By Daniel Massa, Lifestyle Writer
| March 21, 2023
Chris Rock’s new comedy special “Selective Outrage” gives followers of the comedian’s stand off with Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars the bombastic side of his story at the cost of shallow jokes.
Netflix recently released a new comedy special...
By Eli Tecktiel, Lifestyle Writer
| February 27, 2023
I’ve always gotten the sense that comedy is a cathartic form of therapy for Marc Maron. In his new special, this has never been clearer.
Maron rarely prompts me to laugh out loud; that’s just not his style. While some observational comedians...
By Eli Tecktiel, Lifestyle Writer
| February 9, 2023
DeKALB – NIU students were treated to a memorable night of comedy on Wednesday, courtesy of new “Saturday Night Live” cast members Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow.
The two up-and-coming comedians performed at the Boutell Memorial Concert...
Comedian Brian Regan delivered family-friendly humor Sunday in a fantastic stand-up act at the Egyptian Theatre.The show touched on marching bands, starvation and political opinions, with all jokes resulting in a lot of laughs.Regan delivered clean-cut...
Day 24: Visiting Shakespeare's hometownHello everyone! It has been another incredibly busy day here in England! Today we went to Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s hometown. We spent time walking around and visiting his birthplace, various houses, and...
DeKALB — “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is bringing his political satire and sly wit to NIU 7 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center.Trevor Noah took over hosting “The Daily Show” from comedian Jon Stewart in 2014 after Stewart retired....
Cameron Esposito is an up and coming comedic powerhouse. She performs small stand up spots on late night talk shows like “The Late Late Show,” “Chelsea Lately” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” She has a TV show on a subscription-based Seeso service...
Patrick PastranaStaff WriterDeKalb | Acting majors will try a first on the stage by experimenting with sketch comedy Friday night.“A Sketch Comedy Show: Not a Sketchy Show” will start at 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Holmes Student Center’s...
Comedy frontman and “Jackass” star Steve-O will perform at NIU.The last big comedian to perform at NIU was Kevin Hart, whose show sold out. The Campus Activities Board is hoping to have a similar turnout with Steve-O.“We just posted the tickets...
