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Jewish comedian Gary Gulman’s new one-man show will make you laugh — and probably cry

JL;DR SUMMARY Gary Gulman's latest off-Broadway show, "Grandiloquent," offers both laughter and emotional depth as he shares personal stories of his Jewish upbringing in Massachusetts and his struggles with depression. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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YiddishDepressionJewish ComedyComedyGary GulmanEmotionOff BroadwayStand UpLucille Lortel TheatreHilarity

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Massachusetts, United States
"takes a more serious, vulnerable approach to storytelling about his Jewish childhood in Massachusetts"
New York, United States
"New York Jewish Week spoke with Gulman about the challenge of not being funny"

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