Will Ferrell’s The Hawk is ridiculously funny
By Ben OlsonReader Staff There are a variety of excellent films about golf that have been quoted on teeboxes and greens since they came out: Whether it’s Caddyshack, Tin Cup, Happy Gilmore or several...
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The Heartwood Center hosts stand-up comic Liz Miele
By Reader Staff New York-based stand-up Liz Miele is coming to Sandpoint with a doubleheader at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 at the Heartwood Center (615 Oak St.). Miele has...
Tricks, jokes and shenanigans galore
Prop comic The Zaniac performs at the Panida By Reader Staff Hailing from Seattle — where he was voted best prop comic — magician, comedian and all-around entertainer The Zaniac is a man of...
The death of comedy
A political tragedy By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It seems to be a trend that as political regimes — even whole civilizations — begin to collapse, people not only keep laughing but laugh louder. The...
‘Mostly Jokes’ standup show brings dark comedy about mental health to the Panida
By Reader Staff Comedian Aaron Foster has been around. From performances at The Comedy Store, The Ice House, Flappers, The Ha Ha and The Comedy Chateau in the L.A. area, to Laughs Unlimited in...
From Colbert to South Park, making fun of Trump has never been more important
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff In Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler complained that British propaganda worked better than its German counterpoint in World War I because the former portrayed the latter as savage brutes (“huns”) pillaging...
Panida to host double screenings of classic mockumentary Best in Show
By Reader Staff Some may not know that writer-director Christopher Guest is also a baron and member of the British House of Lords. What everyone already does know is that Guest is peerless when...
The best inside jokes in the history of television
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Television shows have often been filled with cliches, tropes and overt jokes written for a broad audience. Even the plotlines to some shows are so overdone, the mere inclusion...
Unfrosted is not grrreat!
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Watching Jerry Seinfeld’s new movie Unfrosted, which is supposed to be a comedic counterhistory of the invention of the Pop-Tart, I’m reminded of an incident a long time ago...
Comedy Avalanche kicks off 2024 series with Andrew Rivers at the Panida
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s a new year, which means it’s time for the new series of Comedy Avalanche shows at the Panida Theater, kicking off 2024 with a show Saturday, Jan. 13...
