- John Stoehr
Arts Editor
There's more to art than you think. It's not just theater, paintings, books and dance. It's the enterprise of human creativity and it takes vastly different shapes and forms. Here you'll find my thoughts about the arts in Charleston and beyond. Neither of us knows what to expect.
Category Archives: Comedy
Choice words from the Apple Sisters
January 19, 2008 – 12:01 pm
The highlight of the acts I’ve seen at the Comedy Festival is the Apple Sisters. It’s original, innovative, multi-layered, and subtly subversive. They might look benign, but they are oh-so-not-benign. While Candy (left) pines for her “man” at war, by the dubious name of Cheryl, Seedy (middle) reminds us of God’s hellfire wrath, and Cora [...]
Your last change to laugh — ever!
January 19, 2008 – 11:32 am
Tonight is the final night of the 2008 Charleston Comedy Festival. If you haven’t been out by now to see some of these terrific acts, don’t worry. There’s plenty of tickets left. Go here to find out more. Meanwhile, I had a chance to see The Apple Sisters Variety Show, Hot Sauce, DCUP’s The Simons [...]
Go see the Apple Sisters
January 19, 2008 – 2:35 am
They perform tonight at the American Theater on King Street at 8:30 p.m.
The Apple Sisters: Corndy!
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Why they don’t have their own show
January 18, 2008 – 12:56 pm
The girls of I Eat Pandas are often asked that question. So they put together this informative video to help explain how things are. Enjoy. They perform tonight at 8 p.m. at Theatre 99.
A taste before the entrée: Josh and Tamra Show
January 18, 2008 – 12:46 pm
To get an idea of the kind of humor you’ll find at The Josh and Tamra Show tonight at Theatre 99, check out the trailer to a TV sitcom they are trying to get on the air. It’s called Apartment 413 and there’s not much more I can say about it except watch.
And here’s Tamra [...]
The Josh and Tamra Show
January 18, 2008 – 12:27 pm
If you haven’t seen The Josh and Tamra Show videos, you’re missing out. Part man, part puppet, this show is everything you’d expect — only funnier and more absurd. Imagine the Muppet Show, Crank Yankers and Avenue Q with a street-wise, urban, hip-hop edge. Or something like that. And by the way, that puppet to [...]
Best detail goes to Max Brain Squad
January 18, 2008 – 12:05 pm
The hometown crew, Maximum Brain Squad, followed the Harvard Sailing Team last night. In a word, you could say this ensemble aims for the Comedy of Sweat. Everything was turned to 11 and I was glad to see such risk-taking that for the most part paid off. I have to say though that one detail [...]
The lovely Miss Eileen
January 18, 2008 – 11:44 am
I sat next to a charming and elegant woman last night at the performance of the Harvard Sailing Team. Her name was Eileen. She was elderly and finely dressed and evidently happy to see a critic sitting next to her scribbling in a notebook.
She told me about her time touring with Disney and acting in [...]
Barking seals gave me cramps
January 18, 2008 – 10:50 am
The Harvard Sailing Team made a lot of friends last night at the Charleston Comedy Fest. And after we had recovered from our fits of hilarity, we were invited to vote for the New York ensemble. They’ve been nominated for Best Sketch Comedy Group by the city’s ECNY Awards. To win one of these is [...]
Big night of laughs tonight
January 18, 2008 – 10:10 am
Good lord! there’s a lot of comedy tonight. The Harvard Sailing Team and Maximum Brain Squad knocked us out last night at the CBT King Street Studios and there’s even more tonight. Check it all out here and here. How do you choose with so much to choose from? Beats me, my friend. I’m in [...]
