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Jeff Niesel

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
30
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Sep 29, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Cleveland Scene
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Jeff Niesel

    15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Oct. 1-4) (opens the original)

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    Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. The co-host of numerous popular podcasts, Big Jay Oakerson has consistently toured and released new material over the course of a two decade-long career. His recent hour-long special, Dog Belly, finds him opening with some crowd work before launching into bits about “girl drunk” and how calling yourself an “adult” is a cliche. This weekend, he returns to Hilarities, where he per

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Jeff Niesel

    A ‘Screwed Up’ Year Can’t Keep Bert Kreischer Down (opens the original)

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    Perhaps most famous as the comedian who performs shirtless, Bert Kreisher has quickly risen from playing clubs to playing arenas. Filmed in his hometown of Tampa, his sixth Netflix special, Lucky, culls footage from six sold-out shows. Earlier this year, Kreischer produced and starred in the hit comedy series, Free Bert, which finds him playing a fictionalized version of himself. Kreischer also recently founded the Fully Loaded Comedy Festival, a national touring festival that has expanded to ic

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Jeff Niesel

    Singer-Songwriter Ashley Brooke Toussant Relishes Playing for Families (opens the original)

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    Ashley Brooke Toussant, who celebrates the release of her new album, Sing About Everything, with a concert from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Visible Voice Books, grew up in Canton surrounded by family members who sang. As a result, it was only natural that she would become a singer-songwriter herself. “Both my parents have really nice singing voices, and I enjoyed singing with my sisters and had a lot of family who loved being an audience to us,” she says via Zoom from her Cleveland Heights

  4. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Jeff Niesel

    15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Sept. 10-13) (opens the original)

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    Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. In this comical farce based on the TV show of the same name, Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love with a man from a respectable family. Tonight’s show takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Cain Park, and performances run through Sept. 20. 14591 Superior Rd., Cleveland Heights, 216-371-3000, cainpark.com. Founded in 2005 in a dive bar in Brooklyn, Dr. Sketchy’s has now spread t

  5. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Jeff Niesel

    Jonah and Vanessa Bayer Bring Their Popular Podcast to House of Blues (opens the original)

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    Northeast Ohio natives Jonah and Vanessa Bayer no longer call the Midwest home, but they often reference their upbringing here in their popular How Did We Get Weird? podcast. Jonah is a successful therapist and journalist who’s played in punk bands for years, and Vanessa is an actress who was former Saturday Night Live cast member who’s had numerous roles in film and TV. In a recent Zoom call, they talked about their careers and their upcoming show at House of Blues, where they’ll record their p

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