Nantucket Comedy Festival: Simpson’s Night of Comedy

Felt the need for a summer breeze: The Nantucket Comedy Festival: Simpson’s Night of Comedy took place on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Jetties Beach, MC’d by comedian Mike O’Malley of television’s “Yes Dear”, “Parenthood”, and “Glee”, and writer Showtime’s “Shameless”. Panelists included former island resident Donick Cary, John Hodgman (“The Daily Show” and Mac [...]

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Dumpster Chronicles 3

The Dumpster Chronicles: A Whimsical and Irreverent Guide to Nantucket, Being Part 3 Previously I first came to the island with a group of friends some thirty years ago. We rented an old cottage on the bluff out in Tom Nevers; it and the old Navy Base were the only buildings out there at that [...]

Nantucket Arts News

NEW BOOK BY CARY HAZLEGROVE Cary Hazlegrove’s newest book of photographs, entitled “Nantucket”, goes on sale this week at island bookstores, and March 25th nationally. Cary has photographed the island for more than thirty years, and this book represents the best 150 of the past ten years paired with quotes from well known islanders. JANE [...]

Nantucket Comedy Festival Update

Comedian Kevin Flynn and national educator Mike DiSpezio will present an informational training session on Project Comedy’s new Teen Stand-Up Program, an education-based comedy writing and performing program for children and teens. This year, the festival will be held on Wednesday, July 28th – Saturday July 31st, with children’s comedy workshops, fun community events, and [...]

Nantucket Comedy Festival Update

The second annual Nantucket Comedy Festival will run from Tuesday, July 28th through Saturday, August 1st, The festival, created and produced by long time local residents and comedians Kevin Flynn and Bonnie Block Levison, was developed to bring top comedic performance to the Island in support of A Safe Place, The Nantucket Arts Council, The [...]

Nantucket Comedy Festival Update

I spoke with Kevin Flynn (pictured below center with last year’s co-producer Bonnie Levison) to get an exclusive first look at the upcoming second annual Nantucket Comedy Festival, this year to run from Tuesday, July 28th through Saturday, August 1st. Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller will be back, as will Chris Matthews as a guest [...]

Nantucket Toast: Stiller & Meara

The Nantucket Comedy Festival Tribute to Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller took place on Thursday, July 31st at Jetties Beach, one of the best events of the summer. Check out Plum TV’s coverage here. Click on any photo to see more from this event or the archive of past events. To order a copy of [...]

Stiller & Meara 2

Click on any photo to see more from this event or the archive of past events. To order a copy of any photograph, click on the photo, the click on this event on the list on the left and find the ID number. Send an email with the photo number to me at gene@mahonabouttown.com. If [...]

Stiller & Meara 3

Click on any photo to see more from this event or the archive of past events. To order a copy of any photograph, click on the photo, the click on this event on the list on the left and find the ID number. Send an email with the photo number to me at gene@mahonabouttown.com. If [...]