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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic postpones Detroit show after testing positive for COVID
Read full article: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic postpones Detroit show after testing positive for COVID‘Weird Al’ Yankovic had shows scheduled in Saginaw and Detroit this week, but both shows have been postponed after he tested positive for COVID.
Lucille Ball Comedy Festival goes virtual in its 29th year
Read full article: Lucille Ball Comedy Festival goes virtual in its 29th yearLOS ANGELES The annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is going virtual with help from Tiffany Haddish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Margaret Cho, Weird Al Yankovic and more than two-dozen others working in the realm of humor. The festival, presented by the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, will stream conversations with the artists over three weekends, starting Friday and running through Aug. 30. Other pairings include Cho with host and fellow comedian Judy Gold (10 p.m. EDT Friday); Haddish with comedian Flame Monroe (8 p.m. EDT Aug. 22); political satirist Mark Russell with Lewis Black (8 p.m. EDT Aug. 28). The 29th annual festival will pay tribute to Carl Reiner, the filmmaker and creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show who died in June. A rare Reiner interview from the center's archives will be shown at 8 p.m. EDT Aug. 30, with humorist Paula Poundstone hosting.