Showing results for "The Toll" in Comedy & Humor

Der missratene Sohn Fritz macht der Familie des Metzgermeisters Knippelius wieder einmal Kummer. Die "vornehme" Frau Puttel, eine Kundin, deren Tochter Bärbel sich dummerweise in diesen Fritz verliebt hat, ist ebenfalls unglücklich. Sabinchen, die Tochter des Metzgermeisters, liest zu viel Ritterromane und gibt sich Phantastereien hin: Ihr geliebter Valentin kämpfe heldenhaft und hoch zu Ross um sie.

Todde Talks? Todde spricht mit tollen Gästen. Über sie selbst. Über Themen, die sie interessieren. Und auch über sich selbst. Manchmal auch mit sich selbst. Immer locker und authentisch. Manchmal komisch, manchmal nicht. Wie das Leben.

Who created the universe? What happens after we die? What can we learn from heartbreak? I asked these vague-ish questions, and something interesting happened. Everyone started gravitating towards the same, specific answer. And while they used different words and maybe a different lens, they chipped away at the same idea. So I put their answers next to each other to create Answers to the Universe in 15 Minutes or Less.

Judy Toll was a comedian and writer whose life was an open book on stage. In her first and only album (she lost a long battle with cancer in 2002), you can hear her best stand-up, all performed live at the famous Uncabaret. The album mostly covers her quixotic attempts to find the love of her life, and while the premise might seem well-worn, the material remains as vibrant, intriguing, and hysterical as ever.

In which our intrepid correspondent wails, rails and assails this silly custom of giving away perfectly good money to people who don't seem to have our best interests at heart.

These soulful standup comedy performances are all about religious cults: Judy Toll's epic tale of her involvement with "The Church of Something-ology" and Taylor Negron's casual dip into a model cult.

A mind-blowing collection of drug stories, illegal-substance-related rants and raves by a psychedelic posse of progressive performers. Proceeds benefit the Drug Policy Alliance, an awesome group of freedom fighters who believe that you shouldn't be punished for what you put in your own body.