'There were no men not wearing dresses in show business,'' says Jason Stuart, referring to Hollywood 20 years ago when he first contemplated coming...
Meet Cheeks and Brady, the lead characters of a new web comedy called, “Husbands.” The show is now available on YouTube and Blip.tv. The show’s...
One of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” Ralphie May debuted on season one of Last Comic Standing and is known for his ability to connect...
Playing a rich, spoiled brat doesn’t seem to be much of a stretch for Russell Brand, but who cares? We know he can be funny...
Meet Dick and Duane. The beefy, furry comedic team from New York don't want to be called bears, and they're not leather enthusiasts but the...
Several years ago, when Joan Rivers starred in a GEICO commercial where the whole concept centered on her plastic surgery, it seemed like a wonderful...
Ian Harvie is like an open book. The transgender comic doesn't refrain from much when standing in front of a microphone. ''I kind of feel...
Following the lead of the Washington Examiner, Metro Weekly's intrepid investigative reporters Yusef Najafi and Chris Geidner set out to prove that Washington, D.C. is...
BARNS AT WOLF TRAP 1645 Trap RoadVienna, Va.703-255-1900wolf-trap.org The Second City 50th Anniversary Tour – Chicago’s historic comedy troupe celebrates 50 years of improv and...
What’s on your nightstand?I got a book, water, my phone, my sucky-suck things for in the middle of the night because I have acid reflux....
Poppy Champlin was frustrated. As a lesbian stand-up comic she was landing the right kinds of gigs -- Dinah Shore Classic, Rosie O'Donnell's cruises --...
Wanda Sykes is power-walking. At least that's what I think she's doing. I hear birds chirping in the background, and once during our conversation she...
It's not a tall order, but with any luck Ben Lerman's three D.C. shows will have little in common with the low point of his...
Depending on her style on a given day, Elvira Kurt may look as though she's just been groomed by the producers of The L Word...
Karen Williams has been a Buddhist for 36 years and a comic for 25. She's a mother, a grandmother and queer. And if you don't...