Creative Alliance is pleased to host a true comedian’s comic, the legendary Barry Crimmins. Known for his rapid-fire technique and scathing political commentary, Crimmins is a former Air America Radio writer and correspondent, internationally recognized political satirist and author of the acclaimed Seven Stories Press book Never Shake Hands With A War Criminal. Crimmins will forever be linked to the Boston comedy scene. In the late ‘70s, he helped found two of Boston’s most fabled clubs The Ding Ho and Stitches, where then local comics such as Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Kevin Meaney cut their teeth. He has been an active touring comic for over three decades, helping to usher in a modern comedy scene.

Recently, Crimmins was the subject of Bobcat Goldthwait's documentary "Call Me Lucky,” which debuted at the Maryland Film Festival in 2015. The film chronicles Crimmins' life, his work in comedy -- but more importantly, his personal one-man crusade against child abuse on the Internet, specifically at AOL.

In the New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/barry-crimminss-life-changing-comedy

Selected comments about Barry Crimmins:



"Barry is hilariously funny, but more important, his humor comes out of a deep intelligence, and extraordinary understanding of the world around him and an intense commitment to social change." -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States.



"He breaks down reality in a hilarious way. He seems ticked off at everything, and when you hear him, you agree. One of the few political comedians who are really good." -- Steven Wright in U.S. News and World Report

Jim Meyer has been called the hardest working man in show business by people who mistakenly thought he was James Brown. He is known as the funniest man alive by both of his sons and his mom, but was voted Second Funniest Person in Baltimore three consecutive times before giving up and buying himself a trophy. Jim would be considered a giant if he lived amongst the pygmies of the Western Congo. Unfortunately, he does not, so he's just an unusually large, uncommonly funny dude who has been telling jokes from coast to coast for the last 16 years. In that time, Jim has worked with such luminaries as Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Blackalicious, Mitch Hedberg, Bobcat Goldthwait, Doug Stanhope, Dave Atell, Greg Geraldo, Dave Chappelle and many more. He has been a regular WYPR's The Signal, 98 Rock's Morning Show, served as a frequent, liberal punching bag on WBAL's C4 Show, and is the voice of The Maryland Minute. He has appeared on Comedy Central's "Drunk History" and "Insomniac With Dave Attell," the Food Network, MTV, NBC's Today Show, starred in Fuel TV's Magical History Tour: Baltimore, the CBC's The War of 1812: Been There, Won That, and won the Baltimore City Paper's Reader's Choice "Best Columnist" Award for his popular Spitballin sports column and their "Best Comedy" award for his "Bar Bacon Fun Time Comedy Hour (or so)" show. He writes climate change comedy for Grist.org and The Guardian UK, is a features writer for The Washingtonian, Urbanite, Baltimore Magazine, AARP Magazine, and is the hands-down best smelling comedian in the Mid-Atlantic Region today.

8pm | $18, $15 members | +$3 at the door