Posts Tagged ‘Laughter’

One of Honolulu’s most delightful Holiday Traditions returns to the C’est Si Bon Ballroom at the Pagoda Hotel (1515 Rykroft St) on Friday December 4 2009.  Comedian Frank De Lima’s Christmas Show is always a delight for the entire family complete with family friendly hours.  The fantastic Pagoda Prime Rib & Crab Legs Buffet at 6 PM, followed by Frank’s show at 7PM. Frank’s show remains a bargain a mere $50.00 for Adults, or those age three to ten, $25.00.  Reservations are a must, contact the Pagoda via 808-948-8370 or go to their website www.pagodahotel.com.

Frank De Lima is one of Hawai’i’s living treasures, entertaining the Aina for more than thirty years (ever since he was in diapers), creating a wild array of comical characters, crafting musical parodies delighting tourists & locals alike, with the musical duo of David Kauahikaua and Bobby Nishida, De Lima has headlined nightclubs, performed numerous sold-out concerts locally and on the mainland US of A, Emceed events throughout Hawaii and Frank has produced numerous audio & visual works. As of 2009 Frank’ has released three videos and 13 comedy albums, 11 of which have won the coveted Na Hoku Hanohano Award.

Are you looking for that perfect Holiday gift?  Give the gift of education by supporting Frank De Lima’s Student Enrichment Program.  “You can also make a difference in the lives of Hawaii’s students. For a $1,000 donation to the Frank De Lima Student Enrichment Program, Frank will deliver a first-rate, 30-minute performance for you and your guests. Please contact Frank at 808-521-4529 for more information,” or scope out http://www.frankdelima.com/speaker.html.

Friday November 27 2009 be prepared to give your laugh muscles a complete workout when Gabriel Iglesias brings his comical tales & charismatic facial contortions & comical voices to the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Gabriel Iglesias, AKA Fluffy or Pichau, is one of the hottest comedians around. Though often billed as a Latino Comedian Garbriel’s comedy crosses all nationalities and is truly driven by his unique perspective as a person who is fat and not afraid to admit it though he does redefine fat as being one of five or six levels: big, healthy, husky, fat, fluffy and “damn,” plus a sixth level you will have to discover by exploring his comedy.

Gabriel Iglesias was born in San Diego thirty two years ago, found his way to Los Angeles/Long Beach, and broke into the comedy scene early in the decade of the double zeros. Currently starring in a Comedy Central Special, “I’m Not Fat I’m Fluffy” debut November 8th, Gabriel Iglesias has appeared on episodes of “My Wife & Kids,” Showtimes’ “Resurrection Boulevard,” while his stand-up has been featured on shows as diverse as BET’s “Comic View,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Good Morning America,” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” In 2005 Iglesias won a Kid’s Choice Award for the Nickelodeon Show “All that.” Gabriel Iglesias comedy is a true delight, the mark of a genius who composes clever concise stories with a rich pay-off narrated by a versatile voice, unique facial contortions and perhaps not so surprisingly graceful body language. His performance at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall ought to be a much needed comedic shot in the arm this holiday season. Priced at a modest $35 for reserved seating, you can purchase tickets at Neal S. Blaisdell Center Box Office or via Ticket Master phone, online or outlet locations.

Readers are encouraged to scope out this article as well as his site. Don’t pass up this opportunity to see Gabriel Iglesias Friday November 27 2009.

Amidst an economic crisis of epic proportions people need to laugh and that prescription for laughter can be filled at Honolulu’s famed Laughtrack Theater at 1123 Bethel Street in the heart of the Arts District. Friday August 21st marks the first ever collaboration between the Cherry Blossom Cabaret (CBC) and the Laughtrack Theater Company (LTC), together they intend to ‘send-up’ the current economic turmoil, locally as well as nationally and internationally, a Global Outreach of Laughter.

Honolulu’s Laughtrack Theater is both a school and a theater, training students in the art of improvisational comedy, encouraging students to spread the joy of laughter, making its debut on Friday September 5 2008. Kim Potter and Shannon Winpenny are the co-owners & key instructors at the Laughtrack, Hawai’i born & bred, each separately found their way to Chicago where they learned the fundamentals of comedy, collided and decided to collaborate upon their return to Honolulu, You can check out their story via http://laughtracktheater.com/history.html .

The Bethel Street Bailout Revue promises to be a vaudeville style program with comedy interspersed with song & dance, in the style on an early 1930’s film; ‘singing, talking, dancing, burlesque, improv!’ There will be two showings, 8PM and 10PM on Friday August 21 and again on Friday August 28th.

Admission is a steal: a mere $15 general admission.  Bring a donation of canned goods (SPAM would be most appropriate), and pay $12. In the words of their flyer, ”Bring Canned Goods to Donate, Bring Canned Beer (and more) to Drink (BYOB for 21 and older).” When bringing beverage, do not forget it is customary to brink a bottle of wine or ‘hard’ liquor for the players (Opening night etiquette calls for Champagne & Whiskey)!

Tickets can be reserved in advance via info@laughtracktheater.con or by calling 808-384-3362.

Book Lovers Rejoice – - – the Fourth Annual Hawai’i Book and Music Festival will be held on the grounds of the Honolulu Hale on May 16th and 17th from 10AM to 8PM.  Sponsored by the Bank of Hawai’i, along with a whole bunch of terrific co-sponsors, the Hawai’i Book & Music Festival just keeps getting bigger and better.  It is a celebration of books and music providing an excellent opportunity for folks to meet & mingle with many of their favorite authors as well as introducing folks to books & music of every description; new books & titles, old books & titles yearning to be rediscovered, whatevers!

This is one of those events that the entire family will want to attend.  There will be exhibits by publishers & authors, lots of talk story & music, poetry readings, comedy and panel discussions by authors & editors & others versed in the art of the spoken and musical word.

The festival has expanded for 2009 with two evening concerts from 5 to 8 PM.  The retailing giant Target presents Jake Shimabukuro on Saturday May 16 2009, while Outrigger Hotels sponsors KANI KA PILA and a 6-Band Competition.  But you do not have to wait to be entertained; there will be exciting activities throughout the event, such as “NEW! HAWAII CHORUS SHOWCASE: 8 spectacular choruses Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus, Windward Choral Society, Sweet Adelines, Sounds of Aloha, Honolulu Gay Men’s Chorus, La Pietra, Iolani, MidPac.”

One of the most popular pavilions is the ‘Talk Story Stage’ where one can watch/listen to many of Hawai’i’s best story tellers, among those listed for 2009; Jeff Gere, Tita Cathy Collins, Ed Chevy, Nyla Fujii-Baab, Sandra MacLees, James McCarthy, Lopaka Kapanui.  There will be also be playwright slams, poetry and more.

The Hawai’i’an Culture & Language Pavilion will feature the “Akaka Bill, Origins of Hawaiian Literacy, Haena, Hawaiian Blood, Native Men Are Made Mythology, “ along with Fiction & Non Fiction Hula and Chant.”

There will also be a Keiki Stage where the terrific comedian/actor Billy Sage will read Dr Seuss, which in and of itself is reason to celebrate, check program for time.  The Keiki Stage will also feature “8 Musicals, Comedy Improv, No Sweat Shakespeah, 2 Ukulele Demos, Fight Choreography,” and “Terrence Knapp/Willows in the Wind.”

Various Hawai’i restaurants will have food booths where one can buy ‘grinds’ and for those in need of a caffeine fix Starbucks sponsors an ‘open air Festival Café.’

There will be plenty of new & old books for sale plus the Bank of Hawai’i hosts a Book Swap wherein the past thousands of books were exchanged. In fact there is so much fun to be had that readers are encouraged to scope out the website for the festival: http://www.hawaiibookandmusicfestival.org/home.html.

Now here is ‘the kicker.’  All of this fun is free!  Yea, yea, you might have to pay for a book and a plate lunch, but all the rest of the fun, the poetry slams, the talk story, even keiki rides & activities, all of this is FREE!  Occasionally Tax Dollars get well spent!  Not only is the event free but there is free parking close by and naturally the Honolulu Hale Civic grounds are easy to walk to or to get to via bus.

This is one Festival that you will want to attend.