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Pick of the Day: Tribute: An Evening of Barbara Streisand Songs Sung By Comedians (in LA) 11/12

October 28, 2021
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Though Barbara Streisand is probably known by many these days as a touchstone American singer, Streisand had many of her first breakthroughs in comedy films including the hysterical What’s Up, Doc?

So, perhaps, the idea of a tribute to the songs of Barbara Streisand by comedians isn’t so farfetched?

Tribute is going to dive in head first with that notion as Danny Jolles, Kira Soltanovich, Eric Hahn, Chase Bernstein, and Jamie Pierce will be singing the songs of Barbara Streisand (and, we’re pretty sure, have something to say both about Barbara and the idea of earnestly(?) singing Barbara songs at a comedy club). The show itself will be a monthly honoring, brought to you by Eric Hahn, of recording artist legends, FYI.

Maybe this will kick off a trend of Barbara songs being sung at karaoke across LA?

In any case, this Streisand edition of Tribute is set for Fri. Nov. 12th at 7:30PM PT at The Hollywood Improv Lab on Melrose. Tickets are $12 and you can (and should) go get them here.

Rushmore, Funny Girl, and Putney Swope Just Added to National Historic Registry

December 18, 2016
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Rushmore, Funny Girl, and Putney Swope Just Added to National Historic Registry

Basically, it’s like the federal government’s version of “desert island movies”, but they get to keep adding movies every year.

Specifically, the National Film Preservation Act, adds 25 movies of cultural, historic, or aesthetic importance to the National Historic Registry of the Library of Congress.

This year, that includes vaudeville comedy Beau Brummels (1928), Buster Keaton vehicle Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), Billy Wilder and Barbara Stanwyck screwball comedy Ball of Fire (1941), Barbara Streisand shining in Funny Girl (1968), the uber-subversive Putney Swope (1969) from Robert Downey Sr., the live action-animation hybrid Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) and Wes Anderson’s milestone work Rushmore (1998).

Not a bad run of desert island movie, right?

Get the full list of films added to the National Historic Registry at the link above.

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