Anthony Cusumano is a comedy writer, performer, and producer based in Chicago. In 2023, he launched The DnA Sketch Show, a recurring variety show, and in 2024 he wrote and directed the critically acclaimed musical Miracle at Century High School.
Tom Arnold knows what you’re thinking—or rather, who you’re thinking—when you hear that his latest comedy tour is titled My Crazy X-Wife. But, he says, Roseanne Barr is “not even […]
Most Survivor episodes conclude with host Jeff Probst snuffing an unfortunate contestant’s torch after they’ve been voted out of the game. Though some contestants offer the remaining contenders a quick […]
Known for his unmistakable giggle and immediate charm on and off stage, Ron Funches began his standup career in the early 2000s in Portland. The city that birthed his love […]
Back in May, I had the privilege to chat with the infectiously joyful Cat Ridgeway and see her incredible live show, so when I learned she was returning to the […]
On the opening night of Queens of the Stone Age’s Catacombs Tour at the Chicago Theatre, you could hear crickets chirping…and that was by design. The band’s set began with […]
Bruce Springsteen sets a pretty high bar, but if there’s anyone close to resembling a second coming of The Boss, it’s Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner. It’s not just […]
There are two types of people in this world: those who associate Lisa Ann Walter with Chessy from the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, the most beloved pop culture […]
Though Cheech Marin first found fame while partnering with Tommy Chong to create some of the most iconic counterculture comedy of all time, stoner humor won’t be the main focus […]
When comedy legend Patton Oswalt appeared on the Good One podcast in 2018, he spotlighted Gary Gulman’s “state abbreviations” routine as a “killer” bit he wished he’d written himself. A […]
When Elizabeth Messick, the more attractive half of the magical duo the Cosmic Romantics—that’s straight out of her partner Eric Thirstin’s introduction, not my own editorializing—first appears on stage during […]
When Bodie Kuljian took the stage during blind auditions for NBC’s The Voice in 2022, it took just 20 seconds for Blake Shelton to press his button to indicate his […]
Beauty School Dropout has packed more into its first five years than most bands do in their entire careers. Championed by Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, […]