Tag: Stand Up 2
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Circus acts, puppeteering and stand-up comedy headline the Springs this week
HOT FIX SIDESHOW: Get ready for a night of circus mayhem when Hot Fix Sideshow brings award-winning performers to Sunshine Studios Live for a show featuring fire, sword swallowing, aerial arts, mentalism, escape acts and more. The performers include members of the Coney Island Circus Sideshow cast, promising plenty of high-flying and jaw-dropping antics at…
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Pablo Francisco brings celebrity impressions to Loonees Comedy Corner this weekend
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan and Aaron Neville walk into a comedy club. No, this isn’t the setup to a joke; it’s basically Pablo Francisco’s act. If you hear these celebrity voices coming from the stage at Loonees Comedy Corner this weekend, don’t worry, Francisco is still the one holding the microphone. And hearing “Get to…
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Q&A with Tig Notaro: Out of nowhere into everything, from stand-up to ‘Star Trek’
Some of the best jokes come out of nowhere. For Tig Notaro, one of them changed everything. Despite pursuing comedy for more than a decade prior, the comedian, actor and producer became known for opening a 2012 stand-up set with four words that stunned the audience: “Hello. I have cancer.” What began as an unfiltered…
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Q&A with David Koechner: ‘The Office’ and ‘Anchorman’ star set for Colorado Springs show
A self-centered 1970s sports broadcaster in “Anchorman.” The obnoxious menace of a co-worker in “The Office.” And the chaotic, unpredictable uncle in “Hannah Montana.” Those are just a few of the larger-than-life personalities brought to the screen by actor and comedian David Koechner, who’s made a career out of playing the loudest character in the…