Chris Porter News

One of the keys to providing great entertainment is understanding your audience. For a theatre company that means knowing what your audience wants and then being able to provide it so they keep coming back for more. Independent Shakespeare Co. has done a brilliant job of both. Not only do they play to crowds that number in the thousands each night during their Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival, but they always find a way to connect with the audience and make them feel included. 

This summer, visit the idyllic Mediterranean countryside as INDEPENDENT SHAKESPEARE CO. brings you to the end of WWII as it presents its take one of Shakespeare's most loved comedies, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Jeffrey Wienckowski. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING began previews at THE GRIFFITH PARK FREE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL on Thursday, July 30 and will open tonight, August 8 at 7:00pm and perform through Sunday, August 30 at Old Zoo in Griffith Park.

Playwrights West, a professional theatre company composed of nine acclaimed local playwrights, in association with CoHo Productions, proudly presents the World Premiere of Claire Willett's Dear Galileo, directed by Stephanie Mulligan. In the words of the author, Dear Galileo is 'a play about science, religion, fathers and daughters, sex, creationism, and the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope.' Check out photos from the show below!

This summer, visit the idyllic Mediterranean countryside as INDEPENDENT SHAKESPEARE CO. brings you to the end of WWII as it presents its take one of Shakespeare's most loved comedies, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Jeffrey Wienckowski. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING will begin previews at THE GRIFFITH PARK FREE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL on Thursday, July 30 at 7pm and will open on Saturday, August 8 at 7:00pm and perform through Sunday, August 30 at Old Zoo in Griffith Park. All ISC Summer Shakespeare productions are FREE to the public! MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING will follow ROMEO & JULIET, currently playing through July 26. ISC is the 2015 recipient of the LA Drama Critics Circle's highest honor, the Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theater, and a 2015 recipient of a grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Each summer in Griffith Park, Independent Shakespeare Co. presents fully-produced large scale performances for hundreds of people on a nightly basis. Instead of the expensive dinner and a movie scenario, families flock to the park for a more neighborly picnic and a play. It's friendly, affordable (the play is free), and fun...and that's about as good as it gets on a summer night in LA.

Northwest Classical is amazingly good at cramming massive historical plays into their tiny Shoebox Theatre, and here director Elizabeth Huffman has worked miracles.

From today, October 30th through November 2nd, the 'Best Island in the World' (according to Conde Nast Traveller readers) will play host to the first annual Maui Comedy Festival. This event brings a three-day, multi-venue comedy showcase to the historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui. Attendees will have the chance to experience more than 30 of today's funniest and smartest comics, including Hannibal Buress, Reggie Watts, Tig Notaro, Marc Maron and Aisha Tyler.

Following on from last year's smash hit The Butterfly Lion, the Mercury Theatre Colchester will be producing another Michael Morpurgo classic this August with their Made in Colchester production of Friend or Foe. Opening at the Mercury today, August 29 and running until Saturday, September 13, Friend or Foe is a thrilling tale of extraordinary friendship which will appeal to adults and children alike.

Following on from last year's smash hit The Butterfly Lion, the Mercury Theatre Colchester will be producing another Michael Morpurgo classic this August with their Made in Colchester production of Friend or Foe. Opening at the Mercury on Friday, August 29 and running until Saturday, September 13, Friend or Foe is a thrilling tale of extraordinary friendship which will appeal to adults and children alike.

Chris Porter gives his unvarnished take on drugs, growing old, women's fashion, and his love for Taco Bell in this one-hour special, Ugly And Angry. Recorded live at the Folly Theater in Porter's hometown of Kansas City, MO. New Wave Dynamics released the audio digitally on iTunes February 18, 2014 and the digital video will follow today, May 13, 2014.

From October 30th through November 2nd, the 'Best Island in the World' (according to Conde Nast Traveller readers) will play host to the first annual Maui Comedy Festival. This event brings a three-day, multi-venue comedy showcase to the historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui. Attendees will have the chance to experience more than 30 of today's funniest and smartest comics, including Hannibal Buress, Reggie Watts, Tig Notaro, Marc Maron and Aisha Tyler.

Tom Segura's new stand-up special Completely Normal is now available via digital audio on iTunes.

Primavera has announced full casting for Jean-Jacques Bernard's seminal 1922 play Martine, which opens on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 for a four-week season. Award-winning film and television star Hannah Murray plays Martine, supported by the iconic Susan Penhaligon as Madame Mervan, Leila Crerar as Jeanne, Chris Porter as Alfred, and Barnaby Sax as Julien.

This March, 32 stand-up comedians including Mike Birbliga, Craig Ferguson, and Brian Posehn go head-to-head in a bracket hosted by Spotify, with prizes for fans.

Chris Porter gives his unvarnished take on drugs, growing old, women's fashion, and his love for Taco Bell in this one-hour special, Ugly And Angry. Recorded live at the Folly Theater in Porter's hometown of Kansas City, MO. New Wave Dynamics released the audio digitally on iTunes February 18, 2014 and the digital video will follow on May 13, 2014.

Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco has announced its continuing Winter 2012-13 lineup through February, including the SF Sketchfest again this year.

Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco has announced its continuing Winter 2012 lineup, featuring Richard Lewis, Tom Segura and Chris Porter, John Oliver, Godfrey, Tom Papa, Justin Harrison, The Skylar Brothers and more. Dates below.