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Jer Staes
Paul EliaComedy

Making a comedy special in Detroit (ft. Paul Elia)

Comedian Paul Elia is back after finishing his standup special, "Detroit Player," recorded at the Detroit House of Comedy. You can watch the whole thing free on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LYwOuGgHUac?si=Zll0ZQ-cK5bBW7CM We get into growing up in an immigrant family, the importance of building your own platforms as a creator, and more. Show rundown: 01:41 - Where did the idea to do your own special come from? 03:54 - What did you think you knew going into this, but didn't? 05:40 - Why is put...

Shianne Nocerini
ComedyHamtramckPlanet Ant

Love Comedy And Theater? Love Hamtramck? Planet Ant Is In Home Stretch Of Fundraiser To Finish Hall

Have you ever driven down Caniff in Hamtramck and wondered what that purple house with the giant white ant painted on the side of it was? Welcome to The Planet Ant Theater. The Planet Ant has some pretty cool history. It was originally a coffee shop that had poetry nights, musical performances and art shows. Then one day in 1996 Keegan Michael Key talked the owner into turning it into a theater. For years members of the Planet Ant have been performing improv, sketch, and plays in the small...

Shianne Nocerini
Comedydetroit improv festivalFerndale

The Detroit Improv Festival Will Bring More Than 50 Comedy Troupes From U.S. And Canada

This week Ferndale is going to be hopping for the Detroit Improv Festival. If the most you have seen of improv is the show Whose Line Is It Anyway? then I implore you to come to Ferndale this week to catch one of the many improv shows scheduled. The Festival starts on August 10 and runs through August 14. The Detroit Improv Festival is a four day festival of performances and workshops. Over 50 troupes from around the United States and Canada will be traveling to Detroit to perform in the festi...

Jer Staes
ComedyDan GilbertGilbert vs. Everybody

Satirical "Gilbert vs. Everybody" T-Shirt Hits The Internet

When you’re a billionaire like Dan Gilbert, the Internet is going to poke fun at you. That’s just the reality. Add in the fact that the particular billionaire in question got into a recent Twitter skirmish with a couple of local reporters about a story about cameras on a building downtown, and the clock was just ticking until someone did something like this. In a satiric twist on the popular “Detroit vs. Everybody” clothing line, a fan site popped up selling “Gilbert vs. Everybody” t-shirts. T...

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