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February 2016
Paula Poundstone
One of our country’s foremost humorists, you can hear Paula Poundstone as a regular panelist on NPR’s #1 show, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me. This year she was part of the talented cast in Pixar’s critically acclaimed movie, INSIDE OUT, and she tours regularly, performing standup comedy across the country.
Find out more »June 2016
The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)
Rescheduled from January 23 They’ve skewered history, the Bible, all the Great Books, and the world’s most celebrated playwright. Now, Reduced Shakespeare Company tackles the subject it was born to reduce. From the high-brow to the low, The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) covers comedy through the ages, from Aristophanes and Shakespeare and Moliere (Is Moliere funny? Why not?) to Vaudeville and Charlie Chaplin to The Daily Show and Anthony Weiner. The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) answers the fundamental questions:…
Find out more »September 2016
Steven Wright
“I was born. When I was 23 I started telling jokes. Then I started going on television and doing films. That’s still what I’m doing. The end.”
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