Pittsburgh Comedy

Jonathan Bagamery

Comedian Frank Caliendo Plays Carnegie Music Hall; Murder for Girls at Gooski’s (Sat., 4/15/17)

Frank Caliendo, Murder for Girls, Pitt Football Blue-Gold Game, Matthew Tembo

Bill Toms plays some killer lead guitar riffs (c.) while Hard Rain and the Soulville Horns jam on.

Comedian Lewis Black Brings Rants to Heinz Hall; Stage AE Hosts The Decemberists (Sat., 4/8/17)

Lewis Black, The Decemberists, Bill Toms and Hard Rain, Jesse Milnes and Emily Miller; Red Tail Ring, Pirates vs. Braves

Lisa Lampanelli Brings Insults and Laughs to Palace; Pirates vs. Braves in Home Opener (Fri., 4/7/17)

Lisa Lampanelli, Pirates vs. Braves, Unblurred: First Fridays on Penn, Shrine Circus

January 2013. photo: Kevintporter.||Sarah Silverman performing at Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles

April Nightlife Guide: Three Comedians, Earth Week Celebrations, and Bar Fun

This month finds rough, but funny, comedians visiting the ‘Burgh along with a new beer-centric restaurant and Craft Beer Week.

Kathy Griffin at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. photo: gdcgraphics and Wikipedia

Kathy Griffin Brings “Run-in” to Benedum; America in Greensburg (Sun., 3/25/17)

Kathy Griffin, America, Chuck Prophet

South Side Johnny & The Asbury Jukes Play Jergel’s; Night Two of Steve Martin and Martin Short at Benedum (Thurs., 3/16/17)

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Steve Martin and Martin Short

Martin Short at PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2014 for the TV show 'Mulaney.' photo: Dominick D and Wikipedia.|Danielle Bowen and Allan Snyder in The Public's 'Daddy Long Legs.' Photo: Michael Henninger

Steve Martin and Martin Short Perform at Benedum; The Public Staging ‘Daddy Long Legs’ (Wed., 3/15/17)

Steve Martin and Martin Short, ‘Daddy Long Legs’

Kathy Griffin at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. photo: gdcgraphics and Wikipedia

March Nightlife Guide: St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness, and Top Comedians

2017 starts to perk up a little in March.

Aires Spears power reader

Aries Spears at Pittsburgh Improv; CLO Staging ‘Pump Boys and Dinettes’ (Thurs., 2/20/17)

Aries Spears, ‘Pump Boys and Dinettes,’ ‘Ragtime’

fellow Pittsburghers !This is the 22nd Annual First Night Pittsburgh.|Erika May of Steel Town Fire performs at the Fire and Ice Plaza. May is a cofounder of the troupe.|Kristina Martone

First Night Pittsburgh Set to Go; Pens vs. Canadiens New Year’s Eve (Sat., 12/31/16)

First Night Pittsburgh, Pens vs, Canadiens, Lotus

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