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Feb. 08, 2012 - Mar. 11, 2012
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase presents Bil Dwyer
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase 314 East Liberty Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 996-9080
Bil Dwyer is an accomplished standup comic whose resume also includes acting, hosting and writing. His hip and sardonic takes on marriage, kids and family have been showcased in the half-hour comedy special "Comedy Central Presents: Bil Dwyer," as well as on "The Late Late Show w/ Craig Kilborn," "The Martin Short Show," NBC's "Late Friday," "Evening at the Improv" and "Caroline's Comedy Hour." He describes his comedy as "a cross between gentle sarcasm and bewilderment and barely-contained rage and a 'very special episode' of Mr. Ed." Dwyer guest-starred on "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Ally McBeal," and hosted GSN's "I've Got a Secret." He has hosted "Extreme Dodgeball," "That '70s House," "Battlebots" and "Dirty Rotten Cheaters," and has been a regular comedy commentator on VH1's series "I Love the '70s," "I Love the '80s" and "I Love the '90s."
Cost: Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door (Thursday). $13 in advance, $15 at the door (Friday and Saturday). Buy tickets online.
Showtimes: Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm & 10:30pmFeb. 15, 2012 - Feb. 18, 2012
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase presents TINA GIORGI
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase 314 East Liberty Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 996-9080
Tina Giorgi is a unique comedienne that relies on a blend of wit and commentary to charm her audiences. She's been featured at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and has performed at both the Toyota Comedy Festival and the Marshall's Women of Comedy Festival. She also won the Bud Light Fox 5 Comedy Contest and was a finalist in the "National Lampoon Comedy Search." Tina is a versatile performer with a resume that includes CBS's "Late Late Show w/ Craig Kilborn," Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd w/ Colin Quinn," NBC's "Friday Night," "New Joke City," "Spotlight Cafe" and co-hosted a radio show called "Voices and Views." She has worked on writing projects for the Grey Advertising Agency and Scholastic Books. Her acting skills can also be seen in the documentary film "An Actor's Transformation: The Work of Deena Levy and Her Students." The documentary made its premiere at the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. She has also been a regular performer at Comedy Night at The National Theater in Washington, DC. Her voice has also been heard on radio commercials for Castro Convertibles and Dennison Chili. Reviewers call her shows "comedy with a brain,"and she is a favorite performer at clubs and colleges all across the country.
This is a remarkable comedienne breaking into the national spotlight. If you miss this show you'll miss one of the rising stars in the comedy world.
Cost: Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door (Thursday). $13 in advance, $15 at the door (Friday and Saturday). Buy tickets online.
Feb 16th, 17th & 18th. Showtimes: Thursday, 8pm; Friday, 8pm & 10:30pm; Saturday, 8pm & 10:30pm.February 19, 2012
The Ark Presents: Comedian Kate Clinton
The Ark, 316 Main Street, Ann Arbor
All Fracked Up!
"Coming out as a lesbian has been great practice for saying dangerous things," says comedy veteran Kate Clinton. Kate has worked through economic booms and busts, Disneyfication and Walmartization, gay movements and gay markets, lesbian chic and queer eyes, and 11 presidential inaugurals. "Get off your troubled assets," Kate urges. "It's time for some comic relief." In the words of the New York Times: "Quick-witted, clear-spoken ... she has developed a bizarrely logical, seemingly free-associating style of delivery [and] had this critic in tears from laughing so hard." Kate comes to town with a brand new tour! She's never had her finger closer to the pulse of current events, and her new show is called "All Fracked Up."
Cost: $30.00
Doors at 7:00 pm, show starts at 7:30 pmMarch 22, 2012
Henry Rollins at the Michigan Theater
603 East Liberty Street
(734) 668-8397
Live Nation presents Henry Rollins' 'The Long March' tour on Thursday, March 22 at 8:00 PM at the Michigan Theater.
In 1980 Henry Rollins was a teenager living in Arlington, Virginia, and a huge fan of a Southern California punk rock band called Black Flag. One day he and his friend Ian MacKaye (who later formed Fugazi) drove to New York City to see Black Flag play at the Peppermint Lounge. They played later at a small club down the street, and Henry jumped on stage and took the mike for a song. A few days later he was called back to New York to audition for the band. Henry spent the next six years riding in vans, sleeping in the back of trucks, getting beaten and mauled on stage and fronting the baddest, most primal rock-and-roll band in the history of the world. Since 1986 Henry has enjoyed a more pleasant lifestyle and career as a singer. He is a published (and often lucid) poet. His band Rollins Band, was a highlight of the Woodstock '94 concert. His autobiography, "Get In The Van", is available in print and as a self-narrated compact disc. He has written several articles for Details, an American magazine.
Henry Rollins' Spoken Word performances are both hilarious and loaded with thought-provoking social commentary.
"Sounding like a profane camp counselor telling stories by the fireside, Rollins' naturally animated raspy voice is the perfect chaperone..." -Pitchfork.com.
Tickets on sale as of November 18th, 2011.
Cost: $25.00
8:00 pm