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Mic’d Up: Orlando Baxter gets confessional in Cambridge

Jason Greenough — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:10:49 +0000

A good teacher you can trust is a powerful connection to have, and we can all trust in Orlando Baxter to deliver the goods when it comes to the classroom — and the bell is about to ring. Setting up for one night in Harvard Square tonight (November 17), the Worcester native returns to The Comedy Studio to bring his quick-hit storytelling series to a live audience with all of the drama, secrecy, and steaming hot tea found in the […]

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Mic’d Up: Orlando Baxter takes the good times to the Underground

Jason Greenough — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:20:02 +0000

Editor’s Note: With a brand new year comes new shows, new faces, and a new format for Vanyaland’s recurring weekly live comedy rundown, Mic’d Up. We’ll be hyping club shows, theater and arena gigs, open mics, and whatever else to help fill your free time with some much-needed laughter. With the star power of Orlando Baxter growing brighter every day, it’s becoming more of a treat any time he’s on home turf for a show. What makes this even more exciting, […]

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Mic’d Up: Brad Williams, Boston Comedy Blowout, Adam Ray

Jason Greenough — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:48:55 +0000

Editor’s Note: We’re officially beyond the halfway point of the calendar year, so it’s full steam ahead into the dog days of summer. Get out and enjoy some sun while you can, but if you’d rather set your coordinates for doing something fun indoors to beat the heat, comedy clubs are generally pretty good for air conditioning. It’s truly a win-win for everyone involved. With homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore highlighting the calendar, the plethora of powerful comedy […]

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Mic’d Up: Josh Gondelman, Chris Redd, Baxter & Cash, Ashley Gavin

Jason Greenough — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:13:00 +0000

Editor’s Note: The shot clock has been reset and we’re in the early innings of a brand new year. However, we all know just how grey and cold the winter months can feel once the holidays wrap up, so comedy is continuing to do the Lord’s work by giving us something to smile (or groan, wince, or gasp) at. With homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore highlighting the calendar, the plethora of powerful comedy throughout the commonwealth continues to […]

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Mic’d Up: Dane Cook, Orlando Baxter & Jimmy Cash, Pete Davidson

Jason Greenough — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:01:01 +0000

Editor’s Note: The holidaze is just on the horizon, and we’re closing in on arguably the craziest time of the year, so stress is at an all-time high. With that being said, live comedy may just supply the release you’re looking for, and lucky for you, we’ve got you more than covered. With homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore highlighting the calendar, the plethora of powerful comedy throughout the commonwealth continues to show up, night after night. Enter Mic’d […]

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The ReVue Stage: Comics Come Home 27 brews a bash for local tradition

Jason Greenough — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:35:26 +0000

Every year that Denis Leary takes the stage to commence another edition of Comics Come Home is a reason to celebrate in and of itself. But when it comes to the festivities and Avengers-level lineup that rounded out the event’s 27th go-around last weekend, the milestones of more than one local institution joined forces for a night that just might go down in the show’s history as the best one yet. The familiarities were one thing, as a welcoming vibe […]

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Mic’d Up: Janelle James, Orlando Baxter, Bethany Van Delft, Kevin Hart

Jason Greenough — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:37:47 +0000

Editor’s Note: After what felt like an endless winter, spring has finally sprung, and we’re here for all it entails. And while the refreshing breezes and start of baseball season have us itching to get outside and shake off the rust of hibernation, the comedy juggernauts posting up around town are making the decision to make our way inside clubs and theaters almost too easy. With homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore highlighting the calendar, the plethora of […]

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Year In ReView: Vanyaland’s 22 favorite comedy releases of 2022

Jason Greenough — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:03:00 +0000

As last year came to a close, Vanyaland suggested that perhaps the comedy game in 2022 would harbor even more creative ingenuity than the year before, and wouldn’t you know it, we were right. So, we’ll gladly take that pat on the back at a later date, but for now, let’s focus on the stand-up standouts who really shined through a vast sea of specials and albums aplenty to deliver top-quality art in all forms, from dick jokes and tales […]

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V3 Weekend: NICE, a fest, Orlando Baxter, ‘Serial Mom’

Michael O'Connor Marotta — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:52:24 +0000

Editor’s Note: Welcome to V3 Weekend, Vanyaland‘s guide to help you sort out your weekend entertainment with curated selections and recommendations across our three pillars of Music, Comedy, and Film/TV. It’s what you should know about, where you need to be, and where you’ll be going, with us riding shotgun along the way. Music: NICE, a fest at The Rockwell and Crystal Ballroom If you’ve hit Vanyaland over the past month, you’ve no doubt seen our extensive artist profile series on NICE, a fest, highlighting the […]

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Mic’d Up: Heidecker two-times The Wilbur, Baxter tops Off Cabot weekend

Jason Greenough — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:45:00 +0000

Editor’s Note: As summer rages on, the top-tier selection of comedy shows to check out around Boston is at hot as the temps outside, as homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore highlight the calendar. Live entertainment continues to make its way back into our social lives — mask up! stay safe! — and so 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 […]

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