April 24-May 4 The Bard’s Town 1801 Bardstown Road thebardstown.com Times and prices vary It’s Derby … again. Time to booze it up on mint-flavored bourbon and go outside in hats you wouldn’t be caught dead in the other 364 days of the year. Just like the rest of us, The Bard’s Town is spreading [...]
April 18, 2013 – 12:55 pm
Thursday, April 18 Kentucky Center 501 W. Main St. • 584-7777 kentuckycenter.org $39.50+; 7:30 p.m. In advance of a book signing in Louisville a few years ago, humorist David Sedaris took the time to chat with LEO over the phone. And as expected, the conversation darted in unexpected directions, with the humorist rattling off absurd [...]
January 25, 2013 – 3:39 pm
Saturday, Jan. 26 The Bard’s Town 1801 Bardstown Road • 741-6838 facebook.com/DamagedGoodsImprov $10; 7:30 p.m. Remember the segment on “Whose Line is it Anyway?” when audience members would throw out phrases or suggestions, and the improv comics and actors would have to create a bit on the spot? Yep, that’s the heart of improv, and [...]
December 6, 2012 – 10:24 am
Dec. 6-9 The Improv Fourth Street Live improvlouisville.com $20; various times Earthquake is one of the funniest people on the planet. In fact, he earned his name one night, many moons ago, when he told a joke so funny the planet actually spit molten lava through its nose crust. And from that show to this [...]
November 2, 2012 – 2:42 pm
Friday, Nov. 2 The Bard’s Town 1801 Bardstown Road thebardstown.com $10; 10 p.m. Tired of the political rhetoric yet? And by “rhetoric,” I mean the bullshit that has been inundating your cerebrum from every direction mass media can seem to muster. If you’re filled to the gills with bovine excrement, then hit The Bard’s Town [...]
Friday, July 27 The Bard’s Town 1801 Bardstown Road thebardstown.com $10; 10 p.m. & midnight Since his introduction in May 1939, in issue No. 27 of “Detective Comics,” Batman has been shot, prodded, punched and poked in valiant efforts to keep the streets of Gotham safe. But on Friday, the crew over at The Young, [...]
July 5-8 The Improv Fourth Street Live improvlouisville.com $20; various times Take those sun-stroked hands of yours and wipe those 103° tears out of your eyes, because there is nothing funny about what is going on outside. But inside at The Improv, it’s funnier than the summertime hell that has invaded our fair city when [...]
June 28-July 1 The Improv Fourth Street Live improvlouisville.com $15; various times Ian Bagg has spent the better part of two decades as a road dog, performing weekend after weekend in clubs all over the world, and appeared on Comedy Central and HBO. You may have caught him on the late-night shows of Jay Leno, [...]
Monday, June 11 Comedy Caravan 1250 Bardstown Road comedycaravan.com $10; 9 p.m. On Monday, The New Movement comedy-theater troupe will bring its ambitious “Tourceratops” through Louisville to Comedy Caravan. It’s ambitious because they have taken the best improvisers from their three theaters located in New Orleans, Austin and Houston, and put them on two separate [...]
June 7-10 Improv Louisville Fourth Street Live improvlouisville.com $40-$50; various times While not known for standup, there’s no denying the Wayans brothers’ brand of funny. Though it’s been a second since the two have paired up for a film, and the world is shifting for a Wayans’ reboot (Damon Jr. as sitcom star, Keenan restarting [...]
May 10-12 The Improv Fourth Street Live • 581-1332 improvlouisville.com $17-$20; various times You’ve seen him on Letterman, Conan, “The Tonight Show,” “Chelsea Lately” and “Comedy Central Presents.” You’ve heard him on “The Howard Stern Show” and “The Adam Carolla Show.” Greg Fitzsimmons has made a name for himself by offering biting observations on our [...]
Friday, April 20 The Bard’s Town 1801 Bardstown Road • 749-5275 thebardstown.com $5; 10 p.m. The Young, Dumb and Full of Comedy crew is at it again. This time, they’re bringing their fury down on the fuehrer. Yep, they’re roasting Hitler. In dishonor of history’s most hated man’s 123rd birthday, the comics and The Bard’s [...]
Monday, April 9 Zanzabar 2100 S. Preston St. • 635-9227 zanzabarlouisville.com $8; 10 p.m. Also known as the “DoggieWoggiez! PoochieWoochiez! All Dogs Go On Tour!” show, this combo comedy and video show is brought to you by the video collective known as Everything Is Terrible!, a group of absurdists led by Commodore Gilgamesh and Ghoul [...]
March 30-April 1 The Improv Fourth Street Live • 581-1332 improvlouisville.com $25; various times Joe Rogan has been to comedy hell and back. He rocked major network shows like “News Radio” and “Fear Factor,” as well as cable fodder — whether commentating for UFC or stuffing the empty jerseys left by Adam Carrolla and Jimmy [...]
Tuesday, March 20 Comedy Caravan 1250 Bardstown Road comedycaravan.com $10; 8 p.m. In a world where right-wing blowhards are telling you, “You’re not OK,” Comedy Caravan is stepping up to say, “You are OK.” This Tuesday brings the launch of “90 Minutes of Pride,” a monthly variety show that aims to celebrate the beauty and [...]
March 1-24 Alley Theater 1205 E. Washington St. • 713-6178 thealleytheater.org $15; various times American theater is not dead. Undead is more like it, at least at the Alley Theater starting Thursday, March 1, with the kick-off of “InHuman: A Festival of New American Undead Theater.” And we’re not just talking about audiences watching zombies [...]
