Comedian Dave Dyer headlined a multi-comic act Tuesday night at Grumpy Dave's Pub.
A Grand Rapids, Mich. native, Dyer pokes fun that he was the unsuccessful son in a four-child home.
Below is an audio clip featuring snippets of Dyer's act and interviews after the performance featuring owner Steve Sabo and operation and acquisition manager Tim Hoyt of Inside Joke Productions.
Each year, millions of Americans and billions of dollars are spent on comedy movies.
Whether we go to escape the reality of the cruel world or visit the theaters to change our lousy moods, Hollywood can always count on comedy to rake in the big bucks.
Just recently, 2009 breakout movie "The Hangover" received the distinction of being the top-grossing, R-rated comedy film ever. The movie brought in $277 million and ranks third among all R-rated movies ever.
Movies use the term "gross," which means the total income generated from the movie prior to deducting expenses such as production and actor costs.
Other 2009 movies ranking grossing high include "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" with $177 million, "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" with $146 million, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" with $122 million and "Couples Retreat with $107 million.
Dozens of students entertained an audience and donated money to charity during the Ninth Annual Improv-A-Thon.
In front of the Union on Friday, theatre honorary fraternity Theta Alpha Phi hosted a 10-hour charity marathon of improv, or the act of performing comedy without any preparation.
Any student buying a T-shirt could participate in the sketches.
A portion of the funds received will be donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, said Justin Campbell, senior and fraternity member.
“It’s a lot of fun. I love improv comedy even though I’m not good at it,” Campbell said.
The event is a success each year because of the positive reaction from students and their overwhelming participation in the comedic sketches, Campbell said.
“This is one of the best things I have ever done and it’s something that is really unique,” he said. Some of the skits performed during this year’s Star Trek-themed Improv-A-Thon include:
• Kenny: “Kenny” acts as the person no one likes in a group of friends, yet always invites himself out. The performers play out a scene depicting the awkward situation. • The Dating Game: Similar to the popular TV game show, contestants act out question-and-answer segments. • The Party Game: Students guess what weird objects people bring to a party. • Don Pardo: In honor of the former game show announcer, students play charades to guess wacky prizes.
This is one of the fraternity’s biggest events or fundraisers of the year, said Pat Mahood, senior and fraternity member.
“It definitely takes a lot of work and effort to get it done,” he said. “It’s sort of an endurance trial of imrpov.”
Earlier this week, Northwest Ohio Comedy took a look at the comedy venues in and around northwest Ohio.
But comedy stretches much farther than the heartland of America.
Wondering where some of the funniest comedians perform?
In 2005, USA Today writers traveled across the country to the find the elitists of comedy clubs.
And after traveling to hundreds of clubs and listening to dozens of experts, the newpspaer compiled what they believed to be the top-ten clubs in the United States.
Richard Pryor got his start here, Saturday Night Live alum Jon Lovitz holds forth on Wednesday nights and Fox TV's Comic Strip Live is taped here on Saturdays. "So many comedians move to Hollywood, (the club) always has a good choice" of headliners.
Margaret Cho, Dave Chapelle and other cutting-edge stars have graced the Punch Line, which bills itself as the city's longest-running and only full-time comedy club.
Booked "consistently well" by Steve Schirripa (who plays Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri on HBO's The Sopranos), this club "always has three or four comics on the bill, usually from L.A. or New York.
This might be the best club in the country, with its top acts and a room that holds "185 rabid comedy fans." The stage that has featured such stars as Robin Williams.
The old Hilarities Comedy Hall helped revive the city's historic Warehouse District; its successor is part of a restaurant and entertainment facility. Although the theater can hold up to 425 guests, it still feels intimate.
A lot of stand-up comics come from the South, and they'll base themselves here, or Atlanta or Chattanooga. The greats and near-greats have autographed the stage wall, where one yukster scrawled, "Raleigh: Where Barney Fife goes to party.
This one, just off the Indiana University campus, presents its "Comedy Caravan" only two nights a week, but it gets packed, and everybody who's anybody in comedy has played there — there are pictures of them on the walls.
Note: Comix Cafe, located in Tonawanda, N.Y. shut down and no longer exists. It was on the top 10 list.
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Earlier this week, Northwest Ohio Comedy took a look at the comedy venues in and around northwest Ohio.
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