by Downtown Magazine | Mar 2, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment
After years of study and performance with Second City’s Chicago troupe, Craig Robinson had a breakout role on playing Darryl Philbin on The Office. Since then, Craig has been a part of plenty hit movies, including Pineapple Express, Hot Tub Time Machine, Sausage...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 9, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment
Paula Poundstone began doing stand-up comedy in the Boston area in 1979. Within a decade of starting, she was a regular on television shows and the winner of an American Comedy Award for “Best Female Stand-Up Comic.” She has never stopped worked as a...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 8, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment
These days, as a correspondent on The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, comedian Roy Wood Jr. is best known for his work on television. However, Roy had worked extensively within other media before joining The Daily Show last year. Within the radio world, he got his start...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 15, 2015 | Coming Up, Culture, Editor's Pick, Entertainment, Sports
Having worked steadily in TV, film and radio for the past 20 years, Artie Lange is one of today’s most recognizable comics. You may have first discovered him as a cast member on MADtv, as Norm Macdonald’s sidekick in Dirty Work or as Jackie...
by Gaelle Gilles | Jul 27, 2015 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment, Events
New York City is home to a lot of things, especially the one thing that everyone enjoys. . .getting a good laugh. Saturday Night Live (SNL), Comedy Central, and The Tonight Show, are a few examples of different comedy shows that call New York home. Not only can comedy...