comedy Archives - UNF Spinnaker

Comedian Cody Ko coming to Jax

Courtney Green • Jul 18, 2019

Get ready to laugh! The “Tiny Meat” comedy tour is coming to Jacksonville on November 01. Tickets are priced at $76 on some ticket-buying sites, but you can get your ticket directly from Florida...

John Mulaney’s ‘Kid Gorgeous’ tour comes to Jacksonville

Carly Kramer • Apr 30, 2018

It was during my freshman year of high school that a friend of mine showed me a comedy sketch where a man reminisces about playing Tom Jones’ “What’s New Pussycat?” on a diner jukebox 21 times....

‘The Squawk’: Spinnaker’s new comedy podcast

Pierce Turner, Features Editor • Apr 26, 2018

Before humans developed sight, they heard sound: one of the most popular kinds of noise. Finally, after millions of years of evolution, we have perfected sound in the form of a podcast. That podcast is...

Comedian Colin Quinn on the Super Bowl, the divorce of America, and his new tour

James Donlon, Radio Manager • Feb 8, 2018

*UPDATE* 2/14/2018 Colin Quinn suffered a heart attack yesterday and received treatment. As a result, he is postponing his Jacksonville show until an undetermined date. He is recovering well and released...

Laugh Out Comedy Show: Side-splitting entertainment

Carly Kramer • Nov 6, 2017

The UNF LGBT Resource Center hosted a side-splitting event known as Laugh Out on Saturday. The comedy show at the Student Union featured BeBe Deluxe and Sampson McCormick, two comics in the LGBT Community. Jacksonville...

Just a regular guy: A conversation with comedian Bill Burr

Nick Blank • May 5, 2016

Burr is set to perform May 8 in the Moran Theater, located within the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts.

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Review: Hail, Caesar is a Coen Brother masterpiece

Nick Blank • Feb 11, 2016

Hail, Caesar has more of a whimsical fare on par with The Ladykillers or The Player, with a glamor of Hollywood’s darker side and its McCarthy-era ideological struggles.

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Now Playing: ‘Trainwreck’ and the misuse of funny women

Douglas Markowitz • Jul 23, 2015

Movie Review: Hollywood doesn’t know what to do with its comedic talent, and the new film with Amy Schumer proves it.

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LGBT Resource Center brings ‘SUPERHERO’ to UNF

Lee Watters • Nov 4, 2014

Tonight at the Student Union Auditorium, UNF LGBT Resource Center presents Ian Harvie's award-winning show "SUPERHERO" to celebrate differences within the community. According to the LGBT assistant director, the transgender comedian's visit is one of UNF LGBT's largest scale event thus far.

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News in brief: mock trial, comedian and free HIV testing coming to campus

Kathleen Godfrey • Nov 3, 2014

From a mock trial that demonstrates the criminal justice system to a family-style dinner and game night, this is an overview of campus events this week.

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Rocky Horror: UNF does The Time Warp again

Erica Santillo • Oct 10, 2014

The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Oct. 3 marked the seventh year Osprey Productions has put on the show at UNF. Students and guests new to the experience were "initiated," and the cast provided insight into the show through interviews.

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Their lives are jokes: stand-up comedy hierarchy in Jacksonville

Joseph Pike • Sep 19, 2014

The stand-up comedy industry is a hierarchy and making people laugh is the key to getting to the top.

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