The Rock Island Speakeasy, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, is presenting the Laugh Hard Challenge at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. We are pleased, once again, to be sponsoring the Speakeasy Laugh Stand Up Comedy Competition this year. We have two prelim rounds on September 11 and 18 and the finals will take place on […]
In the debut episode of this new digital video show interviewing various celebrities and interesting people of note, Sean interviews James “Murr” Murray of “Impractical Jokers” fame, talking about how he got started in improv comedy, how he met the other “Jokers,” and his other career writing best-selling novels — including his new thriller. It’s […]
As an entertainment writer, part of my job entails periodically going out to hit the local scene and check out what, if anything, is new and exciting, especially now that things have been opened up again, and hopefully will remain so (damn Delta variant!) However, a night out at the bars, clubs and haciendas isn’t […]
For over 20 years — over 10 on TV — James “Murr” Murray has been a part of the hilarious Tenderloins comedy team, the crew of friends behind “Impractical Jokers.” Murr will be in the Quad-Cities next weekend, bringing his fun live show to The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave. East Moline at 7 p.m. […]
Well, there’s still time to stock up on toilet paper. As previously reported on QuadCities.com, your local news source for breaking news about time travelers on TikTok and alien invasions, our old friend the time traveler from 2485, as well as a couple of other time travelers (do they call each other and coordinate this […]
It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check […]
Tomfoolery On Tremont is presenting COSTAKI ECONOMOPOULOS! Costaki will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 12. General Admission: $15; Table: $35 The biggest name in comedy! For 20 years Costaki has been living his dream as a full-time stand up comic. He has written jokes for Bette Midler, Jay Leno, MTV and BET. You may have […]
Listen, folks, if you can’t trust time travelers and aliens posting on TikTok, really, who can you trust? And those time travelers and aliens are BOTH in agreement that the Pumpkin Cold Brew is far superior to the overhyped Pumpkin Spice Latte. And I agree with them. But aside from that incredibly important information, the […]
Charlie Murphy ain’t got nothing on Billy Peiffer. In the second of our two-part podcast with the Lynn Allen founder and front man, he talks about the band’s career going back to the early ’80s and his friendship and collaboration with Jesse Johnson, as well as his various interactions with the one and only PRINCE. […]
It’s always important for performers to get out in front of a live audience to test material, and it’s fun and exciting to be in the audience listening to something being created and shared for the first time. Along those lines, and because we at QuadCities.com love our local comedy scene, we’re presenting a new […]
