Oi! The Altercation Punk Comedy Tour is coming to The Keys in Scranton on Sept. 6
From a press release: If you miss the days of punk entertainment for a great price, The Keys has a comedy show for you on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 9 p.m. The Altercation Punk Comedy Tour with JT Habersaat and Jay Chanoine is coming to downtown Scranton with local comedians Elliott Elliott, Dan Hoppel, Erich […]
The Top 10 most interesting people we met at Camp Bisco in Scranton (with our color commentary)
To say that Camp Bisco, the three-day EDM and jam festival held annually at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, attracts some colorful characters is as understated as noting that Scranton needs a little roadwork. Being nerds, we usually don’t get invited to such cool parties, so we took the opportunity to walk around on July […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 3, 07/12/16
During the third week of Season 4 of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent on Tuesday, July 12, two crowd favorites from last season won the audience vote at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant – one who had won before and another who was finally given his due. Scranton band Crock Pot Abduction put on […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 2, 07/05/16
The second week of Season 4 of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent on Tuesday, July 5 saw the debut of several new faces at the open mic and talent contest at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, and one even won the audience vote with an unexpectedly hilarious story. Dane Bower from West Wyoming was […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 1, 06/28/16
We’re trying something new with Season 4 of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, letting the audience at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant choose two winners each night – one in the category of comedy/poetry/spoken word/performance art and one for music/dance – and holding two separate showcases at the end to determine the winners of […]
Comedians Ben Kronberg and Nick Lavallee perform with local funnymen in Scranton on July 11
From a press release: National touring comedians Ben Kronberg and Nick Lavallee will perform with local funnymen Russell Austin, Erich Drexler, and host and MC Elliott Elliott at The Keys in downtown Scranton on Monday, July 11 at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door (244 Penn Ave., Scranton), and the show is 21+; […]
Comedian and TV star George Lopez performs stand-up at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Oct. 28
From a press release: The Sands Bethlehem Event Center has just announced that comedian, actor, author, and TV show host George Lopez will be performing stand-up on Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $50.50, $60.50, and $80.50, go on sale this Friday, June 17 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent Finals Showcase at Thirst T’s, 05/31/16
Season 3 of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent was full of surprises and firsts for the ongoing open mic and talent contest, and the Finals Showcase on Tuesday, May 31 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant was no different with new live collaborations, song premieres, and even a giant frog suit. Audiences over the […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 12, 05/17/16
The final qualifying week of Season 3 of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent on Tuesday, May 17 was packed with a variety of acts, some returning from previous weeks and some completely new to the event. In the end, the audience at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant chose a group of young newcomers as […]
Scranton-born comedian Samantha Ruddy named one of ’50 Funniest People in Brooklyn’ by Brooklyn Magazine
Comedian Samantha Ruddy, who was born in Scranton and has been living in New York City since 2014, was named one of “The 50 Funniest People in Brooklyn” in an article published today by Brooklyn Magazine. The 24-year-old comic and writer, who may have the funniest Twitter account of anyone from Northeastern Pennsylvania, was a […]
