Baltimore Comedy Factory – Baltimore Magazine https://www.baltimoremagazine.com The Best of Baltimore Since 1907 Fri, 28 May 2021 16:14:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Baltimore Comedy Factory – Baltimore Magazine https://www.baltimoremagazine.com 32 32 Funny Business https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/best-comedy-nights-national-stars-local-up-and-coming-acts/ Wed, 31 May 2017 08:30:00 +0000 http://server2.local/BIT-SPRING/baltimoremagazine.com/html/?post_type=article&p=3191

JUDAH FRIEDLANDER
6/2. Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave. 8 p.m. $17-23. This Maryland native and 30 Rock castmate performs his dry and witty standup comedy in Highlandtown.

STANDUP COMEDY TO BENEFIT THE HOMELESS
6/6. The Windup Space, 12 W. North Ave. 8:30 p.m. Free. Catch more than 25 comics to benefit HashtagLunchbag, an organization working to feed the city’s hungry.  

BRIAN POSEHN
6/9. Rams Head Live, 20 Market Pl. 8 p.m. $15-20. This seasoned comedian has starred in The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory, and The Sarah Silverman Program, and now comes to Baltimore for a live set. 

CHRIS D’ELIA
6/15. Baltimore Soundstage, 124 Market Pl. 7:30 & 10 p.m. $30-50. This comedian turned up-and-coming actor brings his raunchy humor to the downtown stage. 

LOUIE ANDERSON
6/18. Rams Head on Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis. 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. $35. Throw back some laughs with this lauded entertainer who boasts three Emmys, a nod on Comedy Central’s list of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time, and a lauded new role as a woman on Baskets by Louis C.K. and Zach Galifianakis.

JOHN MULANEY
6/18-19. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. 8 p.m. $28-38. Live from Baltimore, it’s John Mulaney! Known best for his writing with Saturday Night Live, this comedic natural displays his wit and charm at the Meyerhoff.  

AWKWARD SEX & THE CITY
6/23. The Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St., 8 p.m. $10. This New York City-based comedy group comes to Remington for just one night to tell stories about their most embarrassing sexual experiences. Be sure to attend for all the hysterical—and cringe-worthy—moments from from this group of women (and one guy!). 

CRAIG ROBINSON
6/23-6/25. Baltimore Comedy Factory, 5625 O’Donnell St. 7 p.m. $27. Though he started off as a Chicago public school teacher, Craig Robinson is now known for his hilarious roles in The Office, Hot Tub Time Machine, and his own Mr. Robinson. Expect him to blend his two passions on stage: comedy and music.

BILL MAHER

6/24. Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave. 8 p.m. $45-305. This dry, unfiltered HBO host performs standup at The Lyric.

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]]> Weekend Lineup: Jan. 16-19 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/events/weekend-lineup-jan-16-19/ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:27:00 +0000 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/?p=66854 Continued]]> Five things to eat, drink, see, hear, and do with your Charm City weekend.

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Jan. 16-17: Smokehouse BBQ in Canton

Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant & Bar, 3000 O’Donnell St. 410-675-4029. smokehousebaltimore.com

When the beloved food truck, The Smoking Swine, recently decided to settle down in Canton and hawk three of our favorite things—beer, bourbon, and BBQ—naturally we said: yes, please. And awesome. Teaming up with the digs’ owners (the guys behind Stuggy’s, Rye, and Bookmaker’s Cocktail Club), they serve up true Texas-style BBQ classics like 15-hour-smoked brisket, short and spare ribs, and pulled pork, plus badass bites like elote street corn (the kind of cob with mayonnaise and cheese), egg rolls stuffed with pulled pork and ‘Slap Yo Mama’ mac-n-cheese, and Bulleit bourbon baked beans. On top of that, there are some 56 craft beers on tap and a well-stocked bar of Southern spirits. Check it out for yourself this weekend, with live music starting at 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night.

DRINK

Jan. 16: Purple Drank at Prince Karaoke

Metro Gallery, 1700 N Charles St. 9 p.m. Free. 410-244-0899. facebook.com

Let’s be honest: We all know that deep down, somewhere inside all of us, some buried away better than others, there’s a Prince fan. You sing “Raspberry Beret” in the shower. You run to “Kiss” at the gym. You pound your fist on the steering wheel and get a little too into “Purple Rain.” Whatever your level of obsession—whether you’re diehard or just occasionally dabble on the dance floor—now’s your time to let that purple flag fly, with an all-Prince-e’rythang karaoke night this Friday in Station North. You’re probably going to need some liquid courage, and lucky for you, it’s only going to cost a dime—with PBR/whiskey combos for $5 and all “purple stuff” for only $3.

SEE

Jan. 15-17: Iliza Shlesinger

Baltimore Comedy Factory, 5625 O’Donnell St. Thurs. 8 p.m., Fri. 8 & 10:30 p.m., Sat. 7 & 9:30 p.m. $17-28. 410-547-7798. baltimorecomedy.com

You probably don’t know her yet, but Iliza Shlesinger is one of the first comedians I’ve stumbled upon in awhile who actually made me laugh out loud. It was late one Wednesday night this past summer and she was making fun of some ridiculous but common behaviors of modern young women on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The next morning, I immediately emailed the clip to all of my friends and also discovered she was the first female and youngest winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Do yourself a favor: Watch the whole Fallon skit, and this one, and then check out one of her three performances this weekend in Canton.

HEAR

Jan. 17: Pearl Jam Tribute Band at Rams Head

Rams Head Live, 20 Market Pl. Doors, 7 p.m. Show, 8 p.m. $12-15. ramsheadlive.com

All hail Eddie Vedder at this Saturday night show with quite possible the best Pearl Jam cover band around. Hailing from Philly, Ten slays the searing guitars, nails the growling vocals, and tries it’s hardest to imitate an iota of the original ’90s grunge band’s brazen stage antics, minus the crowd surfing and bottle of Jack. Expect hits like “Alive,” “Yellow Bedletter,” “Corduroy,” and, if you’re lucky, some of Vedder’s pretty, Into the Wild soundtrack stuff.

DO

Jan. 19: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade

Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. & Eutaw St. 12-2 p.m. Free. 410-752-8632. promotionsandarts.org.

Baltimore’s 15th annual MLK parade celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. King, as well as the individuals and organizations that continue to spread his message, like Nelson Mandela and the NAACP. Drawing some 25,000 spectators, the festivities kick off at noon, with more than 50 participants including Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, local bands, color guards, dance squads, civil organizations, and lively, colorful floats.

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]]> Donnie Sengstack Embraces His Stutter https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/donnie-sengstack-embraces-his-stutter/ Tue, 13 May 2014 08:00:00 +0000 http://server2.local/BIT-SPRING/baltimoremagazine.com/html/?post_type=article&p=8624

When Donnie Sengstack was growing up in Damascus, he loved Jim Gaffigan’s comedy and was inspired to write his own material.

However, the jokes remained in his journal for years—partly because he was born with a stuttering speech impediment.

He didn’t break out of his shell until a high-school drama teacher, who also had a stutter, encouraged Sengstack to act in Anything Goes. Now a freshman at the University of Maryland, Sengstack hasn’t looked back.

“My stutter is unpredictable,” he says. “I always want to address it to the crowd right away, so I’m always writing new jokes about it.”

He describes his act as “observational wordplay,” and certainly uses his stutter for material. (“I put the stud in stutter,” “I can turn a one-liner into an entire HBO special.”)

His witty sets earned him a finalist spot in the New Comedian of the Year Competition at Magooby’s Joke House and performances at the Baltimore Comedy Factory and Broadway Comedy Club.

Sengstack says performing comedy full-time is the ultimate dream. “I have tried speech therapy,” he says. “But this isn’t going away, so I have learned to embrace it and make it funny.”

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