Marc Maron has released five hit stand-up comedy specials throughout his career. His most recent, “From Bleak to Dark” premiered on HBO February 11, 2023, and received rave reviews from critics and fans alike. Maron’s other specials include “End Times Fun” (2020) on Netflix, which was nominated for a 2021 Critics’ Choice Award, “Marc Maron: Too Real”(2017), “Moe Later” (2015) on Epix, and “Thinky Pain” (2013).
Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone,” and is a regular panelist on NPR’s “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me.” Paula has starred in several HBO specials, including “Cats, Cops and Stuff,” which nabbed a cable ACE award for Best Comedy Special.
In the early years of his young adult life C S Lewis believed the story of Christ’s birth was nothing more than feel-good myth. That all changed after a particular encounter with his great friend and fellow author, J R R Tolkien. Although both men loved mythology in general, Tolkien was convinced that the Jesus myth was the one true myth. That was the start of Lewis’ journey from Atheism to Christianity. From that point on Christmas, for Lewis, took on an entirely different meaning.
One December, not long after Over the Rhine began recording and touring, they were invited to perform some seasonal songs on a public radio station in Cincinnati. It was Christmastime and they worked up a few carols and traditional tunes and Karin even read a poem by Thomas Hardy called, The Oxen.
In 2024, more than 25 years after releasing our first holiday CD and they are still at it. This year, they will lean into some harmonies and making an intimate but hopefully holy ruckus.
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the whole history of the world; they lie, steal, and cheat. Now they’ve bullied their way into the church’s annual Christmas pageant!
Will the pageant be a disaster as everyone is expecting, or will the spirit of the season change the hearts and minds of the Herdman family?
