Author Archives: Corbett, KEXP

by Corbett Cummins and Heather Christianson additional photos and video courtesy SketchFest Seattle From Wednesday through Sunday this week, Theatre Off Jackson is hosting the international-world-series of sketch comedy known as SketchFest Seattle. Every night, till midnight, their stage will be filled with actors, sketch artists, comedians and Radio Hosts from across the U.S. and abroadRead more...

review by Corbett Cummins photos by Heather Christianson Brown Derby is a loose collaboration of drag queens, theater geeks, and comedians. Every few months, they buy rights to an old movie script. What they do with it is hard to describe. Founder Ian Bell describes it as “homarody,” which is meant to imply that itRead more...

Robin Williams outside SP20 Comedy Showphoto by Ron Henry by Corbett Cummins and Heather Christianson We here at WTFM, believe a lot of things. We believe that laughter, cheap drinks and $5 covers can heal almost everything (except serious conditions that require medical attention). We believe that you should be forced to get a permitRead more...

by Corbett Cummins We at Where the Funny Matters are excited to say that the KEXP Music That Matters Podcast has made a Comedy Edition! In it, DJ Troy Nelson and I, your humble WTFM blogger Corbett Cummins, host an hour long set of stand-up comedy that will rock you head and music that willRead more...

by Corbett Cummins and Heather Christianson Over the past few years the definition of “rock star” has undergone a major metamorphosis. Ever since Milli Vanilli sold 6 million U.S. albums, records sales could no longer be seen as the gold standard of rock stardom (if in fact they ever were). Nor is it limited toRead more...