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Need a few good laughs to round out your holiday season? The Cincinnati Playhouse has the perfect show for you on its Shelterhouse stage. Three guys race through the history of comedy — from it

Dec 26, 2013 at 1:28 pm

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Complete History of Comedy Abridged

Need a few good laughs to round out your holiday season?

The Cincinnati Playhouse has the perfect show for you on its Shelterhouse stage. Three guys race through the history of comedy — from its birth (literally) through funny bits that include Abraham Lincoln (“America’s funniest president”), Anton Chekhov (Star Trek fans beware) and a satirical riff on the Supreme Court (to tunes by The Supremes).

These guys dreamed up The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), so they know how to navigate the choppy waters of comedy with great results.

Through Dec. 29. $30-$75. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Mount Adams, 513-421-3888, cincyplay.com.

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Rick Pender

RICK PENDER has written about theater for CityBeat since its first issues in 1994. Before that he wrote for EveryBody’s News. From 1998 to 2006 he was CityBeat’s arts & entertainment editor. Retired from a long career in public relations, he’s still a local arts fan, providing readers (and public radio listeners)...