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Part old-school (Red Skelton, Jerry Lewis and Danny Kaye) intertwined with his own unique observations on everyday life, Johnny Rizzo has been cracking up audiences around the country for more than 25 years. Rizzo, known as "The Rubber-Faced Comedian," will appear at 10 p.m. Saturday at Poconuts Comedy Club. Born in raised in Bridgeport, Conn., Rizzo cut his comedy teeth in some of the most hallowed clubs in New York City, including Catch a Rising Star, Caroline's, Dangerfield's and The Comic Strip. Before long, Rizzo was opening all over the country for superstars including Jay Leno, Richard Belzer, Dennis Miller, Tommy Chong, Joan Rivers, "Weird" Al Yankovic, Ray Charles, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Mamas and the Papas, Pat... [read full story]
BEHIND THE HEADLINES By BUNN NAGARA The renewed US interest in this region is fine, but how far can it really go? THE flurry of East Asian summits continues unabated, duly reflecting the growing significance of this region in...
AFP - Investigations were under way Sunday into the deaths of seven soldiers and police killed in what Afghan officials called a mis-targeted NATO air strike, one of the worst "friendly fire" incidents of an eight-year war.
As monolithic as it is in its influence on American sports, the NFL is really a closed little shop where people on the inside crisscross each other throughout their careers. Such as Mike Singletary and Jeff Fisher. In 1981,...
By Arnaud de Borchgrave Sunday, November 8, 2009 A wise veteran Arab intelligence hand said Afghanistan now is tailor-made for deals with the principal tribal chiefs designed to detach them from the Taliban they fear more than...
