Arielle Holmes is an addict of love in Heaven Knows What.
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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Fit While You Sit
Gladys Bikes’ Fitting Service Made Me Like My Bike. I Think.
In which Gladys Bikes’ fitting service finally made me like my bike. I think.
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The Blume Is On
Judy the Great’s Affecting Novel, In the Unlikely Event
Don’t worry, Judy Blume is still as awesome as ever in In the Unlikely Event!
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How to Spike a Watermelon
Because There’s No Drunk Like a Watermelon Drunk
How to get a watermelon drunk.
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Glee Squee
It’s a High Note for Pitch Perfect 2
We’re giving a five-octave squeeeeeee of delight for Pitch Perfect 2.
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How to Pee
A Guide to Successful Summertime Urination
Here’s your guide to successfully urinating this summer.
Posted inComedy
Bridgetown Comedy Fest: Night #2 & #3
Roscoe Myrick My ubiquitous Bridgetown comic: the strangely beard-less Kyle Kinane I’m feeling the Bridgetown rundown. How’s about y’all? It’s around day three that you start to feel slightly giddy from the delirium tremens of laffs and cold snacks. But, god help you, you just want more, more, more comedy. One last night and all […]
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Bridgetown Comedy Fest: Night #1
Caroline Smith Rana May’s deadpan set at Rotture on Thursday night. This lady loves dogs. Plus she’s real funny. I hit Bridgetown hard last night—right in its kisser. The first night of the fest tends to be a little sleepy, a little punchy, and a little light on crowds. That was mostly true, except for […]
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Trivial Pursuit
Of Women, Comedy, and Hot Pursuit
Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara chase laughs in Hot Pursuit.
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The Pot Shot
Come Out from Under the Smoke Screen: Take the Merc‘s Weed Survey!
Come Out from Under the Smoke Screen: Take the Merc‘s Weed Survey!
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Behind the Eightball
Daniel Clowes’ Classic Comics Get Collected
Daniel Clowes’ classic comics get the classy collection treatment.
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Ghost Troll
The Teen Horror of Being Unfriended
Teen horror moves from the woods to Skype in Unfriended.