“I’m sorry,” he told me.
“No need to apologize, Steve,” I told him. “For that one night, I gave you some new material to work with.”
Steve Martin stared across the dinner table for a second. And then he cracked up.
So, have I ever met Steve Martin? Are you kidding? I made him laugh one night over dinner.
The versatile Dana Carvey, whose unforgettable characters include The Church Lady, Garth from the “Wayne’s World” sketches with Mike Myers, Hans from Hans and Franz with Nealon and President Bush junior and senior, took time out to chat with AC Weekly about this SNL mini reunion
When Dweezil Zappa decided it was time to introduce a new generation to his father’s music and call it “Zappa Plays Zappa,” he didn’t realize the project would be so labor intensive.
The moment Mike Epps realized his comedy tour would bring him to hurricane-battered Atlantic City, he promptly decided to donate a portion of his ticket sales to the storm relief effort. Then he did the next logical thing: He began working on some Sandy-esque material.
'Atlantic City is a great central place and an exciting place. It was just a great room and it was the first one I wanted to go back to.'
When massively popular Dane Cook made the decision to mount a full-blown arena show for his summer Global Thermo Comedy Tour, he wasn’t thinking with his ego. It was, as he explains it, simply a matter of supply versus demand. “It’s certainly not something you decide on your own,” explains Cook, one of only a small handful of comedians who has sampled the rarified air of arenas. “It’s really [about] the fans and having so many people wanting to come and see you.” A decade ago, Cook was a funny but fairly ordinary comedian playing 300-seat comedy clubs. But his popularity was on the rise, due in part to his regular appearances on the...
Whether you’ve been a fan of Lily Tomlin since her days as a regular on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, or of more recent vintage, gigs on The West Wing and Desperate Housewives, you have watched a comic genius at work.
May 26th -- it'll be here before you know it -- marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of Atlantic City's first casino. It also marks the 30th year of my career as a full-time entertainment journa...
Sarah SmilesHot comic Sarah Silverman knows her act isn't for everybodyBy Dave Peña--> Sarah Silverman's comedy is shocking, harsh, inappropriate and hilarious. With fresh-faced good looks and ...
Philadephia's eleven eleven is a familiar band in Atlantic City's weekend lineup. This high-energy cover crew includes Rich Franchetta (drums), Jeff Giuliani (lead vocals & guitar), Steve Martin (bas...
� � Earth Day Treat the earth well: It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. ancient Native American proverb, attributed to Chief Seattle (Skokomish) Although we really should treat every day like its Earth Day, Sunday, April 24 is a good time to start. Among the local events, the Atlantic County Utilities Authority celebrates the 25-year old tradition with its annual festival celebrating our planet. Egg Harbor Townships 360-acre Haneman Environmental Park on Delilah Road will have events from 10am-4pm, including environmental exhibits, nature walks, pony rides and a Marine Mammal Stranding Center benefit run. An Eco hayride will teach participants about local environmental protection and the ACUAs new landfill gas-to-energy project, which is being operated to provide power to the entire ACUA Haneman Environmental Park. To learn more about the festival visit Acua.com on the Web; visit Earthday.net to learn about the nationally-recognized day and to find out about happenings statewide. If you cant make an event, try to at least make an effort to help your family practice things like water conservation, recycling and being mindful of...
With just eight original studio albums in 27 years, they barely rate a blip on the popular music recording radar. Let’s face it, the Saw Doctors aren’t exactly a household name — unless your household is located in Ireland. In that case you just may have a shrine to the band, especially if you’re into Irish-flavored rock ‘n roll.
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