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Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s 12 months of comedy faves in 2025

Jason Greenough — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:16:18 +0000

Another year, another hell ride through a cultural landscape that devoured and reproduced at an alarming rate in 2025. Through all the “unprecedented times” that we’re all tired of living in, to the birth of “6-7!” (whatever the fuck that means), and everything in between, one constant that kept us afloat was the levity, and often times societal mirror check that comedy offered to the masses. With a little bit of everything for everyone, the world of stand-up was stretched, […]

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Mic’d Up: Charlie Berens, Brian Posehn, Jay Mohr, Doug Key

Jason Greenough — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:08:19 +0000

Editor’s Note: As the dogs days of summer get further away in the rearview, and the crisp, creeping wind of fall sneaks in overnight, it’s time to start thinking about bringing things back indoors to stay warm and entertained to stave off the insanity of the upcoming darker, colder months in New England. That’s where comedy can help you out, and boy oh boy, do we have a ton of it coming through town every week. With homegrown talent, national headliners, […]

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Comedy Bang! Bang! brings it straight to our mouths at The Wilbur

Jason Greenough — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:48:46 +0000

Open up wide, Boston. The Comedy Bang! Bang! brigade is back in town, and they’re sending their critically-acclaimed madness straight down our gullets. As announced earlier this week amidst a flurry of newly added shows, the crack team behind the wildly successful TV show and podcast, led by host Scott Auckerman, will be hitting the road and setting up shop at The Wilbur on June 13 as part of the show’s upcoming Bang! Bang! Into Your Mouth tour. With more […]

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Mic’d Up: Valeri Tosi returns home, Charlie Berens brings wit to Wilbur

Jason Greenough — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:25:08 +0000

Editor’s Note: Even in the dead 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 best […]

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Andrew Schulz isn’t letting 2021 go gently into that good night

Vanyaland Comedy — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:30:00 +0000

Andrew Schulz closed out 2020 with a scathing series of monologues from the comfort of his own home. He’ll be doing much of the same to close out 2021, but this time, Boston is the setting, with four times the amount of action. With three shows already sold out, Schulz has added a 10 p.m. slot at The Wilbur on Thursday, December 30 to bring his year-ending workload up to four gigs. Also announced this week at The Wilbur, comedian […]

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