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HumorFest
1st Annual Weinstein JCC HumorFest
February 26th – March 3rd
A week of laughter! Join us for our first annual HumorFest and enjoy stand up comedy, improvisational comedy, cartoonist, film and stand up comedy.
Comedy Sportz
Sunday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m.
$10 M / $15 NM / $8 seniors & students
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Hilarious, fast-paced, clean comedy for the entire family, ComedySportz Richmond pits two teams against each other in an improv battle for laughs and points as they make up scenes, games and songs. Enjoy yelling out suggestions, rooting for your favorite team, doing the wave and watching all the great improv games, songs and scenes created on the spot and in the moment.
5,000 years of Kvetching-illustrated with cartoonist, Ken Krimstein
Monday, February 27th at 7:00 p.m.
$8.50 M / $10 NM / $5 seniors & students
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Hold on to your yarmulkes! Ken Krimstein has put together a matzo-ball-soup-through-your-nose funny collection of his unorthodox (sometimes Reform) Jewish-themed cartoons. His book Kvetch As Kvetch Can: Jewish Cartoons will make you laugh, eat and feel guilty all at once. It’s like your Jewish mother that way. Q & A and spontaneous carton-making! Recommended for ages 16 and up.
An evening with Comedy Magician Dana Daniels,
named STAGE MAGICIAN MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR FOR FOR 2010
Tuesday, February 28th at 7:00 p.m.
$10 M / $15 NM / $8 seniors & students
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Dana Daniels has been called one the funniest comedy magicians working today. In fact, he was the very first magician to receive the Comedy Magician of the Year award from the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA.
Dana’s many television appearances include, Evening at the Improv, CBS Morning Program, Masters of Illusions and Lance Burton’s Magic Special. Dana has also opened for such stars as Madonna, Charo, Tony Orlando, Amy Grant & Vince Gill. Recommended for ages 16 and up.
Diz & Izzy Aster : Vaudeville’s Late Bloomers
Wednesday, February 29th at 7:00 p.m.
$8.50 M / $10 NM / $5 seniors & students
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In the tradition of Burns & Allen, Ball & Arnaz, Seeley & Fields, this offbeat couple brings their baggage to the stage in harmonies from Between-the-Wars and cheery songs of the Great Depression. Slapstick comedy, ukulele and musical saw in a sweet little music hall show.
Film: Joan Rivers, a Piece of Work
Directors: Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg
USA 2010 84 minutes
Thursday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m.
$8.50 M / $10 NM
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Adult content
Joan Rivers, a Piece of Work takes the audience on a year-long ride with Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life; it peels away the mask of an iconic comedian, laying bare both the struggle and thrill of living life as a groundbreaking female performer. Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (The Devil Came on Horseback, The Trials of Darryl Hunt) expose the private dramas of this irreverent, legendary comedian as she fights to keep her career thriving in a business driven by youth and beauty.