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Jackie Kashian's comedy is like listening to a really racy episode of All Things Considered.  Her album, I Am Not The Hero Of This Story, debuted at #1 on iTunes and Amazon, as well as #3 on Billboard. Jackie's hour stand-up special, This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux, is available on CD, DVD and digital download on Comedy Film Nerds.

On the heels of his award-winning Broadway show, The New One, comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia is coming to the Steppenwolf stage with a tale of life, death, and a highly chlorinated YMCA pool.

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance presents the premiere of Heidi Rodewald's A Lifesaving Manual on Saturday, May 7 at 6 p.m. PT. A Lifesaving Manual is a multimedia presentation that will be available for free on the CAP UCLA Online channel.

Good fences make good neighbors - or do they?

Ira Glass and Herbie Hancock will return to the Kennedy Center Sunday, June 5, 2022, and Friday, June 10, 2022, in the Concert Hall. 

Novak spins her material on the femininity of the penis and the stoicism of the vulva into an unexpectedly philosophical show that's part feminist outcry, part coming-of-age tale of triumph.

Jackie Kashian's comedy is like listening to a really racy episode of All Things Considered.  Her album, I Am Not The Hero Of This Story, debuted at #1 on iTunes and Amazon, as well as #3 on Billboard. Jackie's hour stand-up special,  This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux, is available on CD, DVD and digital download on Comedy Film Nerds.

On the heels of his award-winning Broadway show, The New One, comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia comes to the Steppenwolf stage with a tale of life, death, and a highly chlorinated YMCA pool. With his unique form of comedic storytelling, Birbiglia's The Old Man and the Pool chronicles a coming-of-middle-age story that asks the big questions: Why are we here? What's next? And what happens when the items at the doctor's office that you thought were decorative become quite useful?

With his unique form of comedic storytelling, Birbiglia’s The Old Man and the Pool chronicles a coming-of-middle-age story that asks the big questions: Why are we here? What’s next? And what happens when the items at the doctor’s office that you thought were decorative become quite useful?

Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced today that comedian Mike Birbiglia will kick off the New Year with his latest show Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and The Pool at the Theatre beginning January 4. Written and performed by Birbiglia with direction by Seth Barrish, this limited engagement show runs January 4-23, 2022 in the Roda Theatre. 

As live performances return to venues throughout Southern California, Irvine Barclay Theatre welcomes a new season featuring an array of renowned performers, from iconic dancers to Grammy-winning artists, the beloved holiday classic The Nutcracker, and Emmy nominee and social commentator Fran Lebowitz, among others.

What do you do with the pieces of yourself people don't like? In this new theatrical stand-up show, Neal Brennan: Unacceptable, the comedian meticulously examines his own defects, attempting to understand his baffling inability to fit into a group and the alienation that comes along with it.

As live performances return to venues throughout Southern California, Irvine Barclay Theatre has announced nearly 20 shows that it has added to its season, which kicks off on September 19 with the country chart-topping trio The Gatlin Brothers.

Irvine Barclay Theatre will kick off a new season on September 9 with an array of renowned artists including country chart-topping trio The Gatlin Brothers; multi-Grammy-winning jazz artist Pat Metheny; internationally-acclaimed song stylist Michael Feinstein; and author and social commentator Fran Lebowitz.

Comedy Works has announced that Jackie Kashian will perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark. 

The annual multidisciplinary Days and Nights Festival—which since 2011 has taken place in and around Big Sur, California and has brought together luminaries and pioneers in fields including music, dance, theater, literature, film and the sciences—launches today.

92 Y has announced their upcoming programming featuring Michael R. Jackson, Rachel Brosnahan, Alison Brie, Roseanne Cash and more!

ChaiFlicks, the new streaming service devoted to Jewish and Israeli themed entertainment and culture from around the world is pleased to announce its slate of films, TV series and theatre performances scheduled to play on the channel throughout October 2020.

Ruthie Fierberg has announced the debut of her new podcast Why We Theater. The premiere episode will be available July 15, with new episodes released every subsequent Thursday for a limited season, exclusively from the Broadway Podcast Network.

Inspired by listener requests in times of the coronavirus, coupled with the advent of Earth Day, THE LOH DOWN ON SCIENCE is launching a limited radio/podcast series called THE LOH DOWN ON SCIENCE: SPECIAL PANDEMIC EDITION (ldospandemicedition.org) on April 22 for eight weeks.