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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Comedy Night!

…Ross has performed at include: Just for Laugh’s Comedy Festival, Smirnoff Comedy Festival Cape Town South Africa & The Boston Comedy Festival. In 2019 Dry Bar Comedy released Ross’ full…

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Meet Evana Lewis, 73 – Comedy Special Star

…fitness and tech classes a day including some from Senior Planet.) And now, an online comedy class put her among the stars of a new comedy special (details below) called…

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Video of the Week: Weatherman Fritz Coleman’s Senior Comedy Skills

Swollen ankles, urological issues, cognitive decline. In his keynote at the 2014 Conference on Aging, Fritz Coleman turns geriatric syndromes into comedy, skirting ageism by pronouncing that “I am so…

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Funny Girl: How Jane Stone Started Stand-Up in her 70s

…groups and activities also meet virtually. You also tried something very new over Zoom: stand-up! What made you interested in trying stand-up comedy? Comedy is like a language that some…

Friday, February 15, 2019

Jane Fonda, Harrison Powell dish Ageism and Oscar

…the Golden Globes awarded Michael Douglas, 74, with Best Actor in a TV Series/Musical or Comedy for his performance in Netflix’ ageing buddy series The Kominsky Method. The show also…

Thursday, April 22, 2021

George Lopez Talks to Senior Planet

Best known for his TV sitcom, George Lopez has built an impressive career by examining his Mexican-American culture in stand-up comedy. Exporting his talents to TV and film, he featured…

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Streaming Shows To Watch This Fall

…on Netflix and was a huge success, demonstrating that there IS an audience for comedy featuring women of a certain age. Other Emmy-nominated shows with older actors have gotten renewed…

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

A Taste of TV’s New Aging?

…Tomlin and Jane Fonda. The brainchild of Marta Kauffman, co-creator of the long-running hit “Friends” – who is now 60 herself – this is the first comedy-drama about older female…

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Favorite TV Moms

…of former soap opera star Moira Rose because we couldn’t stop laughing. A hilarious comedy about a family who go from extreme wealth to bankruptcy, the six season series paired…

Monday, February 3, 2020

Seniors gain ground for Oscar gold

…argues; Bernstein just completed a romantic comedy, Never Too Late, with Ellen Burstyn, James Caan and Ann-Margret. “We are committed to riding this wave,’ he continues. “We believe Baby Boomers…

Friday, May 8, 2020

A Day in Quarantine in NYC

…(see right). I felt much better! (It’s spaghetti with spinach pesto, peas, and tomatoes.) I am indifferent to golf balls, though. I’ve also been listening to a lot of comedy

Friday, May 12, 2017

Why You Should Watch Season 3 of “Grace and Frankie”

…Frankie” is that rare beast—a comedy about aging whose characters can laugh at themselves and the realities of aging without being self-denigrating. No spoilers here, but if you ever thought…

Friday, October 23, 2015

“The Intern”: Grownup to the Rescue

As the credits rolled, applause broke out for “The Intern” in the South Florida theater where I saw it. Considering that this is a low-key comedy — no one triumphs…

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Senior Planet Talks to…Cheech Marin

As one half of 70’s stoner comedy duo Cheech and Chong, “Cheech” Marin, 75, has successfully reinvented himself as an actor, musician, activist, author, art collector and marijuana entrepreneur. (He…

Friday, August 21, 2020

Q&A: Tommy Chong!

Best known as one-half of legendary pot-fueled comedy duo Cheech & Chong (their website is here), Canadian-born Tommy Chong, 82, is today a vocal advocate for the health benefits of…