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• Theater review: Bumpkin brothers keep ‘Duck’ show lively

  April 12, 2012 in City on Page A9 It’s all fun and games until somebody shoots a celestial being in Spokane Civic Theatre’s “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel.” Kathie Doyle-Lipe directs an applaudable production of the comedy by Mitch …

• Lopez tonight!

  February 17, 2012 in Features on Page C1 George Lopez has hosted his own talk show, starred in his own sitcom, appeared in movies and on the radio, and he’s provided voice acting for animated features such as …

• Alan Sues, a regular on TV’s ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 85

  December 2, 2011 in Nation/World Alan Sues, the actor best known as a flamboyantly campy regular on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” in the late 1960s and early ’70s, has died. He was 85.

• Spotlight: Locally filmed ‘Norman’ scoring big with critics

  September 25, 2011 in Features on Page D6 The soon-to-be- released “Norman” is a Spokane rarity – a locally filmed movie getting outstanding reviews and major film festival awards. “Norman” is a coming-of-age story about a high school …

• Kathy Griffin coming Sunday

  August 26, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Want to know more about Kathy Griffin, who’s arriving at the INB Performing Arts Center for a stand-up comedy show on Sunday? Here’s a Kathy Griffin quiz in which every … 1

• Travoltas set to work magic ‘Somewhere’ over the border

  June 9, 2011 in Features on Page C1 This show has a Tin Man, a Scarecrow and a Cowardly Lion. It has a 19-piece orchestra playing classic Harold Arlen-Yip Harburg songs, including “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

• Loony tunes

  March 10, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Many people in Spokane are familiar with Julia Sweeney: Gonzaga Prep grad, “Saturday Night Live” star, “Pulp Fiction” actress and one-woman Broadway show creator. Yet most of us don’t know …

• A standup in a class by herself

  January 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 It’s a weird twist when the teacher qualifies as the class clown. When that happens there’s only one thing to do: Leave the kids in the rearview mirror and take …

• Squeaky’s offers laughs, no bad words

  July 9, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Squeaky’s might be all about clean comedy shows, but it still has its share of adult humor. Even when the joke teller is under the age of 18.

• Lily Tomlin brings act to Northern Quest Sunday

  April 23, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Lily Tomlin is a two-time Tony-winning actress and movie/TV star – and she’s also one of the true comedy innovators of her generation, right up there with Richard Pryor, George … 1

• Conan O’Brien bringing tour to Spokane

  March 11, 2010 in Features Comedian and former “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien will bring his touring show to Spokane’s INB Performing Arts Center on April 16.

• Dunham proves he’s no dummy

  February 11, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Jeff Dunham has single-handedly rescued the art of ventriloquism from what looked like its final resting place: old Ed Sullivan videos. Just take a look at what Dunham – and …

• Steve Martin will mix banjo, laughs at The Fox

  October 30, 2009 in Features on Page C1 It should come as no surprise that Steve Martin has sold out the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox for a show on Monday. He’s one of the most popular …

• McManus, Behrens reunite

  October 1, 2009 in Features on Page C1 After 1,200 performances over 16 years, the Patrick J. McManus-Tim Behrens partnership has proven to be popular and enduring. Now this comic collaboration begins a new stage with “Poor Again …

• Regan’s stand-up is moving

  June 26, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Brian Regan is a stand-up, but not a stand-still, comic. His loping restlessness proved troublesome for one early observer, a New Jersey TV cameraman who couldn’t keep up the pace.

• Comic Wanda Sykes bringing brash act to Fox

  June 12, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Fresh off of a command performance for the commander-in-chief, Wanda Sykes brings her brash, blunt stand-up comedy act to Spokane on Saturday in a benefit for Planned Parenthood of the …

• Lopez’s star will soon shine in late night

  May 29, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Lost amidst all of the hype about Conan and Jay is this development: George Lopez has been signed to host his own late-night talk show on TBS. The show, which …

• Mohr’s always been a stand-up guy

  May 15, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Jay Mohr has packed a lot of variety into his career: • His stint on “Saturday Night Live” from 1993 to 1995.

• Mrs. Robinson, Benjamin to take the stage at Interplayers

  April 23, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Mrs. Robinson was voted the “hottest cougar of all time” in a recent poll. Now, she’ll be live and onstage at Interplayers Theatre in a stage adaptation of “The Graduate.” …

• ‘Midsummer’ mayhem

  April 3, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Playwright Ken Ludwig is best known for madcap American farces such as “Lend Me a Tenor” and “Moon Over Buffalo.” So what possessed him to pitch an idea several years …

• Interplayers’ ‘Cowgirls’ mixes honky-tonk and Beethoven

  January 29, 2009 in Features on Page C1 The concept of “Cowgirls” is almost classical (so to speak) in its simplicity. A classical music group called the Coghill Trio has been booked to play a concert in Hiram …

• Cheech and Chong: Back to their Grassroots

  January 23, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Twenty-five years after their groundbreaking (and occasionally lawbreaking) comedy team went up in smoke, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are back on the road together. Lock up your daughters, or …

• Jay Leno

  January 16, 2009 on Page C3 What: Hard-working “Tonight Show” host returns to town with his stand-up act. When: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

• Musical is low-rent good fun

  January 12, 2008 in City on Page B3 “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” isn’t exactly a great American musical – but at least it’s a semi-great trailer park musical. This national touring company delivers what the title …