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Quotable comedy in the O.C.
by tamirra stewartPublished: August 01, 2011
Kathy Griffin shares her thoughtsThe Movie Quoter. You can’t have a conversation without relating a quote from a movie or TV show.
If there were a karaoke machine for Movie Quoters, Steve Martin would be the “Bohemian Rhapsody” of choices. Segerstrom Center for the Arts will host An Evening of Music and Comedy with Steve Martin and The Steep County Rangers on Thursday, Aug. 11.
Martin is much more than an
acclaimed comedian. He is a four-time Grammy winner, a banjo player, a best-selling author and a songwriter whose latest award came in 2009 for “The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo,” which won Best Bluegrass
Album. Two of his other Grammys were for comedy albums, and a third was for a duet with Earl Scruggs.
Can’t get enough of the Orange County funny? Well, two-time
Emmy winner, New York Times best-selling author, Grammy nominee and Broadway darling Kathy Griffin returns to Segerstrom Center for two performances on Saturday, Aug. 27.
Griffin delivers scathing celebrity gossip and is the source of the nervous smiles by A-listers seeing her act. They may be looking over their shoulders for the next carefully aimed barb, but you can just sit back and enjoy.
Don’t wait to buy tickets, since Steve Martin and The Steep County Rangers sold out in 2009.
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• OTHER HAPPENINGS
RITA RUDNER
Laguna Playhouse
Aug. 26-29
Rita Rudner returns to the Laguna Playhouse for a four-day stand-up engagement. She has been named Comedian of the Year nine years in a row and is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright and actress.
606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach
949.497.2787; lagunaplayhouse.com
LUCINDA WILLIAMS
Orange County Great Park
Aug. 13
As one of the headliners of the 2011 Flights & Sounds Summer Festival series at the Orange County Great Park, Louisiana-born Lucinda Williams brings her unique blend of folk, country, rock and pop to O.C.
Sand Canyon Ave. and Marine Way, Irvine
866.829.3829; ocgp.org
KUTTURAN CHAMORU LUAU SHOW
AND DINNER
Muckenthaler Cultural Center
Aug. 18
This festival celebrates Chamoru, a dance form that tells stories of the Pacific Islanders of the Northern Marianas Islands. The Kutteran Chamoru Performers have danced all over the world.
1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton
714.738.6595; themuck.org
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Kathy Griffin shares her thoughts If there were a karaoke machine for Movie Quoters, Steve Martin would be the “Bohemian Rhapsody” of choices. Segerstrom Center for the Arts will host An Evening of Music and Comedy with Steve Martin and The Steep County Rangers on Thursday, Aug. 11. Martin is much more than an acclaimed comedian. He is a four-time Grammy winner, a banjo player, a best-selling author and a songwriter whose latest award came in 2009 for “The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo,” which won Best Bluegrass Album. Two of his other Grammys were for comedy albums, and a third was for a duet with Earl Scruggs. Can’t get enough of the Orange County funny? Well, two-time Emmy winner, New York Times best-selling author, Grammy nominee and Broadway darling Kathy Griffin returns to Segerstrom Center for two performances on Saturday, Aug. 27. Griffin delivers scathing celebrity gossip and is the source of the nervous smiles by A-listers seeing her act. They may be looking over their shoulders for the next carefully aimed barb, but you can just sit back and enjoy. Don’t wait to buy tickets, since Steve Martin and The Steep County Rangers sold out in 2009. ≈ ≈ ≈ • OTHER HAPPENINGS RITA RUDNER Laguna Playhouse Aug. 26-29 Rita Rudner returns to the Laguna Playhouse for a four-day stand-up engagement. She has been named Comedian of the Year nine years in a row and is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright and actress. 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach 949.497.2787; lagunaplayhouse.com LUCINDA WILLIAMS Orange County Great Park Aug. 13 As one of the headliners of the 2011 Flights & Sounds Summer Festival series at the Orange County Great Park, Louisiana-born Lucinda Williams brings her unique blend of folk, country, rock and pop to O.C. Sand Canyon Ave. and Marine Way, Irvine 866.829.3829; ocgp.org KUTTURAN CHAMORU LUAU SHOW AND DINNER Muckenthaler Cultural Center Aug. 18 This festival celebrates Chamoru, a dance form that tells stories of the Pacific Islanders of the Northern Marianas Islands. The Kutteran Chamoru Performers have danced all over the world. 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton 714.738.6595; themuck.org |
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