Though comedian Bret Ernst played collegiate football at Long Island University’s C.W. Post and looks like the love child of Joaquin Phoenix and Chris O’Donnell, it’s his brand of comedy—more than his pretty-jock looks—that got him cast as a recurring character on Showtime’s Weeds, earned him a 30 venues in 30 nights gig for the film Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show and a … [Read more...] about Bret Ernst at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Humor
Comedy Hui
In Playboys and Killjoys: An Essay on the Theory and Practice of Comedy, American literary critic Harry Levin writes, “The most protean aspect of comedy is its potentiality for transcending itself, by responding to the conditions of tragedy by laughing in the darkness.” The very protean Comedy Hui cast members—who boldly and wittily transcend themselves with regular … [Read more...] about Comedy Hui
D L Hughley
You’ve been criticized for playing to stereotypes. Here in Hawaii—from grass skirts to mai tais—we’re about as stuffed with stereotypes as an apple in the mouth of a pig on a spit. What “Hawaiian” stereotype are you anticipating most? You know what, I want to be called a “haole”! Wouldn’t that be interesting? What can I say about the Hawaiians? They only have 13 letters in … [Read more...] about D L Hughley
Tin Can Comedy
Tin Crowd Can Maui build a successful stand-up scene? Shaggy Jenkins aims to find out "Comedy is supposed to be outside of territories, outside of reason, outside of logic. It’s supposed to be the outside-looking-in perspective,” says Shaggy Jenkins. So when Augie Tulba told Shaggy that if he wanted to pursue comedy, he’d “have to do it differently,” that logic fit … [Read more...] about Tin Can Comedy
‘Click’ of the Week
Being part of a bad photo is a universal experience. But there are bad photos, and then there are bad photos. For a guffaw-inducing dose of the latter, check out AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com, a veritable goldmine of dated haircuts, unfortunate outfits, awkward poses, ridiculous props and, in the case of one woman, an inexplicable—and extremely phallic—squash. It’s enough to make … [Read more...] about ‘Click’ of the Week