes of his popular podcast, “WTF With Marc Maron,” his memoir, “Attempting Normal,” comes out from Spiegel & Grau April 30. And “Maron,&...
Tags: Comedy Central (tv network), Jonathan Winters, Entertainment Events, IFC (tv network), Netflix Inc.
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TV This Week: April 28 - May 4: 'Savages' on Cinemax
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SUNDAY Have scarf, will time-travel:...
Tags: Chris Noth, John Travolta, Entertainment Events, Matthew Rhys, Piper Perabo
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Steve Harvey hits on winning daytime formula
"Steve Harvey" is not everyone's cup of afternoon tea. Devotees of, say, "The Colbert Report" will find "Harvey's" right-down-the-middle humor uninspiring. Funny newspaper headlines and jokes about how men behave versus how women behave — where...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Health and Medical Professionals, Entertainment Events, Katie Couric, Chicago Tribune
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Irate Italian president to begin talks on new coalition
Reuters* Prime minister-designate expected within days * Napolitano warns parties to stop bickering and cooperate * Former premier Giuliano Amato seen in pole position By Philip Pullella ROME, April 23 (Reuters) - Italy's president launches urgent talks on...Tags: Rome (Italy), Politics, Parliament, Entertainment Events, National Government
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