by Tony Castleberry | Nov 9, 2017 | Going Out, Humor
Ron Funches keeps challenging himself and through those tests, he not only gets better as a performer, he also avoids complacency. In addition to being an outstanding stand-up comedian, Funches, who headlines Goodnights Comedy Club in Raleigh this week, has a long...
by Tony Castleberry | Nov 3, 2017 | Going Out, Humor
Throwing Joel McHale a curveball with a football question was not my plan, but asking comedians questions they don’t normally get is a badge of honor I wear proudly. That explains why I was grinning after posing a question about football and brain injuries to McHale...
by Tony Castleberry | Oct 26, 2017 | Personal Stories
Quite possibly the best, and certainly the most personal thing I’ve ever written is on this website. That alone would make saying farewell to Raleigh and Company difficult, but describing this as difficult seems profoundly understated. This hurts, and for proof, here...
by Tony Castleberry | Oct 19, 2017 | Going Out, Humor
Due to a spotty phone connection, the early portion of this interview with Sam Morril was unintelligible and therefore unpublishable. Not to worry though, dear reader, Morril and I were mostly talking about Carmelo Anthony’s legacy while our phones figured their shit...
by Tony Castleberry | Oct 12, 2017 | Comedy, Going Out, Humor
Comedians often meet up with people they know in cities where they perform, but it’s doubtful that many of them have national soccer team captains waiting to welcome them. When stand-up comic Josh Blue arrives in Raleigh on Thursday to begin a run of shows at...
by Tony Castleberry | Oct 5, 2017 | Comedy, Going Out, Humor
In Part I of my interview with stand-up comedian Jen Kirkman, we discussed, among other things, her ongoing online interaction with Bernie Sanders supporters. Today, we talk about Trump, but if you’re concerned that Kirkman and I are here to break down policy or...
by Tony Castleberry | Oct 4, 2017 | Comedy, Going Out, Humor
Jen Kirkman loves Madonna, enjoys talking about Madonna and has been known to wear Madonna-themed clothing on stage, but make no mistake, she is not Madonna. A man made that mistake recently and the mixup turned one of Kirkman’s sold-out New York City shows into a...
by Tony Castleberry | Sep 29, 2017 | Comedy, Going Out, Humor
At the North Carolina’s Funniest Competition finals in August, Maddie Wiener was this close to being named the champion on her first try. She was nervous as hell, but it didn’t show as Wiener, an 18-year-old Chapel Hill High School graduate, held her own with her...
by Tony Castleberry | Sep 20, 2017 | Comedy, Going Out, Humor
On Thursday night at Durham’s Carolina Theatre, I’ll see Maria Bamford live for the fourth time and it will be the third time I’ve seen Jackie Kashian do a feature set before Bamford’s headline act. My second Bamford show at Charlotte’s Comedy Zone several years ago...
