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At the Levity Live comedy club in West Nyack, stand-up comedy classes are under way — and I'm among the students trying to bring down the house. Throughout the eight-week course, I'll be reporting on the experience from a first-person perspective. If you missed part one, click here. For part two, click here. Here's part three.

WEEK FIVE: A GLIMPSE OF WHAT'S TO COME

Last week, when Manhattan...

At the Levity Live comedy club in West Nyack, stand-up comedy classes are under way — and I'm among the students trying to bring down the house. Throughout the eight-week course, I'll be reporting on the experience from a first-person perspective. If you missed part one, which covers the first two weeks of the class, click here. Here's part two.

WEEK THREE: BOMBS AWAY

I don't pretend...

At the Levity Live comedy club in West Nyack, stand-up comedy classes are under way — and I'm among the students trying to bring down the house. Throughout the eight-week course, I'll be reporting on the experience from a first-person perspective. Here's part one.

If failure is a requirement for success, my first attempt at stand-up comedy as a senior at Eastchester High School's gong show...

The world waited Wednesday to see who would emerge as the new head of the Catholic Church. Among the curious were celebrities who have called the Hudson Valley home and took to Twitter to share their thoughts.

In chronological order, here are some of the most interesting tweets from Wednesday's big reveal.

As white smoke began to billow from the Vatican's chimney, signaling to the world...

Before tonight's stand-up comedy classes begin at Levity Live in West Nyack, Hudson Valley comedians Tom Cotter, Kerri Louise, Nick Di Paolo and Pete Dominick offered up some advice to a Newsday Westchester reporter who signed up for the class.

I'm that reporter.

A little background: When Eastchester High School hosted a Gong Show my senior year, it was the first time I took a stab at...

The 85th Academy Awards are Sunday, Feb. 24, and if you’ve yet to see many of the nominated films, don’t despair -- there’s still time to get to the theater, watch some of the nominees and make educated picks for your office’s Oscar poll.

Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville

Rather than programming only the big-name Oscar nominees, this independent film house and education center...

Groundhog Day is Saturday, Feb. 2, and there are quite a few family-friendly ways to celebrate the holiday in the Hudson Valley. Kids can hear groundhog tales, learn the history of the holiday, make groundhog crafts, and, of course, witness the main event: A live groundhog emerging to look for his shadow. Find the details here.

Friday and Saturday: “Gregory’s Shadow” story time in West Nyack

Shy...

Fledgling comedians rejoice: West Nyack's Levity Live will be offering stand-up comedy classes.

Starting March 12, the Rockland County venue will begin hosting Manhattan Comedy School classes taught by comedian Cory Kahaney, who's headlined her own HBO and Comedy Central specials and performed sets on "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."

Andy...