Welcome to the column for all carbon-based life-forms. If you breathe oxygen, this is for you. And if you live on a planet, especially Earth, well, then, you’ve come to the right place. Sorry, but I’m just following the new trend in advertising: casting as absurdly wide a net as possible. Products used to be advertised to a fairly specialized base. Each ad could be counted on to pander in its own unique way. You’d have your commercials aimed at seniors, in which someone sincere who was on TV when it was still seen only in black-and-white would give a testimonial about the product. Said commercial... Read More

Tom Segura brings his Take It Down Tour to Aronoff Center for the Arts (650 Walnut St. Cincinnati) this Friday Feb 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tom Segura is a comedian originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. Well known for his Netflix specials Completely Normal and Mostly Stories, Segura has also made televisions appearances that include Conan, Workaholics, Happy Endings, The Late Late Show, How To Be A Grown Up, and multiple stand up appearances on Comedy Central. Tom performs at the top comedy festivals in the world, including Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival,... Read More

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco brings his Stay Hungry Tour to Taft Theatre (317 E 5th Street Cincinnati) this Thursday Jan 24. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. Forever able to seize the moment, never failing to speak his mind, always telling it like it is, Sebastian Maniscalco is one man who isn’t afraid to put it all out there. Yes, the Chicago-area born, Italian-immigrant-raised comedian behind wildly successful network specials including last year’s “Sebastian Maniscalco: Why Would You Do That?,” “What’s Wrong With People?,” and “Aren’t You Embarrassed?”... Read More

Looking for a few laughs this weekend? Then you’re in luck! Comedian Gary Owen takes the stage at Taft Theatre (317 E 5th St. Cincinnati) this Saturday Dec 15. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the hilarity ensues at 8:30 p.m. Gary Owen has been entertaining American audiences for more than a decade with his side-splitting comedy.  Having performed to sold-out audiences in all the major comedy clubs and theatres across the country, Owen is one of America’s most beloved comedians, having been proclaimed by Ebony magazine as Black America’s “Favorite White Comedian”. Owen grew up in Cincinnati,... Read More

Laughter will most definitely ensue at US Bank Arena this Wednesday night. Impractical Jokers’ “The Cranjis McBasketball World Comedy Tour” hits the stage at US Bank Arena (100 Broadway St. Cincinnati) this Wednesday Nov 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Tenderloins, is a New York-based comedy troupe, whose four members – Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn and Sal Vulcano – are the creators, executive producers, and stars of truTV’s hit series, Impractical Jokers. Now in its seventh season, Impractical Jokers follows The Tenderloins as they coerce one another into doing public pranks while being... Read More

For one night only, funny man George Lopez will grace the stage at Taft Theatre. Catch George Lopez’s standup routine this Saturday Oct 20 at Taft Theatre (317 E 5th St. Cincinnati). Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. George Lopez’s multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, standup comedy and late-night television. Television’s groundbreaking hit sitcom George Lopez, ran for six seasons on ABC. George Lopez remains a hit with viewers in syndication on both broadcast stations and cable’s Nick at Nite, ranking as one of the top-rated shows on the network and... Read More

The laughs will be plentiful at JACK Cincinnati Casino, this Saturday. Comedian Ron White is heading to JACK Cincinnati Casino (1000 Broadway St. Cincinnati) for two shows this Saturday Sep 22 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Ron “Tater Salad” White first rose to fame as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour phenomenon. All four of his comedy albums charted No. 1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts. He is a three-time Grammy-nominated comedian and has sold over 10 million albums. White is also an actor, having appeared in such films as “Horrible Bosses” and “Sex... Read More