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Live From Hackensack It's Saturday Night: Sketch Comedy Teams Battle For 'Bragging Rights' Live From Hackensack It's Saturday Night: Sketch Comedy Teams Battle For 'Bragging Rights'
Live From Hackensack It's Saturday Night: Sketch Comedy Teams Battle For 'Bragging Rights' Two sketch comedy troupes are set to do battle in Hackensack and only one can be declared the winner. "Bragging Rights Sketch Comedy" is performing at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The brainchild of Matt Algozzini, a Maywood resident, the show will feature two teams, the red team and blue team, performing comedy skits, with the audience picking the winner. Algozzini has been running the show for eight years, running monthly shows in New York and touring nationally. The performers also rep the Garden State. Aside from Algozzini, Juan Carl…

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by Sam Barron
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Hulu Series Starring Rutherford Native Shines Light On Growing Up Muslim In New Jersey Hulu Series Starring Rutherford Native Shines Light On Growing Up Muslim In New Jersey
Hulu Series Starring Rutherford Native Shines Light On Growing Up Muslim In New Jersey A Bergen County native is bringing a new perspective to growing up Muslim in Hulu's latest show "RAMY." Ramy Youssef is a first generation Egyptian-American from Rutherford. The stand-up comedian is the show's creator, executive producer and star, Ramy Hassan. Youssef told Stephen Colbert "Ramy" is emotionally true to his childhood but with different events. "I wanted to show someone struggling with faith in an honest way," he said. The New York Times called the show a "soulful, funny leap of faith," in which Ramy selectively practices his faith while living at home with his conservative…

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by Cecilia Levine