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Annie started writing and performing stand up comedy two years ago and was thrilled to continue in college. Annie feels stand up is some of the most fun she has ever had and hopes to become a comedy writer in the future. She is currently...

03 June, 2020 /

 Jacob Bellotti is an up-and-coming comedy writer who recently graduated from Syracuse University. He grew up where everything happens: the great state of New Jersey. Throughout his childhood, he loved television, film, and comedy more than anything else. He decided to pursue a career in the...

02 June, 2020 /

Jewish Humor & Satire Presents: Virtual Comedy Café Sunday, April 19 & Thursday, April 23 from 7:00 p.m.-8:15 p.m. Live Streaming on YouTube at virtualcomedycafe.com Sponsored by the Syracuse University Winnick Hillel Center, the Jewish...

15 April, 2020 /

https://nyti.ms/2WsNgqv The New York Times ON COMEDY Marc Maron and the Comedy of Doubt In a special recorded last year, the standup proved prescient by focusing on his uncertainty in the face of daunting world moments. Maron is the rare standup to ask big existential questions in his work. Credit...

19 March, 2020 /

I love to teach in the age of alternate facts. Half the kids are texting. The other half -- surfing the web. Melissa’s eating lunch. Daisy’s sleeping. Chad has a hangover. The class clown walks in. He’s like, “Hey, Dude.” So I say: “Pop quiz!” Everything stops. I say: Translate: Di...

09 February, 2020 /

Harpo was funny both silent and speaking, as his autobiography shows. Once, he says, he received a fortune cookie that read: YOU TALK TOO MUCH. SILENCE IS GOLDEN....

31 October, 2019 /

You can make reservations by calling Gotham at 212-367-9000, or purchase tickets online with the link: https://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=530526&cart The host of the show will be the instructor of ACI's courses in New Jersey, Becky Veduccio. Gotham Comedy Club is located at 208 W 23rd Street, New York, NY...

14 August, 2019 /

I love classical music--it helps me fall asleep at night. Last night my wife took me to a violin concert. She kept nudging me. Not to wake me up, but to get me to stop snoring. I was keeping her awake....

10 August, 2019 /

One of the greatest of all inspirations for Jewish comedians. Groucho excelled at sounding clever by his use of puns and other wordplay. Chico excelled at sounding like an Italian thug. Harpo excelled without saying anything. Horns, harps, and clarinets helped....

19 July, 2019 /