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St. Petersburg Market Now A Hotbed For Comedy Clubs! 1985 STORY

By Bob Andelman May 1985 “Up until tonight, my career was going beautifully… I remember my mother said to me, ‘Michael, don’t go to law school! Go down to St. Petersburg and entertain in a bar!’” Michael Fetcher, a young… Continue Reading →

RIP Tampa Tribune editorial cartoonist Wayne Stayskal, 1931-2018

By Bob Andelman I swear I only worked at the old Tampa Tribune for six months but I met so many great and talented people there whose influences on me continued for decades that it’s hard to believe it was… Continue Reading →

Fred Travalena can probably impersonate you, too! REVIEW

Today’s Guest: Fred Travalena, impersonator, comedian >By Bob Andelman September 30, 1985 In the last 14 minutes of his show, comedian Fred Travalena went nuts. That’s okay because he’s paid to act that way. Of course he was the class… Continue Reading →

Lawd Have Eddie Murphy! 1985 CONCERT REVIEW

By Bob Andelman May 1985   Eddie Murphy’s “Lawd Have Murphy” tour is a little like a movie he did last year called Best Defense. Much as you’d like to see more of the young comic, you wish he hadn’t… Continue Reading →

Joking Under Pressure: In the spotlight at UF’s amateur comedy night

By Bob Andelman (Photograph by Bill Braunstein) (Originally published in Gainesville Magazine, either 1979 or 1980.) This was not going to be easy. These people just lost a football game to Alabama 40-zip, were drinking heavily, and wanted to laugh… Continue Reading →

The Accio Actors present: TREK (Trailer)

  If you missed “Trek The Musical” this weekend at the Studio @ 620, click the video below for a little taste of what you missed. (And here’s a hint: that’s my daughter Rachel Jeanie Chekov Andelman in the forefront… Continue Reading →

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