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Gianmarco Soresi in Netflix’s “Verified Stand-Ups.”

Review | Gianmarco Soresi delivers a stellar stand-up set at Pittsburgh Improv

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor December 8, 2023

Crossing the Monongahela for a stand-up comedy show is a big ask. Forgoing a swim, I hopped on the 61D and rode over the bridge past the city limits until the bus left me to wander through a sea of parking...

Actors perform "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" presented by Pitt Stages in the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre.

Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon brings fairy tales to life

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer November 5, 2023

The classic tales of the Brothers Grimm, like Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella and Rapunzel, left the audience howling with laughter at the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theater in the Cathedral of Learning....

Noel Miller laughs during his interview event with Pitt Program Council in the William Pitt Union on Monday, Sept. 25.

Noel Miller talks about his comedy journey at Pitt Program Council event

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

The William Pitt Union hosted Noel Miller, a Canadian-American YouTuber, comedian, rapper, podcaster and filmmaker, for a talk and Q&A organized by the Pitt Program Council. Approximately 450 Pitt...

Andrew Lafferty sits down with an interviewee while filming for a video.

Pitt senior Andrew Lafferty asks ‘the least important questions’ in ‘Andrew Answers’ series

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer September 5, 2023

What do mustaches, pickleball and hot dog eating contests have in common? They’re all topics explored by Andrew Lafferty, a senior English writing major, in his series “Andrew Answers,” in which...

Opinion | The importance of being funny

Opinion | The importance of being funny

By Paige Wasserman, Senior Staff Columnist April 18, 2023
Humor has laid the grounds for success.
Students perform in Pitt Stages’ musical comedy “Abduction.”

Pitt Stage’s new musical comedy ‘Abduction’ is ‘out of this world’

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer April 12, 2023
Written by T.J. Pieffer with music by Becki Toth and Brad Kemp, Pitt Stages’ musical comedy “Abduction” is inspired by Pieffer’s hometown of Mars, Pennsylvania. Directed by Pitt professor Becki Toth, “Abduction” is the first performance of the show at this scale.
Jack Johnson, a senior English writing major, at “No Die to Time” on Sunday in the Frick Fine Arts Building.

Pitt student hosts original sketch comedy show ‘No Die to Time’

By Rebecca Hsu, Staff Writer April 4, 2023
Jack Johnson, a senior English writing major, hosted “No Die to Time” on Sunday in the Frick Fine Arts Building to an audience of about 30 people. The show is the focus of Johnson’s independent study under his English professor, Shannon Reed.
Kelechi Urama, a 2017 Pitt graduate who is currently a story editor on the SYFY series “Resident Alien.”

Q&A: Pitt alumna talks TV writing on “Resident Alien,” comedy and Pittsburgh

By Toni Jackson, Staff Writer November 15, 2022
Breaking into the television industry seems impossible for many, but 2017 Pitt graduate Kelechi Urama has found success in the industry. She’s currently a story editor on the SYFY series “Resident Alien.”
Ronnie Marmo acts in “I’m Not a Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce.”

Comedy and censorship featured in ‘I’m Not a Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce’

By Toni Jackson, Staff Writer October 23, 2022
“I’m Not a Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce,” a one-man, one-act show written by and starring Ronnie Marmo, had a limited run Friday and Saturday at the Byham Theater.
Comedian Stephanie Foster performs her comedy show “Without Rhyme Nor Reason” in the Alumni Hall auditorium on Tuesday.

Comedian Stephanie Foster brings a suicide prevention comedy tour to Pitt

By Shreya Singh, Staff Writer October 21, 2022
About 100 students gathered in the auditorium of Alumni Hall on Tuesday night as Pitt Panhellenic hosted Stephanie Foster, a stand-up comedian, for her self-produced comedy tour “Without Rhyme Nor Reason.”
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