Regan Delivers Smart Observations In Cedar Rapids Show
Comedian Brian Regan entertained about 1,000 at the Paramount Theatre using varied character voices to lampoon everyday behavior. He avoided coarse language and kept the material playful about topics from Dora the Explorer to steroids, recovering well from a few flat jokes.
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This week's selections include Crude on History Channel at 7 p.m. a two hour oil documentary with CGI back story and climate context. Guinness World Records Top 100 airs 8 p.m. NBC featuring 100 clips and a live tunnel of fire stunt at Universal Studios. In Treatment debuts 8:30 p.m. HBO with cast including Byrne and Charles. Baghdad Hospital Inside the Red Zone 7:30 p.m. HBO follows Al-Yarmouk hospital amid war. 31 Days of Oscar 7 p.m. TCM runs three dozen Oscar titles with era themed weeks ending March 2.
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Curtain rises on theater adventure in Iowa troupe
Tom Johnson and Meg Merckens of South Amana form The Iowa Theatre Artists Company a nonprofit troupe to tour across Iowa. They stage 15 performances of Pump Boys and Dinettes at Colony Village Restaurant near Williamsburg with dinner and the show.
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East Amana
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Mark Wilson
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Second City tours Iowa venues with improv and satire
The Second City Touring Company performed at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City with a 2 1/2 hour show blending improv and sketches based on audience prompts. The cast also appeared at Cornell College in Mount Vernon with political humor and a live audience debate built from random words.
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