Ahead of Playhouse Square visit, Jay Leno talks love of live audience and explains why you won’t see him on Netflix
In a game of “Would You Rather,” comedy icon and former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno has to choose between taping one Netflix special that would keep him off the...
![“You ever been with family and request an Uber under the table?” comic Kiry Shabazz laughs over the phone in a recent interview. The L.A.-based comedian has a homecoming in the books, returning to his hometown of Cleveland for a stand-up performance at Hilarities Dec. 4. He pokes some loving fun at his family. “They […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TNH-L-SHABAZZ-122-02.jpg?w=117 "“You ever been with family and request an Uber under the table?” comic Kiry Shabazz laughs over the phone in a recent interview. The L.A.-based comedian has a homecoming in the books, returning to his hometown of Cleveland for a stand-up performance at Hilarities Dec. 4. He pokes some loving fun at his family. “They […]")
![“I literally feel like the operator in heaven,” says psychic medium Matt Fraser during a recent phone interview. “Remember back in the day, you would call the operator and say, ‘I wanna get in touch with this person,’ and then they would go and make the connection happen? That’s basically what I do every single […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TNH-L-MattFraser-WBOX-102322-03.jpg?w=132 "“I literally feel like the operator in heaven,” says psychic medium Matt Fraser during a recent phone interview. “Remember back in the day, you would call the operator and say, ‘I wanna get in touch with this person,’ and then they would go and make the connection happen? That’s basically what I do every single […]")
![About eight years ago, Carl Baldassarre grew his hair, threw it in a man bun and traded his business blazers for a leather jacket and some Steven Tyler-esque scarves. He hasn’t looked back since. After logging four successful decades in the finance world, Baldassarre could have retired happily, umbrella drink in hand, lounging somewhere in […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TNH-L-Baldassarre-WBOX-093022-01.jpg?w=132 "About eight years ago, Carl Baldassarre grew his hair, threw it in a man bun and traded his business blazers for a leather jacket and some Steven Tyler-esque scarves. He hasn’t looked back since. After logging four successful decades in the finance world, Baldassarre could have retired happily, umbrella drink in hand, lounging somewhere in […]")
![“I always ask them to mention I’m Norwegian up top or else people doubt I’m a real person — nobody speaks English this way,” comedian Daniel Simonsen quips in his trademark accent. “I don’t even know why I sound like this myself. I just started to talk, and this is how it came out. Immediately […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TNH-L-DanielSimonsen-WBOX-090922-01.jpeg?w=132 "“I always ask them to mention I’m Norwegian up top or else people doubt I’m a real person — nobody speaks English this way,” comedian Daniel Simonsen quips in his trademark accent. “I don’t even know why I sound like this myself. I just started to talk, and this is how it came out. Immediately […]")
![Drag queens don’t have an easy gig. Between the intense travel, demanding choreography, elaborate costuming and makeup artistry — it’s a lot of heavy lifting. Drag during the pandemic lockdown of 2020 was a whole other animal. If anyone should know, it’s Jaida Essence Hall (also called Jared Johnson when out of drag), the winner […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TNH-L-DragRace-WBOX-073122-05.jpg?w=70 "Drag queens don’t have an easy gig. Between the intense travel, demanding choreography, elaborate costuming and makeup artistry — it’s a lot of heavy lifting. Drag during the pandemic lockdown of 2020 was a whole other animal. If anyone should know, it’s Jaida Essence Hall (also called Jared Johnson when out of drag), the winner […]")
