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Category Archives: Comedy

RED BANK: MORGAN PICKS UP THE PIECES
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RED BANK: Back on the road after a limo crash that killed a friend and seriously injured him, Tracy Morgan is slated to do two shows at the Basie Friday.
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October 26th, 2016 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: JAMIAN’S HOSTS ‘COMIC BOOK MEN’
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RED BANK: Jamian's Food and Drink will host a season-six premiere party for "Comic Book Men," the cable show set in Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash.
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October 21st, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: YOK-TOBERFEST IS ON AT BASIE’S
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RED BANK: Humorist David Sedaris and improv aces Mochrie + Sherwood explore the many faces of comedy at the Count Basie, this Thursday and Saturday.
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October 12th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BASIE ROLLS (WITH) THE DICE
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RED BANK: The Diceman returneth to the area, for a Thursday night throwdown at the Basie.
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August 23rd, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COMEDY FOR A CAUSE
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RED BANK: The Two River Theater becomes a comedy club for a night with for Saturday's annual Laugh Out Loud fundraiser.
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July 15th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: Schedule and trailers from the final full day of the Indie Street Film Festival.
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July 8th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FRIDAY’S INDIE STREET LINEUP
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RED BANK: The full rundown, with a boatload of trailers, for Friday's Indie Street Film Fest offerings.
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July 7th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: A MOVIE FEAST ON INDIE STREET
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RED BANK: Scandalously long legs and a thing for eating dirt are among the topics explored as the Indie Street Film Festival enters its first full day.
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July 6th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TURN HERE FOR INDIE STREET
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RED BANK: Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with one film and two parties before going full-bore for three days. We've got details, trailers.
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July 5th, 2016 @ 3pm
LINCROFT: TAKING ‘MEASURE’ OF SHAKESPEARE
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LINCROFT: Shakespeare on the Lawn returns to Brookdale Community College with a two-week engagement of the Bard's "Measure for Measure."
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July 5th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: INDIES INVADE THIS WEEK
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RED BANK: A feast for movie lovers, the Indie Street Film Festival will light up four screens over five days this week.
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July 4th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: A STAR-STUDDED NIGHT @BASIE
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Science Meets Comedy, as affable astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson joins Eugene Mirman for a live version of StarTalk, tonight at the Basie.
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May 2nd, 2016 @ 9am
In the February 28 edition of his cable show,“Last Week Tonight,” comedian John Oliver urged viewers to “make Donald Drumpf again.”  By JOHN T. WARD A Middletown High School SouthContinue reading "M’TOWN: TEACHER DUMPED OVER TRUMP VIDEO"
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April 22nd, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: GRIFFIN AND BEAR IT
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Flamethrower comedy from Kathy Griffin; a Jersey Shore Rock 'N Soul tribute to David Bowie, and a gift to audiences IN THE MOOD for the songs, steps and styles of the 1940s — a weekend's worth of Count Basie entertainment.
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April 20th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: SINBAD & GARFUNKEL & MORE
From Sinbad to Satriani, Mozart to Garfunkel, the Basie's busier than ever this weekend, and the jam-packed April days and nights ahead.
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March 30th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: FAMILIAR FACES RETURN TO TRTC
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New roles for familiar faces, new stagings of beloved classics...and the world premiere of a play set in Red Bank, NJ...all on the just-announced 2016-2017 schedule from Two River Theater Company.
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March 29th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: DAVID CROSS TAKES BASIE STAGE
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Elvis, Jerry Lee, Johnny (Mathis) and more, as the Count Basie springs into action with vintage jukebox hits and off-beat comedy.
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March 21st, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: STANDUP, DOO-WOP & ST. PAT’S
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Gentlemanly comedy, streetcorner doo-wop, and a musical Irish history lesson...all on the Count Basie stage this week.
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March 2nd, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: MAD-LIBS ‘N MARX ON MONMOUTH
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Frank Ferrante (pictured with accompanist Jim Furmston) re-channels the spirit of the one, the only, Groucho Marx back to the Basie, in a Sunday matinee edition of his EVENING WITHContinue reading "RED BANK: MAD-LIBS ‘N MARX ON MONMOUTH"
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January 22nd, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NEW ‘REASON’ FOR OLD FRIENDS
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Ken Stunkel, left, and Two River Theater founder Bob Rechnitz are first-time, eighty-something playwrights getting the big-time treatment. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)   By TOM CHESEK When the 2015-2016Continue reading "RED BANK: NEW ‘REASON’ FOR OLD FRIENDS"
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January 8th, 2016 @ 10am
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VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.

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