Kristen AdamsColumnistI watched the presidential debate on Sept. 26 and tried my best not to be swayed by the immediate media backlash. I watched the debate live on Fox News in order to get first-hand information. Once the debate ended, I looked at news...

Comedian and actor Nick Swardson aims for his stand-up to make the audience feel like they’re hanging out in his living room.Swardson will perform 8 p.m. today at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Tickets are $39.50.Northern Star: When did you...

Of course the word “cat” has a “k” and two “t”s. You probably also could go for two boxes of doughnuts right about now. And maybe, just maybe, you would still play in a baseball league just for the snow cone. Comedian Brian Regan will perform...

I, over winter break, unshackled myself from Comcast's monolithic grasp. I will miss "Archer" and "Justified," but there is no justification for a cable and Internet bill totaling near $100 a month. After all, Comcast's last innovation was Video on Demand,...

The popularity and recent noise over Comedy Central's satirical news hosts, John Stewart and Stephen Colbert, raises questions over how much influence the two men and their shows have. Airing four times a week, ‘The Daily Show' and ‘The Colbert Report'...