Articles by James Ostime

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  John Caparulo

  Come Inside Me

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2017

  John Caparulo knows his audience. A Southern good ole boy, he punctuates his drawling bits with foul-mouthed rejoinders that give him laugh...

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  Kathleen Madigan

  Bothering Jesus

  PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2017

  Preceding Kathleen Madigan's arrival on the stage at the beginning of her special Bothering Jesus, audience members and viewers at home rea...

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  Dana Carvey

  Straight White Male, 60

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2017

  For many comedians, Saturday Night Live must represent the brass ring. Yet for those who have passed through the venerable institution, per...

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  Iliza Shlesinger

  Confirmed Kills

  PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2016

  Iliza Shlesinger begins Confirmed Kills by taking to the stage like a prize fighter. Her name glitters ten feet high as music blares and st...

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  Rodney Carrington

  Laughter's Good

  PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2016

  Rodney Carrington positions himself as a good ole boy, a regular Joe, the type who "tells it like it is." Maybe it's the current political...

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  Jim Gaffigan

  King Baby

  PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2016

  Jim Gaffigan is so adept at his craft, he can even predict how you're reacting to it. At least that's the premise of his recurring "Audienc...

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  Sebastian Maniscalco

  Aren't You Embarrassed?

  PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2016

  Sebastian Maniscalco thinks there are several people that ought to be ashamed of themselves: overly permissive parents, reviewers on Yelp,...

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  Melanie Comarcho

  Hello!

  PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2016

  Melanie Comarcho isn't here for everybody. She has no truck for small men, for instance. When a short guy asks her, "What can a big man do...