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Taskmaster: Live on Stage (Miller Theater, Philadelphia, PA, January 19, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

Posted in Chris Gethard, Ensemble Arts, Funny (ha ha), Paul Chowdhry, Philadelphia, PA, Taskmaster on January 19, 2026| Leave a Comment »

[DID NOT ATTEND: January 19, 2026] Taskmaster: Live on Stage

I saw in an Ensemble Arts brochure that Taskmaster Live was coming to Philly.  There was no information about tickets.  And I checked daily to see if they went on sale.  And then the ticket sale date was announced and I was super psyched only to get completely shut out.  And again when they released extra tickets.  I suspect it had something to do with Ensemble Arts’ ticketing system which is a little pokey.

And so, there would be no Taskmaster live experience for us.   And there’s no indication that it will be viewable ever.  Some people posted some stills and videos online, though.

The only thing I really know about the show is that Paul Chowdhry was on (we saw him in the same building, smaller theater, the following night)and Chris Gethard who we saw two nights earlier.  So it’s almost like we were there.

No not really.

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Chris Gethard (Flounder Brewing Co., Hillsborough, NJ, January 16, 2026)

Posted in Chris Gethard, David Dondero, Flounder Brewing Co, Hillsborough NJ, Weird New Jersey on January 17, 2026| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: January 16, 2026] Chris Gethard

When I first saw a poster for a Chris Gethard show (I’m guessing at House of Independents), I thought his name was a joke–Get Hard, ha ha.  I’m sure he took a lot of abuse for that in school.

But I looked him up and discovered that he was part of an amazing podcast called New Jersey is the World (it ended about a year ago).  Gethard (pronounced Getherd) grew up in New Jersey and spent many years writing for Weird NJ.  And he knows this state better than just about anyone.

He does comedy nationally, but he seems to really relish doing shows in NJ.  Last year he did a show in every county (in pizza places, in basements, in a used furniture store (!) and now for the second time in Flounder Brewing.  (I’m bummed I missed the last one).

He has regular routines, but he also loves to tell stories about New Jersey, especially weird New Jersey. (more…)

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David Dondero (Flounder Brewing Co., Hillsborough, NJ, January 16, 2026) [CHRIS GETHARD]

Posted in Chris Gethard, David Dondero, Flounder Brewing Co, Hillsborough NJ, Kevin Devine on January 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: January 16, 2026] David Dondero

It’s interesting to me that my last show of 2025 was at the same venue as the first show of 2026–a venue I hadn’t been to before that previous show.  It helps that it’s 15 minutes from my house.

I have known about Chris Gethard for a little while.  I missed him the last time he came around here, but I soon as this show was announced I grabbed a ticket.  I saw that David Dondero was going to open for him.  I thought I didn’t know who he was, but it turns out I had seen a Tiny Desk of his back in 2014.  The folks at NPR Music love(d) him, but I was okay on him

his music is good but not especially memorable, but it’s his lyrics that Dondero is known for.  His songs are thoughtful and interesting and look at a variety of subjects.

Chris Gethard introduced him and said that he had known about David for decades and was a huge fan.  He was in Florida and David was playing a show and said he was moving back to New Jersey.  He and Chris connected and this tour was born.  (more…)

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