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Crying Laughing

Crying Laughing, an improv-infused story about an aspiring comedienne, will have comedy nerds and curious newbies LOLing.

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Review of ‘Crying Laughing’

Comedy nerds and curious newbies alike will LOL at the improv-infused Crying Laughing

Winnie Friedman finds herself highly amusing, but the aspiring comedian has sworn off performing after bombing at her bat mitzvah. When she’s invited to join a comedy troupe, however, Winnie decides to give the stage another shot. Then she learns that her…

Behind the Book by Lance Rubin

Why was I foolishly attempting to create the magic of an improvised performance with nothing but words on a page at my disposal? Well, for starters, I was desperate.

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