Comedy – The Durango Herald

Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis dies at 76

NEW YORK – Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince...

DATE: Feb 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

LGBTQ comedy workshop coming to Durango

Event provides outlet to discuss – and even laugh about – stigmas surrounding HIV

DATE: Nov 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College graduate brings Native American comedy to Durango

Josh Emerson’s stand-up is loud, funny and riffs on race

DATE: Mar 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Comedian Brian Regan is going to crack up Durango

‘If people like music and people like dancing, people like comedy, come on out because I’m doing one-third of that’

DATE: Feb 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Gallagher, watermelon smashing comedian, dies at 76

NEW YORK – Gallagher, the long-haired, smash-’em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong career, has died at age 76. Craig Marquardo, in...

DATE: Nov 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Four Corners Comedy Festival takes over Durango

Shows, workshops to be held through Sunday

DATE: Sep 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Paula Poundstone talks cats, comedy and the Three Stooges

Comedian to perform at Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College

DATE: Apr 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Gilbert Gottfried, standup comic and actor, dies at 67

LOS ANGELES – Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from recurrent ventricular tachy...

DATE: Apr 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Louie Anderson, comic, Emmy winner for 'Baskets,' dies at 68

LOS ANGELES – Louie Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” died Frid...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Four Corners Comedy Festival about to get funny

Comedians to take over downtown venues

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Dave Chappelle tests positive for COVID-19; shows canceled

AUSTIN, Texas – Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, forcing his upcoming appearances to be canceled, a spokeswoman said. ...

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Local comedians help find the humor

Offer views about state of comedy scene, advice for surviving quarantine

DATE: Apr 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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