MGM Springfield Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/mgm-springfield/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:22:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png MGM Springfield Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/mgm-springfield/ 32 32 Mic’d Up: Todd Barry remains domestic in Springfield https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/05/micd-up-todd-barry-remains-domestic-in-springfield/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:42:52 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042743 If you find yourself down bad at the slots at MGM Springfield this weekend, just know it’ll be a safe bet to check out Todd Barry while he’s in town. Starting tonight (December 5) at Roar! Comedy Club in Springfield, the longtime comedy staple returns to deliver a double dose of his masterful joke writing with an all-new show to offer. While Barry has remained quite busy with a full touring schedule over the last year, this weekend will be […]

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]]> Mic’d Up: Off Cabot celebrates opening night, Baxter celebrates teachers https://vanyaland.com/2022/03/13/micd-up-off-cabot-celebrates-opening-night-baxter-celebrates-teachers/ Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:18:06 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10029588 Editor’s Note: Even in the last gasps of winter, there is never a shortage of comedy shows to check out around Boston, as homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore highlight the calendar. As live entertainment slowly makes its way back into our social lives — mask up! stay safe! — we always want to make sure you know about cool stuff going on in the world of comedy. Enter Mic’d Up, our ongoing weekly series that details the […]

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]]> Corey Rodrigues isn’t slowing down his comedy train any time soon https://vanyaland.com/2019/10/23/corey-rodrigues-isnt-slowing-down-his-comedy-train-any-time-soon/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:50:37 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10015080 The comedy vet has had one hell of a year, and you’ll be able to hear all about it in Springfield this week Over the course of his 13 years in comedy, Corey Rodrigues has consistently been touted as one of the most well-rounded stand-ups to come out of the Boston scene. And when he makes his way to Western Mass this week, he’ll show you exactly why. Bringing his latest material to MGM Springfield’s Roar Comedy Club for a […]

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]]> Tim Dillon is going to get your attention, one way or another https://vanyaland.com/2019/04/11/tim-dillon-is-going-to-get-your-attention-one-way-or-another/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:39:18 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10006497 With an unwavering creative fire burning, the NYC comedian gets ready to keep it real in Springfield this weekend Tim Dillon loves Massachusetts comedy crowds, because he enjoys doing his thing for “real people.” He appreciates the honesty they bring to shows, and he’s ready to give them a whole weekend of dark, fucked up fun. Touching down at ROAR! Comedy Club at MGM Springfield for three shows starting on Friday (April 12), Dillon isn’t bringing any tricks or gimmicks […]

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]]> Greg Fitzsimmons is still hungry after 30 years in comedy https://vanyaland.com/2019/03/14/greg-fitzsimmons-is-still-hungry-after-30-years-in-comedy/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:41:34 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10005218 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had their moment this past football season with a quarterback doing the impossible, but now it’s time for Western Massachusetts to get their own version of “FitzMagic” this weekend, thanks to a familiar face from deep in the roots of the Boston comedy scene. Greg Fitzsimmons, who started his 30-year stand-up career doing hell gigs all over the Commonwealth with Joe Rogan back in the late-’80s, will be returning to his comedy roots for a trio […]

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]]> Matteo Lane finds life’s weird balances on the hunt for the best pizza slice https://vanyaland.com/2019/02/21/matteo-lane-finds-lifes-weird-balances-on-the-hunt-for-the-best-pizza-slice/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 15:26:17 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10003974 As a gay comic, Matteo Lane doesn’t have anyone to look up to the way straight comics look up to guys like Bill Burr, Jerry Seinfeld, or Richard Pryor, so he’s just making up the rules as he goes along. The Chicago native is putting those rules to the test in Massachusetts this week (February 21 to 23) as he sets up camp for four shows at Roar! Comedy Club at MGM Springfield, and while he’s excited to visit a […]

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]]> ‘It’s like batting leadoff in the World Series’: Roy Wood Jr. opens ROAR! https://vanyaland.com/2019/01/04/roy-wood-jr-captains-roar-comedy-clubs-maiden-voyage/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 12:23:10 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10001883 While most of the resolutions we made at the end of 2018 have already been broken just a few days into the New Year, Roy Wood Jr. has goals for 2019 still intact. And he’s using some uncharted territory in Massachusetts as a springboard to kick it all off. Not only will he be the first act of the year at ROAR! Comedy Club at MGM Springfield for four shows this weekend (January 4 and 5), but The Daily Show […]

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