Vikram Patel

The uninitiated may wonder: What is bop? Simply put, it is steamed rice with mixed vegetable toppings, usually including a meat. “Soup without the broth,” as one of my friends recently put it. “Or a rice and meat salad?” mused another. Located in an otherwise-unremarkable strip mall on Muldoon Road, 7-month-old Top Bop is a … Continue reading Top Bop dishes up Korean-inspired fusion fast food in East Anchorage

Comedian Demetri Martin will perform Thursday, March 3, at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium.

Through the skilled combination of chicken clucks, myriad accents and hobbit imitations, Eddie Izzard examined world history, religion and his own transvestitism in front of a packed Atwood Auditorium on Tuesday evening.

The duo’s act revolves around a central message that appears, at first blush, to undermine the point of a magic show: that magic is not real.

“Teller ... explained to me that if you first told people that you would be lying to them and only then lied to them, then it became art," said Penn Jillette.

Cyrano's well-performed production of the quirky national hit "Venus in Fur" explores sexuality with comedic twists.

“Sister Act,” a musical currently showing at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, makes a habit of being funny.

The opening sketch involved a woman who appeared to be fighting with her lover. But after the call, she confessed to a curious bystander that she had just been on the phone with GCI, much to the audience’s delight.

The Second City has been launching big names in comedy for decades, including brothers John and Jim Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Steven Colbert. On May 2, the troupe will bring their combination of sketch comedy and improv to Anchorage.

“Newhart” ran for eight seasons and 182 episodes, but Newhart only won his first primetime Emmy recently, in 2013, for a guest appearance on “The Big Bang Theory.” He'll perform in Anchorage this Saturday.

Mummenschanz is difficult to describe in words, in part because it doesn't use use any.

The artists of Mummenschanz do something that is close to art, close to puppetry, close to dance, close to theater and will perform in Anchorage April 10-11.

Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins meet in this enjoyable rock 'n' roll musical at the Atwood Concert Hall in Anchorage.

Glass has become famous while rarely showing his face to audiences. But over the past two years, that has changed.

"Comedy is supposed to have a surprise," Regan said to the audience, "but you all don't seem to care about that."