Stand-up Comedy, Improv & Comedy Podcasts (Official Thread)

[Foxholes]

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Never Not Funny (http://pardcast.com/blog/)
Comedy Bang! Bang!: The Podcast (http://www.earwolf.com/show/comedy-bang-bang-podcast/)
Sklarbro Country (http://www.earwolf.com/show/sklarbro-country/)
Doug Loves Movies (http://feeds.feedburner.com/DougLovesMovies)
The Adam Carolla Show (http://www.adamcarolla.com/carolla-podcast/)
The Long Shot Podcast (http://www.thelongshotpodcast.com/)
The Nerdist (http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/nerdist/)
The Pod F. Tompkast (http://pft.libsyn.com/)
Who Charted? with Howard Kremer (http://www.earwolf.com/show/who-charted-howard-kremer-and-kulap-vilaysack/)
WTF (http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast)
Tell 'Em, Steve Dave! (http://smodcast.com/channels/tell-em-steve-dave/)
How Did This Get Made? (http://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/)

[CatDiesel]

Galifinakis is great.

Michael Showalter is my favorite

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[Smash Adams]

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Patton Oswalt

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Jim Gaffigan

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Demetri Martin

[jwelborn]

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[NonOperational]

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Doug Stanhope

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Dave Attell

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haha i love all the comedians mentioned in this thread so far

Patton Oswalt is fucking hysterical

[AShannon04]

I love Patton Oswalt, Kevin James, Louis CK, and Chappelle. All hilarious.

[popdisaster00]

Katt Williams on weed is one of my favorite all time bits:

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[Kif]

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Ricky Gervais

[popdisaster00]

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Demetri Martin

yes.

[popdisaster00]

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Ricky Gervais
haha, how do i know that guy

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Louis CK and Dave Chapelle are my favorites. Robert Klein is funny too.
And for the record, I do not find either Dane Cook or that puppet asshole to be funny at all.

[Kif]

Jeff Dunham? I think he's pretty funny, although I've only seen the dead terrorist bit.

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Jeff Dunham? I think he's pretty funny, although I've only seen the dead terrorist bit.Yeah, him. I watched one of his specials. I laughed twice.

[popdisaster00]

Katt Williams on drinking with white friends:

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[popdisaster00]

Louis CK and Dave Chapelle are my favorites. Robert Klein is funny too.
And for the record, I do not find either Dane Cook or that puppet asshole to be funny at all.
you probably would have liked dane cook 3-4 years ago

[doomcrs04]

I don't find chapelle's stand up funny at all.

I've been enjoying a lot of David Cross lately.

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you probably would have liked dane cook 3-4 years agoMaybe.

[popdisaster00]

Maybe.
it's "cool" to hate him now, since he is so popular and what not.

i'm not saying you hate him because it's cool to, but i'm saying a lot of people do.

his comedy gets worse with each cd he puts out, but he was fucking awesome when he started out and wasn't doing awful movies.

[Kif]

I don't find chapelle's stand up funny at all.

I've been enjoying a lot of David Cross lately.
Agreed on both counts.

[AShannon04]

I don't find chapelle's stand up funny at all.

I've been enjoying a lot of David Cross lately.

Oooh, yeah, forgot about him. His stuff is great.

[popdisaster00]

I have Shut Up You Fucking Baby and I like it a lot, but is It's Not Funny any better?

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it's "cool" to hate him now, since he is so popular and what not.

i'm not saying you hate him because it's cool to, but i'm saying a lot of people do.

his comedy gets worse with each cd he puts out, but he was fucking awesome when he started out and wasn't doing awful movies.I didn't really know it was cool to hate him to be honest with you, haha. A lot of my friends adore his stuff, and are ALWAYS quoting his stand-up bits. I watched this one special with my friends that he did, I think it was called A Vicious Circle. He had a few funny lines, but the rest just seemed like he was trying too hard. And he laughed at his own jokes, which is something that annoys me. But all my friends found it to be hysterical.

And I have no desire to see any of his movies, they all look bad.

[AShannon04]

I have Shut Up You Fucking Baby and I like it a lot, but is It's Not Funny any better?

I think they're about the same. I have them both on a mix cd and can't really tell when one ends and the other begins.

[TooLateF0rRoses]

bob saget is a filthy filthy man... his stand up is genius.

[popdisaster00]

I didn't really know it was cool to hate him to be honest with you, haha. A lot of my friends adore his stuff, and are ALWAYS quoting his stand-up bits. I watched this one special with my friends that he did, I think it was called A Vicious Circle. He had a few funny lines, but the rest just seemed like he was trying too hard. And he laughed at his own jokes, which is something that annoys me. But all my friends found it to be hysterical.

And I have no desire to see any of his movies, they all look bad.
Yeah Vicious Circle was definitely weak. His very first cd, Harmful If Swallowed, is something you may want to check out one day when you are bored. This was before he turned into this huge fucking frat-guy BRO quote-machine.

[popdisaster00]

bob saget is a filthy filthy man... his stand up is genius.
Aw, I respectfully disagree. I think the only reason people are coming to see him perform is just simply because he WAS Danny Tanner. People like to see a guy who was supposed to be all sweet and innocent turn out to be completely rude and tell gross jokes.

It's funny at first, but would the same guy be selling out clubs if he hadn't played Danny Tanner?

[TooLateF0rRoses]

Aw, I respectfully disagree. I think the only reason people are coming to see him perform is just simply because he WAS Danny Tanner. People like to see a guy who was supposed to be all sweet and innocent turn out to be completely rude and tell gross jokes.

It's funny at first, but would the same guy be selling out clubs if he hadn't played Danny Tanner?

interesting point of view. I saw him live once with a few friends. He told some disgusting jokes and was rude and all that, but i found his other stuff to be hilarious. Idk, when i see him i dont see Danny Tanner. I hatedddddd that show haha.

[popdisaster00]

interesting point of view. I saw him live once with a few friends. He told some disgusting jokes and was rude and all that, but i found his other stuff to be hilarious. Idk, when i see him i dont see Danny Tanner. I hatedddddd that show haha.
I would still like to see him for the sake of saying "I saw Bob Saget live," haha.

Did you see the Aristocrats? His joke in there was funny.

[TooLateF0rRoses]

What about Michael Richards? his N-bomb tirade was funny no? I am just kidding, the guy is insane.

[TooLateF0rRoses]

I would still like to see him for the sake of saying "I saw Bob Saget live," haha.

Did you see the Aristocrats? His joke in there was funny.

I must say, i did see the movie and him wrapping it up was a brilliant idea. I knew what i was in for, but his rendition of the joke was priceless fun.

[elenar011]

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[jwelborn]

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[NonOperational]

To put some things to rest on Dane Cook, here is Joe Rogan on Opie and Anthony's (with Jim Norton who is amazing too) XM side of the show. I think Bill Burr was in studio too.

http://media.putfile.com/Joe-Rogan-Exposes-Joke-Thieves

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My friends and I really got into Harmful if Swallowed...but that was it for Dane's material.


Speaking of Bill Burr, I was at the the O&A traveling virus comedy tour in Camden, NJ and it was the only time I've seen a comic snap and go after the audience for a full set. After being the third comic to be booed, Burr went after the Camden/ Philly crowd. It was amazing. I loved every minute of it.


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Did you see the Aristocrats? His joke in there was funny.Ahahahaha that movie was so funny.

[TheOtherAndrew]

Let's start with Zach Galifianakis.
Good man.

[Smithers]

It's Carlin & Pryor and then everybody else. i'd post videos but i'm at work.

[AShannon04]

As little respect as I have for douchebag comedians that steal other people's material, I hate how Joe Rogan has become the fucking ethics police. I hear more about him calling other comedians out than doing his own work.

[Charles777]

Demetri Martin is the master
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[Gedarov]

To put some things to rest on Dane Cook, here is Joe Rogan on Opie and Anthony's (with Jim Norton who is amazing too) XM side of the show. I think Bill Burr was in studio too.

http://media.putfile.com/Joe-Rogan-Exposes-Joke-Thieves

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i gotta hand it to O&A, they really do a great job of promoting really talented comics. some of the guys i've discovered over the years listening to O&A who haven't already been mentioned (too lazy to find videos, just YouTube or Google them!):

Jim Norton

Patrice O'Neal

Jim Breuer

Nick DiPaulo

Bob Kelly

Rich Vos

Jeff Ross

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Daniel Tosh

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Gabriel Iglesias

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Kyle Cease

[stayillogical]

Maybe it's my poor skimming skills, but has no one mentioned Mitch Hedberg? SERIOUSLY?!?

[ToastedHedgehog]

Maybe it's my poor skimming skills, but has no one mentioned Mitch Hedberg? SERIOUSLY?!?
It is you. because he's on this page.

[lightupthesky]

i saw tosh like, two weeks ago. fuck yeah.

[Anthony Lutz]

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Bill Hicks yet. The awesome thing that I like about him is that everything he said is just as (if not more) relevant now than it was when he made the jokes.

[Anthony Lutz]

i saw tosh like, two weeks ago. fuck yeah.

I want to see him so bad...

"That's low-brow, I don't need it for my act."

[lightupthesky]

I want to see him so bad...

"That's low-brow, I don't need it for my act."

hahah, he's so fucking funny. he did about an hour and a half of all new shit, except for like 5 collective minutes of old stuff. his interactions with the audience are amazing, and his city-specific jokes are even funnier when they're about your city. i can't wait 'til he puts that shit on a cd.

[Anthony Lutz]

hahah, he's so fucking funny. he did about an hour and a half of all new shit, except for like 5 collective minutes of old stuff. his interactions with the audience are amazing, and his city-specific jokes are even funnier when they're about your city. i can't wait 'til he puts that shit on a cd.

That's awesome, I can't wait to hear the material he's been working on.

[Kif]

I wouldn't call this stand-up, but the talk about the Aristocrats got me thinking about this rendition.

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i gotta hand it to O&A, they really do a great job of promoting really talented comics. some of the guys i've discovered over the years listening to O&A who haven't already been mentioned (too lazy to find videos, just YouTube or Google them!):

Jim Norton

Patrice O'Neal

Jim Breuer

Nick DiPaulo

Bob Kelly

Rich Vos

Jeff Ross


I'm right there with ya' man. You can add Jim Jeffries and Mike Birbiglia to that list too! Norton is my #1 at this point, though.

[stayillogical]

This is def one of my favorite stand up skits ever:

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I can pretty much quote the entire thing. "This ain't the mothafuckin Flintstones Gus."

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I wish this thread saw more action...What are everyone's favorite specials of 2009? Without any hesitation mine is Jim Jefferies' I Swear to God. Fucking brilliant comic from Australia by way of the U.K. (but currently residing in L.os Angeles).

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Seriously. Get into it...These clips don't quite do it justice, but it's the best YouTube had to offer.

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Also: Joe Derosa on Insane Clown Posse.

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[Bob Payne]

Also: Joe Derosa on Insane Clown Posse.

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I thought this special was terrible, but the guy did a drop in at a free show I was at, and he was pretty solid.

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I thought this special was terrible, but the guy did a drop in at a free show I was at, and he was pretty solid.

I definitely dug the special. But his newer stuff tops it easily. I initially checked him out because he's boys with Bill Burr...

[jay_klinkhammer]

Any new CDs out recently?

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Wish this thread saw more action...Just picked up tickets to see Aziz Ansari this summer. Stoked! On the interim, I'll be seeing Jim Jefferies, Robert Kelly, Jay Mohr, and Bill Burr. Lots of great ones coming to Boston.

All separately, of course. Hah!

[FondestMemory]

donald glover (community, mystery team, derrick comedy) has his comedy central presents special premiering this friday at 11pm.

he's pretty fucking great.

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donald glover (community, mystery team, derrick comedy) has his comedy central presents special premiering this friday at 11pm.

he's pretty fucking great.

I've never seen his stand-up, but he's funny as hell on Community! I'll have to record that ish. But while we're talking Comedy Central, they have a bunch of great stuff coming out this year: Anthony Jeselnick and Joe DeRosa, specifically.

[FondestMemory]

yeah. really looking forward to jeselnik. he's one of my current favorites.

as for donald glover, his shit is good and he's a lot more polished than you'd think for as little as he's been doing it. very high energy delivery and great material.

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yeah. really looking forward to jeselnik. he's one of my current favorites.

as for donald glover, his shit is good and he's a lot more polished than you'd think for as little as he's been doing it. very high energy delivery and great material.

Jeselnick is phenomenal! He's particularly great live. Have you seen the material he did on that HBO show, Down & Dirty with Jim Norton? Awesome stuff.

I'll give Donald Glover a look-up on YouTube or something. He's ridiculously funny during the "post-show" bits they show during the credits. I can imagine him doing well in a stand-up environment.

[OhioSlamdunk]

I think american comedians are probably more funny than some of the british ones. however I suppose the humor is different and all that. still Jeselnick is damn funny as is donlad glover <3

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I think american comedians are probably more funny than some of the british ones. however I suppose the humor is different and all that. still Jeselnick is damn funny as is donlad glover <3

Erm. Depends on who you ask. And it depends on your definition of "British." Jim Jefferies is technically Australian, and recently moved to Los Angeles but...He spent a solid couple of years building what I perceive to be a fairly large fanbase over in England.

And Jim Jefferies is ten times funnier than the vast majority of comedians from the States. One of my all-time favorites.

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Just found out that this is finally seeing a CD/DVD release in the next week or so:

http://www.comedycentral.com/press/images/comedycentralrecords/joe-rogan-talking-monkeys.jpg

Ridiculously solid special. Now I can stop watching the copy I burned to DVD from SpikeTV!

[OhioSlamdunk]

I meant more towards stuff like Ricky Gervais and Russell Brand. The unfunny ones basically. i like joe rogan though :)

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I meant more towards stuff like Ricky Gervais and Russell Brand. The unfunny ones basically. i like joe rogan though :)

Haha. Jefferies is a bit more, uh, on the vulgar side, I guess one could say? Haha. But Gervais is funny as hell! But I absolutely loathe Russel Brand, both as an actor and a comedian. To me, it seems like he's a bit of a one-trick pony. If you think that one-trick is funny, more power to ya'. Just not my thing. Haha.

Joe Rogan, on the otherhand, I find to be absolutely brilliant. I just wish he toured a bit more--I'm yet to be able to catch him live. His perspctive on things is pretty unique, if you ask me.

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Aziz Ansari is hosting the MTV Movie Awards. Here's hoping he can slip in a dig at MTV for not knowing how to appropriately market the brilliance of Human Giant.

[JuneJuly]

Rick Fox?

[dundermifflin]

donald glovers stand up on friday was pure brilliance, i've watched it a good 4 times already

[catherinexhimel]

Katt Williams on drinking with white friends:

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I like Katt Williams' Poor Little Ting Ting skit better. "Ain't life a bitch?"

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Someone might want to reccomend that the stand-up comedy recc's thread get merged with this or something to that effect. Apparently there's far more interest in stand-up comedy around here than I initially thought. HAH!

Anyway. Found this on YouTube the other day: Anthony Jeselnick doing a Dane Cook impression. Fuckin' brilliant/awesome:

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[klaz]

Pete Holmes, anyone?

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Pete Holmes, anyone?

He's one of those "no idea who he was until I googled him and saw his face" comics. Haha. I just looked him up and checked out something he did on Preimum Blend. Funny shit!

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Just in case anyone's interested: All sorts of stand-up bootlegs, hard-to-find, etc. in this forum. (http://aspecialthing.com/forum/f27/bootleg-out-print-comedy-mp3-sharing-thread-2-a-646/)

A wide variety of stuff in there from Bill Hicks to Patrice O'Neal, Eugene Mirman to Louis CK, et cetra. Good stuff!

[anthonydarko]

This is def one of my favorite stand up skits ever:

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I can pretty much quote the entire thing. "This ain't the mothafuckin Flintstones Gus."
That whole special is hysterically funny.

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You should all probably pick-up Joe DeRosa's new album on iTunes -- The Depression Auction. GREAT STUFF!

[Guern1ca]

You should all probably pick-up Joe DeRosa's new album on iTunes -- The Depression Auction. GREAT STUFF!
you post @ AST?

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you post @ AST?

No...But should I? Haha. What is that?

[Guern1ca]

No...But should I? Haha. What is that?...Just in case anyone's interested: All sorts of stand-up bootlegs, hard-to-find, etc. in this forum. (http://aspecialthing.com/forum/f27/bootleg-out-print-comedy-mp3-sharing-thread-2-a-646/)




Haha. It's an awesome, awesome site. Great stand-up community.

[colorlesscliche]

Went and say Gaffigan last night. Was hilarious.

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Haha. It's an awesome, awesome site. Great stand-up community.

Oh fuck. Haha. I had no idea what that site was even called. Naw. I'm pretty certain I wouldn't fly there...

I think David Cross is overrated. Haha. X-) I'm joking...Sort of. I'll give it a whirl at some point!

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Went and say Gaffigan last night. Was hilarious.

Gaffigan rules. Haven't seen him live, but all of his specials are solid. Wish his shows weren't so expensive. I feel like I get more for my money seeing a smaller comic.

[thursday727]

my favorite right now is doug stanhope
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Stanhope rules! Haha. Does anybody else here listen to Marc Maron's podcast? He always has some REALLY good shit on there for people who dig comedy. Comics talking about their art with another comic...Rare to find but super cool. It's on iTunes. Get into it.

[love_american_style]

hay! any of you guyz like Dane Cook!?

[Guern1ca]

Stanhope rules! Haha. Does anybody else here listen to Marc Maron's podcast? He always has some REALLY good shit on there for people who dig comedy. Comics talking about their art with another comic...Rare to find but super cool. It's on iTunes. Get into it.

I really respect Maron. Super bright dude. But he annoys the shit out of me a lot ofthe time. My fav comedy podcasts ran by comediens are 'Comedy Film Nerds,' 'Fitzdog Radio,' 'The Adam Carolla Show,' and 'Doug Loves Movies.' There's more I listen to, but the ones I listed, I never miss an episode.

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I really respect Maron. Super bright dude. But he annoys the shit out of me a lot ofthe time. My fav comedy podcasts ran by comediens are 'Comedy Film Nerds,' 'Fitzdog Radio,' 'The Adam Carolla Show,' and 'Doug Loves Movies.' There's more I listen to, but the ones I listed, I never miss an episode.

I tend to skip ahead to the interview portion of his podcasts. I dig his stand-up, but...It tends to be a bit much. Haha. I just appreciate the "behind the laughs" shit that he tends to do. Case-in-point? It was awesome listening to him interview Jim Gaffigan, not so much because it was funny but because Gaffigan went in-depth as to how he writes his material (i.e., his "meta voice" giving the mainstream audience permission to laugh at his weird shit). The Carlos Mencia interview was really great too...And very honest. Homeboy's a thief, for sure after that one.

To be honest, I don't listen to much else in the way of podcasts because I'm a big fan of Opie & Anthony and Ron & Fez so...That consumes much of my "talk" listening time. Haha. But I do listen to the Joe Rogan Experience and Bill Burr's podcast occassionally.

I've heard good things about Carolla, though. Who hosts the others that you just name-dropped?

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hay! any of you guyz like Dane Cook!?

I detect sarcasm, but I'll say this much regardless: Isolated Incident was one of my five favorite stand-up specials/releases from 2009. Fight me. It fucking ruled--and made me re-think my feelings on the guy.

[Guern1ca]

I tend to skip ahead to the interview portion of his podcasts. I dig his stand-up, but...It tends to be a bit much. Haha. I just appreciate the "behind the laughs" shit that he tends to do. Case-in-point? It was awesome listening to him interview Jim Gaffigan, not so much because it was funny but because Gaffigan went in-depth as to how he writes his material (i.e., his "meta voice" giving the mainstream audience permission to laugh at his weird shit). The Carlos Mencia interview was really great too...And very honest. Homeboy's a thief, for sure after that one.

To be honest, I don't listen to much else in the way of podcasts because I'm a big fan of Opie & Anthony and Ron & Fez so...That consumes much of my "talk" listening time. Haha. But I do listen to the Joe Rogan Experience and Bill Burr's podcast occassionally.

I've heard good things about Carolla, though. Who hosts the others that you just name-dropped?

Yeah he gets preachy as fuck for the first 10 minutes or whatever and i cant handle it haha.

I like Rogan and Burr's. Rogan is a psycho haha i love his theories on everything.

But yeah, uhm, Comedy Film Nerds is Graham Elwood and Chris Mancini, Doug Loves Movies is Doug Benson, and Fitzdog Radio is Greg Fitzsimmons. Each of the 3 podcasts have amazing, amazing comical guests every episode man, it's great.

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Yeah he gets preachy as fuck for the first 10 minutes or whatever and i cant handle it haha.

I like Rogan and Burr's. Rogan is a psycho haha i love his theories on everything.

But yeah, uhm, Comedy Film Nerds is Graham Elwood and Chris Mancini, Doug Loves Movies is Doug Benson, and Fitzdog Radio is Greg Fitzsimmons. Each of the 3 podcasts have amazing, amazing comical guests every episode man, it's great.

Yeah, I mean, the importan thing to remember about Maron is that half the time he's really just talking to himself more than the listener. Haha. He's a great example of a guy who uses his art as a form of therapy. It's like, he's talking to you...But mostly just to convince himself of it. At least, that's how I've always perceived it.

Rogan is a fucking nut job/drug addict, and I love him for it. He's coming back to Boston in August--need to get a ticket for that one. Bill Burr's a bit of a conspiracy theorist, as well, but I don't think it really shines through as much as it does with Rogan. Haha. I wish Robert Kelly and Colin Quinn would do their podcast more frequently...Kelly's kind of "eh" in podcast form but Quinn is brilliant all over.

As for the other Podcasts? I haven't heard of the other guys and Doug Benson annoys the crap out of me unless he's on VH-1. And even then sometimes, I'm not too sure about him.

[SAMeSAM]

Eddie Murphy Raw and Delirious from the 80's

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The first Chris Rock was pretty funny, the rest kinda blow.

Russell Brand. At least his bit about Macauley Culkin is great.

[Guern1ca]

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This is one of the greatest stand-up rants of all fucking time. He destroys them! That being said? It sucks that O&A don't do the Virus anymore...Rumor has it they were trying to get the scratch from Sirius/XM to put one on this summer, but it never happened.

Bummer. I'd travel for that. The line-ups were always incredible.

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Seeing Marc Maron on Friday, Colin Kane on Saturday. Pretty stoked!

[movingxpictures]

Michael Ian Black

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[Smash Adams]

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RIYL Demetri Martin

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Stephen Lynch > All other comedians who play acoustic guitar

[jwicklun]

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Best owning of a heckler.

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Best owning of a heckler.

That "Christmas Shoes" bit is phenomenal. But as far as that being the "best owning" of a heckler goes? See the Bill Burr video posted above. Homeboy takes on an entire city in a far more brutal fashion than Patton could ever dream of.

...Patton's is pretty good, though!

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Speaking of Bill Burr versus cities...

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Colin Kane is pretty funny, despite his douche-chill worthy Facebook updates. (http://www.cringehumor.net/index.php?%2Fcomedians%2Fcolin_kane %2F) Get into it. I have a feeling he's about to blow-up.

[Guern1ca]

Listened to this episode of Comedy Death-Ray Radio last night. Almost had an aneurysm from laughing, man.

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Which Huell Howser impression do you guys like more -- James Adomian or Dana Gould?

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"Does she not understand that different groups of people are different and that some are better than other?" Haha. Holy shit.

I had no idea what Comedy Death-Ray or Comedy Death-Ray Radio was until now. But after looking at the line-ups? Fuck. 75% of those comics are awesome, the other 25% make me want to stab my ears.

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Garfunkle And Oates needs to stop existing. Fucking immediately.

[Guern1ca]

Comedy Death-Ray is a weekly show at UCB Los Angeles and the radio show is something Scott Aukerman does every Friday on internet radio and they make it into a podcast. It's really fucking awesome stuff and there are a ton of episodes to go back and listen to. That clip was from the Thanksgiving show and it had Jimmy Pardo, Paul F., Mike Cera, James Adomian, Nick Kroll and a couple other cats that made it really, really great.


Hah, yeah, I think the girls are cute to look at but their songs stopped being fun after about 2 times listening.

[deadkidsean]

I'm not the biggest Nick Kroll fan as himself, but his characters are so, so incredible and absolutely fucking hilarious.

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Subscribing.
Bill Burr vs. Philly is so fucking hilarious, one of my favorite sets, if you can call it that.

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I'm not the biggest Nick Kroll fan as himself, but his characters are so, so incredible and absolutely fucking hilarious.

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That they are! Haha. And more importantly: Marc Maron's podcast is the shit.

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Garfunkle And Oates needs to stop existing. Fucking immediately.

But the one shows her boobies in the Last House on the Left remake!
Horay!

[deadkidsean]

That they are! Haha. And more importantly: Marc Maron's podcast is the shit.
You like Bobby Bottleservice or El Chupacabra better?


Ya, Maron's awesome. His rants can be a little too much for me at times, but when the guests come on, it's pretty great.

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You like Bobby Bottleservice or El Chupacabra better?

Ya, Maron's awesome. His rants can be a little too much for me at times, but when the guests come on, it's pretty great.

Bobby Bottleservice is phenomenal. Haha.

And the big draw for me is Maron's interviews. He does an excellent job at keeping it low-key, yet confronting issues as they arise (his Dane Cook interview was so uncomfortable, yet informative and always remained totally honest and open).

That and it's great to hear comedians talk about comedy without performing, y'know? It's rare to see that side of them. The "human" side where they display their insecurities, talk about their craft, etc. I love it.

That being said - see Marc if he ever rolls through town. He's pretty fuckin' great live. When he came through Boston, he basically did a TON of off the cuff stuff about the city, interacted with the audience, etc. and was hilarious throughout.

[deadkidsean]

One of my favorite episodes of Comedy Death-Ray Radio (http://www.earwolf.com/show/comedy-death-ray-radio-scott-aukerman). Jon Hamm, Dragon Boy Suede, El Chupacabra, and Bobby Bottleservice.

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Daniel Tosh ftw.

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I tend to skip ahead to the interview portion of his podcasts. I dig his stand-up, but...It tends to be a bit much. Haha. I just appreciate the "behind the laughs" shit that he tends to do. Case-in-point? It was awesome listening to him interview Jim Gaffigan, not so much because it was funny but because Gaffigan went in-depth as to how he writes his material (i.e., his "meta voice" giving the mainstream audience permission to laugh at his weird shit). The Carlos Mencia interview was really great too...And very honest. Homeboy's a thief, for sure after that one.

To be honest, I don't listen to much else in the way of podcasts because I'm a big fan of Opie & Anthony and Ron & Fez so...That consumes much of my "talk" listening time. Haha. But I do listen to the Joe Rogan Experience and Bill Burr's podcast occassionally.

I've heard good things about Carolla, though. Who hosts the others that you just name-dropped?I know this kind of an old post, but that Mencia interview is incredible.

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I know this kind of an old post, but that Mencia interview is incredible.

Agreed! Did you hear part two?

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Agreed! Did you hear part two?Yeah. The whole thing is very interesting.

After the first part I felt kind of bad for him. And I felt bad for a lot of the shit I talked about him. After the second I've realized that he's just the kind of guy that exists in every business. The guy that will throw anybody under the bus to get ahead. You see that everywhere. There's people that are so egotistical or so self absorbed that they will do anything to further their own career or their own agenda. I just don't really get it. Maybe it's just because I'm not that type of person. Like I can't fathom fucking somebody over to further myself. Not in school or work or anything.

But I guess that's why Mencia got a show and has a big house and all that shit. And while I've never done stand up (I'd like to, but I doubt I ever do it) I can't imagine doing that. I don't know really know the culture behind stand up, which is why I enjoy this podcast a lot, but I don't think that is right. I don't think that is an honest way to further your career.

But it seems from that interview (which seemed really honest, like he really opened up) that he has something to prove to himself. Like he doesn't care how many people he screwed over, as long as he's the one on top. I couldn't sleep at night knowing that I took away somebody's first chance to headline.

I'm listening to the interview with Robin Williams now. He's talking about how Richard Pryor took all of them (other comics) under his wing. That's what Mencia could have done. He could have taken all of those other Latino comics under his wing, given them a chance to succeed, and just helped some people out. And it seems like he started doing that. But then at some point he just switches and takes their jokes.

To sum everything up, I guess, this interview has shown me that stand up is a business like any other. There's people willing to do anything to get to the top, but at the same time there's their foils--the guys that want to help others get better. Mencia is one of the first types of people. So yeah, he probably stole jokes. Maybe even consciously.

I kind of rambled, and this post turned into sorting my feelings about all this stuff. This probably makes little sense, but whatever. At the same time, I feel kind of lame for taking something this old as serious as I did.

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After the first part I felt kind of bad for him. And I felt bad for a lot of the shit I talked about him. After the second I've realized that he's just the kind of guy that exists in every business. The guy that will throw anybody under the bus to get ahead. You see that everywhere. There's people that are so egotistical or so self absorbed that they will do anything to further their own career or their own agenda. I just don't really get it. Maybe it's just because I'm not that type of person. Like I can't fathom fucking somebody over to further myself. Not in school or work or anything.

But I guess that's why Mencia got a show and has a big house and all that shit. And while I've never done stand up (I'd like to, but I doubt I ever do it) I can't imagine doing that. I don't know really know the culture behind stand up, which is why I enjoy this podcast a lot, but I don't think that is right. I don't think that is an honest way to further your career.

But it seems from that interview (which seemed really honest, like he really opened up) that he has something to prove to himself. Like he doesn't care how many people he screwed over, as long as he's the one on top. I couldn't sleep at night knowing that I took away somebody's first chance to headline.

I'm listening to the interview with Robin Williams now. He's talking about how Richard Pryor took all of them (other comics) under his wing. That's what Mencia could have done. He could have taken all of those other Latino comics under his wing, given them a chance to succeed, and just helped some people out. And it seems like he started doing that. But then at some point he just switches and takes their jokes.

To sum everything up, I guess, this interview has shown me that stand up is a business like any other. There's people willing to do anything to get to the top, but at the same time there's their foils--the guys that want to help others get better. Mencia is one of the first types of people. So yeah, he probably stole jokes. Maybe even consciously.

I kind of rambled, and this post turned into sorting my feelings about all this stuff. This probably makes little sense, but whatever. At the same time, I feel kind of lame for taking something this old as serious as I did.

The difference between stand-up comedy and other areas of the industry is the immediacy of it. You hear a joke once, and that's essentially it. You laugh the hardest the first time, y'know? Let's say there's an underground band that writes a song and another, more famous band hears it and covers it. They have a hit based on that song. Sometimes the smaller bands can see a spike in record sales, more fans care about that song when they play it at shows, etc. That and they get royalty checks. Haha.

With comedy? It's a bit different. It's not like Mencia was stealing from dudes who were making money. He was taking concepts from younger comics and not giving them credit. To a young comic? A mediocre joke or concept like that could be their ticket to a spot on a better gig or a talk show or WHATEVER. Or it could be refined later on. But if Mencia does it? Well, they're fucked. And the general public assumes that Mencia is being original, so...

Yeah. It's a loose comparison. But you get what I'm saying, I hope.

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The difference between stand-up comedy and other areas of the industry is the immediacy of it. You hear a joke once, and that's essentially it. You laugh the hardest the first time, y'know? Let's say there's an underground band that writes a song and another, more famous band hears it and covers it. They have a hit based on that song. Sometimes the smaller bands can see a spike in record sales, more fans care about that song when they play it at shows, etc. That and they get royalty checks. Haha.

With comedy? It's a bit different. It's not like Mencia was stealing from dudes who were making money. He was taking concepts from younger comics and not giving them credit. To a young comic? A mediocre joke or concept like that could be their ticket to a spot on a better gig or a talk show or WHATEVER. Or it could be refined later on. But if Mencia does it? Well, they're fucked. And the general public assumes that Mencia is being original, so...

Yeah. It's a loose comparison. But you get what I'm saying, I hope.Yeah exactly.

And he seems to have no remorse for it, at least the whole stealing thing. The second guy that talked in the second interview (don't remember his name) said that he'd says stuff like "I'm paying you. I can take your stuff."

The whole interview was kind of weird and awkward to listen to. But it was interesting and enjoyable. I'm glad this podcast exists. I've been listening to it all night.

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Yeah exactly.

And he seems to have no remorse for it, at least the whole stealing thing. The second guy that talked in the second interview (don't remember his name) said that he'd says stuff like "I'm paying you. I can take your stuff."

The whole interview was kind of weird and awkward to listen to. But it was interesting and enjoyable. I'm glad this podcast exists. I've been listening to it all night.

It's interesting that you point out that you don't know much about the comedy "scene," because to be honest, I don't think anybody really does. Haha. Which is part of what I love about this podcast! Between listening to this podcast, Joe Rogan's podcast, and being a regular listener to Opie & Anthony on Sirius/XM, I think I'm beginning to get a picture of what it's like to be a stand-up comic...

And it's such a shitty industry. Haha. Not so much because of the people, but just because y'know...It's a tough business to break into. Which is why Carlos is a huge dickhead. :-d

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It's interesting that you point out that you don't know much about the comedy "scene," because to be honest, I don't think anybody really does. Haha. Which is part of what I love about this podcast! Between listening to this podcast, Joe Rogan's podcast, and being a regular listener to Opie & Anthony on Sirius/XM, I think I'm beginning to get a picture of what it's like to be a stand-up comic...

And it's such a shitty industry. Haha. Not so much because of the people, but just because y'know...It's a tough business to break into. Which is why Carlos is a huge dickhead. :-dI don't really like Joe Rogan and I don't have satellite radio, so this will have to do.

But to change the topic, Wyatt Cenac's stand up is really good.

[TBSowns524]

I've done stand up. I've even been paid to do stand up on more than one occasion. It's pretty fucking hard, and the scene is weird. I actually have a pretty interesting story to share that happened recently.

I started doing stand up in November. It's something I've wanted to do since I was 12. My best friend and I started writing together and going to open mics in November. We were both good for beginners and did pretty well in front of the crowds (most of the time). Then, I went back to school, got busier with other stuff, and had 2 or 3 confidence rattling nights in a row, while my best friend continued to get better. He's really pretty good now. here is a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEv5O4L678Q

Anyways, for various reasons, I haven't performed since mid-April. I'd also like to point out any joke I ever did was 100% my own. Well, recently my friend Chris (from the video above), was at one of the open mics we both used to frequent a lot. One of the comedians we both knew had someone tell them that I was recently stealing jokes from this comedian Tim D. Not only was this not true, but I haven't done comedy since mid-April, so I don't know how I could be stealing jokes recently. Secondly, Tim D's style and my style were sooo different. He's slow, awkward, Steven Wright/Zach Galifianakis one liner type, where I was animated and did longer bits about how vampires and guidos are similar and how my nose is really fucking Jewish. We're not similar at all. Then, the guy accused me of stealing his name. Well, it just so happens that my first name is Tim, and my last name happens to be Jay. So I went on stage with my real life name of Tim Jay and was accused of stealing Tim D's stage name.

I should also mention that Tim D is a young comedian. He is funny, talented, and he gets paid to do comedy. He also happens to be a neurotic bitch.

Well, my friend and other comedians had my back, but it pissed me off a little bit that I was being accused of stealing jokes in a scene where it is such a big no no. I would feel sooo guilty if I stole a joke. It goes against everything I stand for. I mean you don't know how many times I've been at open mics or paid shows and seen PROFESSIONALS and AMATEURS steal jokes. I was at a show where Juston McKinney headlined (has had multiple comedy central specials) and the host (who is a paid comedian) literally do this bit by John Mullaney http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo8-EQEO_BM. Now some times comedians will think of the same jokes. It happens all the time. But that bit is so fucking specific that that host clearly stole it.

There's tons of other shit that goes on that I'd be willing to share if people are interested, but there are positives too. If you want to do stand up, it's easy to get started. I've had some (relative) success, and I gotta say nothing beats the feeling of getting off that stage when you killed. It's amazing. I'm currently on a hiatus from stand-up, but I hope to get back into it as soon as I can.

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There's tons of other shit that goes on that I'd be willing to share if people are interested, but there are positives too. If you want to do stand up, it's easy to get started. I've had some (relative) success, and I gotta say nothing beats the feeling of getting off that stage when you killed. It's amazing. I'm currently on a hiatus from stand-up, but I hope to get back into it as soon as I can.

I'd personally love to hear some of your stories! And perhaps you can maybe beef up what I was trying to convey about joke stealing. It's hard to describe. In a way, it seems to be more intimate than stealing a guitar riff or a vocal line from a musician. Because you're not just stealing the cadence, you're stealing a part of the person's personality. I hope that made sense.

Also, far as I can tell? Most comics who are confident wouldn't deal with "stealing" the way the guy in your story did.

Where did you perform? I'm from the area, and I've been attempting to find some places to check out some smaller comedy. The Wilbur's great, but uh yeah...I want to dig a bit deeper.

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But to change the topic, Wyatt Cenac's stand up is really good.

Who's Wyatt Cenac? Haha. YouTube me, please!

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Who's Wyatt Cenac? Haha. YouTube me, please!He's a Daily Show correspondent.

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He's a Daily Show correspondent.

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"My dick and balls are very open-minded when it comes to religion!" Fuckin' great stuff!

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There's tons of other shit that goes on that I'd be willing to share if people are interested, but there are positives too. If you want to do stand up, it's easy to get started. I've had some (relative) success, and I gotta say nothing beats the feeling of getting off that stage when you killed. It's amazing. I'm currently on a hiatus from stand-up, but I hope to get back into it as soon as I can.Please share, if you want. "My dick and balls are very open-minded when it comes to religion!" Fuckin' great stuff!Yeah. I want to find more, but it seems like most of his material is in that video. And I doubt we get more any time soon with his Daily Show commitment.

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I'd personally love to hear some of your stories! And perhaps you can maybe beef up what I was trying to convey about joke stealing. It's hard to describe. In a way, it seems to be more intimate than stealing a guitar riff or a vocal line from a musician. Because you're not just stealing the cadence, you're stealing a part of the person's personality. I hope that made sense.

Also, far as I can tell? Most comics who are confident wouldn't deal with "stealing" the way the guy in your story did.

Where did you perform? I'm from the area, and I've been attempting to find some places to check out some smaller comedy. The Wilbur's great, but uh yeah...I want to dig a bit deeper.


I mostly performed at open mics and had only a few gigs through a booker that I knew. I was really very knew in comedy, and not good enough for really any gigs in Boston. That being said, if you want a place to check out comedy, check out The Comedy Studio in Harvard Square. That is the big breeding ground in Boston. Myq Kaplan and Shane Mauss from Last Comic Standing came up there as well as national acts like Mike Birbiglia, Gary Gulman, and Joe Wong. The Studio has a lot of young comedians, and the shows are really pretty funny. The owner, Rick Jenkins, basically tries to look for younger comics with the chance of making it big, and gives them a lot of stage time. It's the club for talent in Boston. Another place is Mottley's comedy club near Faneuil Hall. They can have bigger acts or smaller acts, and it was meant to fill the void left by the Comedy Connection's move to a theater. I was actually supposed to open a Friday show there in May, but I backed out due to my hiatus and gave the spot to my friend Chris.

Also, there are tons of open mics, if you ever want to try your hand at comedy. The best one I ever went to in Boston is Thursday nights at the Howard Johnson hotel near Fenway Park at 8 pm. Although, if the Sox are playing at home, then the open mic is usually cancelled. Another place I went to is the Burren in Somerville on Wednesdays at 10pm. It's hit or miss, but there are tons of other places: http://www.unscenecomedy.com/open-mics.html.

It's hard for me to talk too much of joke stealing. I never had anyone steal from me. There's always tons of people who have similar topics and jokes. It just happens. The story I mentioned about the professional who opened for Juston Mckinney with that John Mullaney joke (which I'll refer to What's New Pussycat), you could be like well, maybe he thought of it before Mullaney or Mullaney stole it from him. EXCEPT, I saw him a few weeks earlier at an open mic telling the What's New Pussycat joke, and saying it was new material he was working on. Mullaney had been doing What's New Pussycat for years. Then, when I saw the thief open for Juston McKinney, he kept the joke exactly the same and changed the song to Copa Cabana. Clearly, he thefted it. I told a booker about it, and he was just like, "Let him be. You're new. If he keeps doing it, it'll get noticed and he'll get what he deserves."

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I mostly performed at open mics and had only a few gigs through a booker that I knew. I was really very knew in comedy, and not good enough for really any gigs in Boston. That being said, if you want a place to check out comedy, check out The Comedy Studio in Harvard Square. That is the big breeding ground in Boston. Myq Kaplan and Shane Mauss from Last Comic Standing came up there as well as national acts like Mike Birbiglia, Gary Gulman, and Joe Wong. The Studio has a lot of young comedians, and the shows are really pretty funny. The owner, Rick Jenkins, basically tries to look for younger comics with the chance of making it big, and gives them a lot of stage time. It's the club for talent in Boston. Another place is Mottley's comedy club near Faneuil Hall. They can have bigger acts or smaller acts, and it was meant to fill the void left by the Comedy Connection's move to a theater. I was actually supposed to open a Friday show there in May, but I backed out due to my hiatus and gave the spot to my friend Chris.

I'll definitely be checking out the Comedy Studio. Thanks for the rec! I've actually been to Mottley's once when Rich Vos rolled through...Pretty good club -- they did something recently with Lamont Price that I was planning on hitting up but something else came up. Or I had the dates wrong and it hasn't happened yet. I forget. But it was free. Haha.

Also, there are tons of open mics, if you ever want to try your hand at comedy. The best one I ever went to in Boston is Thursday nights at the Howard Johnson hotel near Fenway Park at 8 pm. Although, if the Sox are playing at home, then the open mic is usually cancelled. Another place I went to is the Burren in Somerville on Wednesdays at 10pm. It's hit or miss, but there are tons of other places: http://www.unscenecomedy.com/open-mics.html.

To be honest, I've tried prepping some material--and would love to try it sometime--but I don't know that I have it in me. I get fucking awful anxiety about being on-stage and such. Not yet, anyway. But I'll keep this link. Just in case. Haha.

It's hard for me to talk too much of joke stealing. I never had anyone steal from me. There's always tons of people who have similar topics and jokes. It just happens. The story I mentioned about the professional who opened for Juston Mckinney with that John Mullaney joke (which I'll refer to What's New Pussycat), you could be like well, maybe he thought of it before Mullaney or Mullaney stole it from him. EXCEPT, I saw him a few weeks earlier at an open mic telling the What's New Pussycat joke, and saying it was new material he was working on. Mullaney had been doing What's New Pussycat for years. Then, when I saw the thief open for Juston McKinney, he kept the joke exactly the same and changed the song to Copa Cabana. Clearly, he thefted it. I told a booker about it, and he was just like, "Let him be. You're new. If he keeps doing it, it'll get noticed and he'll get what he deserves."

That seems to be the general concensus as far as joke thieves go. But I think the Carlos Mencia thing really gets other comics in a tizzy because it's not like Dane Cook "stealing" from Louis C.K. or whatever, he lifts it from unknown comics. Supposedly. But either way, I definitely agree...People come up with similar concepts all the time. And even deliver them in similar ways and have it be completely innocent, I'm sure.

I know there's more than a few comedians (Jim Norton I know has stated it more than a few times on O&A) who don't pay attention to most other comics because they want to prevent overlap, subconsciously taking material, etc.

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To be honest, I've tried prepping some material--and would love to try it sometime--but I don't know that I have it in me. I get fucking awful anxiety about being on-stage and such. Not yet, anyway. But I'll keep this link. Just in case. Haha.

I used to have pretty bad stage fright, but you can sort of conquer it. Even if only a few people laugh, it still feels good. If a joke doesn't go well, you just move on. Eventually, you'll get a laugh. Once you get laughs more consistently, it sucks if you bomb, but that's part of comedy. Some crowds absolutely fucking suck. Some venues absolutely fucking suck. The spot in a show has a lot to do with success. Who you follow can partially determine the outcome of your set. Now, that's not to say, if you have a bad set it's not your fault. Sometimes, you suck, and sometimes the crowd/venue/spot sucked and sometimes it's a combination. The key is to not get too high or low.

Anyways, my point is, if you really want to try comedy, and it definitely seems like you are passionate about it, you should give it a try. If you're worried about anxiety, you could take some form of a stand up class to help you get some stage time in a positive environment and/or feedback on your writing/material/angle/performance/persona. I took a class. It helped me a lot. Now, if you take a class, I wouldn't go around telling everyone because some of the younger veterans of the comedy scene are elitist pricks and will perceive you as a chump/loser/wannabe for some reason and be assholes to you. But classes can be a good way to get started.

I don't know if you know who Bo Burhnam is (if not youtube him, and he was in Funny People), but I took the same class as he took. The class doesn't make you a great comedian out of nowhere, but it points you in the right direction and helps you get your feet wet.

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I used to have pretty bad stage fright, but you can sort of conquer it. Even if only a few people laugh, it still feels good. If a joke doesn't go well, you just move on. Eventually, you'll get a laugh. Once you get laughs more consistently, it sucks if you bomb, but that's part of comedy. Some crowds absolutely fucking suck. Some venues absolutely fucking suck. The spot in a show has a lot to do with success. Who you follow can partially determine the outcome of your set. Now, that's not to say, if you have a bad set it's not your fault. Sometimes, you suck, and sometimes the crowd/venue/spot sucked and sometimes it's a combination. The key is to not get too high or low.

Anyways, my point is, if you really want to try comedy, and it definitely seems like you are passionate about it, you should give it a try. If you're worried about anxiety, you could take some form of a stand up class to help you get some stage time in a positive environment and/or feedback on your writing/material/angle/performance/persona. I took a class. It helped me a lot. Now, if you take a class, I wouldn't go around telling everyone because some of the younger veterans of the comedy scene are elitist pricks and will perceive you as a chump/loser/wannabe for some reason and be assholes to you. But classes can be a good way to get started.

I don't know if you know who Bo Burhnam is (if not youtube him, and he was in Funny People), but I took the same class as he took. The class doesn't make you a great comedian out of nowhere, but it points you in the right direction and helps you get your feet wet.

Point very well taken, and considered. In addition to my own general anxiety/stage fright, I'm also a bit nervous about the prospect of y'know, me being the "funny guy" in my group of friends and that not exactly translating. But y'know? You're right. You never know until you try...I've been writing some material here and there, and come up with what I think are some interesting/different concepts. Just because. Haha.

I'll do a bit of research on a stand-up class, I think. I've actually taken a peek at a few "how to" type stand-up comedy things and was fairly disgusted by them (i.e., "Don't EVER mock a woman who is heckling you!") but your point about the class is a good one. Just as a means to get your feet wet and all that.

...And I do know Bo Burnham! I'm actually a big fan. I've heard rumblings that his newer stuff is more actual stand-up than music, too. Which I'm taking as a good thing.

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I've never done stand up, but I took a computer class for the easy A and for the final we had to do a power point. And I did it about my dog and filled it with jokes. And I just fucking bombed. Like no laughs at all.

But in my defense, everybody else that I showed it to loved it.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Everyone check out Hannibal Burress. His album is incredibly funny.

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Love Hannibal. Glad he's getting a fat paycheck over at SNL man. Dude deserves it.

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Everyone check out Hannibal Burress. His album is incredibly funny.

Saw him open up for Aziz Ansari. Dude is fuckin' incredible.

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Kind of rad that Amy Schumer will be hosting that show on Fuse with Mark Hoppus. One of the few female comics I dig fully.

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maybe because this reminds me SO much of my boss, but this is hilarious

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maybe because this reminds me SO much of my boss, but this is hilarious

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Haha, this guy is good.

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If you've got some time check out Sugar Sammy, I see big things for this guy.

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Dane Cook impression, anyone? Pretty damn funny. Jeselnick rules.

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Dane Cook impression, anyone? Pretty damn funny. Jeselnick rules.

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Didn't find it that funny myself. Can't judge the guy on his other jokes as I've never seen him before, though.

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Didn't find it that funny myself. Can't judge the guy on his other jokes as I've never seen him before, though.

'ere we go. Not for the meek...

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Jim Gaffigan = one of the best comedians of all time.

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Didn't find it that funny myself. Can't judge the guy on his other jokes as I've never seen him before, though.
Yeah, he's really great, but I'm not a fan of that bit.

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Jim Gaffigan = one of the best comedians of all time.
Nah. Original, but he's pretty much a one-bit comedian.

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Anthony Jeselnik on Jim Norton was amazing.

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Nah. Original, but he's pretty much a one-bit comedian.

I dont mind it. I could sit around and listen to someone joke about food all day. haha.

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Dane Cook's act is like masturbation: he's the only the one who enjoys and he should be arrested for doing it in public.

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Holy fuck, I loved Gerry Dee when he was on Last Comic Standing. The bit about taping his dick to some other kid's dick when he was young was great.

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http://comedians.jokes.com/paul-f--tompkins/videos/paul-f--tompkins---old-prank


One of my favorite stand up bits ever.

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The Roast of the Hoff is on. It reminds me that I have, and always will be, annoyed through my soul by Lisa Lampanelli. Ugh.

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Whitney Cummings is so unfunny.
You can tell when one of the roasters isn't well liked by the fact that no one makes fun of them. I've barely seen a Whitney Cummings joke.
Also, Pam finds none of this funny.

[caveBEAR]

Yeah, about 90% of the Pamela Anderson jokes haven't been funny, and I was really let down by Gilbert's set. All though the 'David Hasselhoff walks into a bar...' was pretty funny, even though the previews spoiled it.

EDIT: Good to see Greg Giraldo still kills it.

[prefix-core]

I didn't watch, but I heard it was pretty awful from my roomie. I like Whitney Cummings as far as female comics go, but...She's far far from a favorite. And her schtick is kind of getting old already.

[element4433]

I will never watch a Roast again.

I didn't watch this one. But I made that promise to myself after the last one I watched.

[deadkidsean]

I'll watch it some night when it's on the Stash.

[Star Slight]

Was Pam wearing the same top she wore for her own roast?
I only say this because they were both see through, so no homo.

[showmethefever]

Didn't watch, that Roast just had shit rubbed all over it in the previews, so I didn't bother.

[element4433]

It's a Comedy Central roast. It's going to be awful.

[caveBEAR]

So many of the 'regular' comics seem so jaded and creepy at this point that their sets have just become depressing.

[Star Slight]

Harland Williams was on a local radio station. Boy is he one goofy motherfucker

[showmethefever]

I also love Michael Ian Black.

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[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Just listened to Shane Mauss- "Jokes To Make My Parents Proud". Highly recommend it, so funny.

[Star Slight]

Gilbert's line about Lisa and the slave ship had me rofling

[ThisIsNotDan]

the Hoff roast wasn't bad, Giraldo and Ross killed it as always, Gilbert Gottfried was outrageous, Hulk Hogan was pretty funny, and the rest was meh.

[deadkidsean]

Decently long build-up, but the pay off is incredibly hilarious and vile and fucked up and awesome.

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"Bob away, you dirty fuckpig."

[prefix-core]

the Hoff roast wasn't bad, Giraldo and Ross killed it as always, Gilbert Gottfried was outrageous, Hulk Hogan was pretty funny, and the rest was meh.

I like that you said "Giraldo and Ross killed" as if that was unexpected. ;-) Haha. I kid, I kid. But seriously? I hated 95% of that Ross. For me, Giraldo was the only natural feeling highlight. Even Jeff Ross felt a bit weak this time around.

But...Hulk was the worst. Brother. :-p

[prefix-core]

Going to see Joe Rogan and Ari Shaffir tomorrow night up here in Boston. So stoked!

[deadkidsean]

Ross, who I usually love, sucked horribly. Down to his stupid outfit.

[prefix-core]

Ross, who I usually love, sucked horribly. Down to his stupid outfit.

Ross rules in almost everything he does. But his performance/material was really weak. But admittedly--part of it may have been the outfit just was...It was hack.

That being said: Have you read his book? It's pretty great.

[deadkidsean]

No, but I have heard it was good.

[ThisIsNotDan]

I like that you said "Giraldo and Ross killed" as if that was unexpected. ;-) Haha. I kid, I kid. But seriously? I hated 95% of that Ross. For me, Giraldo was the only natural feeling highlight. Even Jeff Ross felt a bit weak this time around.

But...Hulk was the worst. Brother. :-p

the outfit was definitely gimmicky and stupid (like he did on the Cable Guy roast), but I still thought he was decently funny, but we can agree that Giraldo was hilarious as always.

[ThisIsNotDan]

my favorite Ross moment...probably been posted already but whatever still hilarious

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[prefix-core]

Louis C.K. premieres HILARIOUS in eight cities! (http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/08/26/louis-ck-hilarious/) Pretty great that he's doing this. I plan on getting Boston tickets!

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Louis C.K. premieres HILARIOUS in eight cities! (http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/08/26/louis-ck-hilarious/) Pretty great that he's doing this. I plan on getting Boston tickets!

I want to see this so bad.

Damn you and your big cities! :-(

[prefix-core]

I want to see this so bad.

Damn you and your big cities! :-(

Well, it's being released on DVD in October. The thing that impresses me the most about him is how prolific he is. Apparently, Hilarious has different material from the T.V. show, which has different material from his current tour. Fucking nuts. Haha.

[deadkidsean]

Been waiting for fucking Hilarious for SO LONG it feels like. Goddammit.

[Crowe41]

Going to see Joe Rogan and Ari Shaffir tomorrow night up here in Boston. So stoked!

Best show I've seen in a while.

[SkaBum14]

Well, it's being released on DVD in October. The thing that impresses me the most about him is how prolific he is. Apparently, Hilarious has different material from the T.V. show, which has different material from his current tour. Fucking nuts. Haha.

He's said in interviews that he starts from scratch after every special. He'll spend a year or so developing material on the road, then record a special and never use any of that material again after it's done. Then starts all over again with new stuff. Makes it even more crazy that his stuff is still so consistently solid. Also, it's nice to know that you're going to get to hear all new stuff every time you see him.

Been waiting for fucking Hilarious for SO LONG it feels like. Goddammit.

Same.

[deadkidsean]

Yeah ... he does a FULL new hour every single year. Unbelievable.

[prefix-core]

He's said in interviews that he starts from scratch after every special. He'll spend a year or so developing material on the road, then record a special and never use any of that material again after it's done. Then starts all over again with new stuff. Makes it even more crazy that his stuff is still so consistently solid. Also, it's nice to know that you're going to get to hear all new stuff every time you see him.

It's insane. And really cool that he can pull it off. I've seen other comics do something close to that, where like, 75% of the set will be new but their closer will be the same or something like that. It's all impressive, really.

[deadkidsean]

Pardo and Marc Maron were just talking about how insane Louis is for how he treats his full hours on the latest episode of What the Fuck Podcast (http://wtfpod.com/). They then went on to talk about how they will do jokes that don't work for 5 or 6 years before they find a tag that works, haha.


Super good listen.

[prefix-core]

Pardo and Marc Maron were just talking about how insane Louis is for how he treats his full hours on the latest episode of What the Fuck Podcast (http://wtfpod.com/). They then went on to talk about how they will do jokes that don't work for 5 or 6 years before they find a tag that works, haha.

Super good listen.


WTF is my favorite podcast ever. Hah. Maron is a whole different breed from Louis. An angrier, older, more volatile breed. Haha. Maron's style is also a bit on a different tip when he performs live.

Louis's sets tend to be fairly rigid by the time he does a theater tour, I think (I say "think" because I've never seen him in a smaller club, working out newer material). Maron is just very...Fluid and tends to interact with the crowd more and such. That being said? Louis's insane. And probably one of (if not THE) most driven dude in the game today.

[deadkidsean]

Yeah ... Maron is a bit abrasive for me to listen to twice a week on his pod, so I really only listen if I'm super interested in the guests, i.e. Jimmy Pardo.

[SkaBum14]

Maron just made everyone uncomfortable when I saw him a few years back, haha. It was mostly angry rants that kept moving past the point of humor into awkwardness.

[prefix-core]

Maron just made everyone uncomfortable when I saw him a few years back, haha. It was mostly angry rants that kept moving past the point of humor into awkwardness.

That's my favorite. Haha. He really is so, so uncomfortable. I find him to be funnier the more open and uncomfortable it gets. Haha.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Chris Fairbanks might be one of the most spastic comedians ever. Everyone check out the album FAIRBANKS! I can hook you up if you wanna hear it, I couldn't find it anywhere online.

[element4433]

Stewart Lee is pretty good. One of the few British stand ups that I've been able to get into.

[prefix-core]

Eugene Mirman's Hipster Boner Comedy Festival for Upperclass White Kids Who Think Comedy Started with "Mr. Show" and "The State!" (http://www.eugenemirmancomedyfestival.com/)

Seriously, though. There's some pretty awesome line-ups in there!

[element4433]

The WTF Podcast is going to be great this week. I can already feel it.

[prefix-core]

The WTF Podcast is going to be great this week. I can already feel it.

Hell yeah! I like that he needed to make it a two-parter. And? To top it off...He has one with Saget in the can!

[element4433]

Hell yeah! I like that he needed to make it a two-parter. And? To top it off...He has one with Saget in the can!That'll be good, even though I don't really find Saget funny.

[prefix-core]

That'll be good, even though I don't really find Saget funny.

Saget is funny for like, five minutes at a time. Then his "no, seriously though" schtick gets just a bit old. But he's really, really, really fuckin' funny for that five minutes. Haha.

Either way -- I feel like that'll be a great interview. Maron has a way of getting at atypical interview topics, so I'm thinking we'll get to hear a bit about the dichotomy of his career that hasn't been touched on elsewhere. In detail, anyway. I'm putting together a wishlist of people I'd like to see him interview.

I plan on sending it off soon...

- Joe Rogan
- Opie and/or Anthony
- "Weird Al" Yankovich
- Greg Giraldo
- Amy Schumer
- Nick DiPaolo
- Colin Quinn
- Jeff Dunham (for admittedly less than pure reasons)

[Indoor Living]

Chris Fairbanks might be one of the most spastic comedians ever. Everyone check out the album FAIRBANKS! I can hook you up if you wanna hear it, I couldn't find it anywhere online.
Do you actually have it up now? I've been looking everywhere for it! I found it on what.cd, but couldn't get it to download. I tried numerous times.

[IAmNietzche]

Hannibal Buress.

[Indoor Living]

Hannibal Buress.
My Name Is Hannibal is fucking amazing. Such a great CD.

[deadkidsean]

Hannibal Buress.
See: 100 posts or so back. He's fantastic. Hope he stays on SNL for many years.

[deadkidsean]

Do you actually have it up now? I've been looking everywhere for it! I found it on what.cd, but couldn't get it to download. I tried numerous times.
I got it from WHAT, like, 3 months ago or so and it worked fine.

[Indoor Living]

I got it from WHAT, like, 3 months ago or so and it worked fine.
Seriously? I've tried every day for the past week, and I cannot get it to DL. Any tips?

[deadkidsean]

Seriously? I've tried every day for the past week, and I cannot get it to DL. Any tips?
I know they're having big tracker issues w/ the latest updates of uTorrent. Maybe that's the problem?

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

About to finally give the PFT EP a listen.

[element4433]

Saget is funny for like, five minutes at a time. Then his "no, seriously though" schtick gets just a bit old. But he's really, really, really fuckin' funny for that five minutes. Haha.

Either way -- I feel like that'll be a great interview. Maron has a way of getting at atypical interview topics, so I'm thinking we'll get to hear a bit about the dichotomy of his career that hasn't been touched on elsewhere. In detail, anyway. I'm putting together a wishlist of people I'd like to see him interview.

I plan on sending it off soon...

- Joe Rogan
- Opie and/or Anthony
- "Weird Al" Yankovich
- Greg Giraldo
- Amy Schumer
- Nick DiPaolo
- Colin Quinn
- Jeff Dunham (for admittedly less than pure reasons)I definitely agree with Jeff Dunham. I actually like the interviews with comedians that I don't really enjoy more than the ones I do.

[prefix-core]

I definitely agree with Jeff Dunham. I actually like the interviews with comedians that I don't really enjoy more than the ones I do.

I prefer the "uncomfortable" interviews, even if it's simply uncomfortable because of the honesty going on in the room. Like the Patrice O'Neal interview. Maron's friends with him, a fan of his stand-up, et cetra and it still got uncomfortable as fuck because of Patrice's perspective. Haha.

[element4433]

I prefer the "uncomfortable" interviews, even if it's simply uncomfortable because of the honesty going on in the room. Like the Patrice O'Neal interview. Maron's friends with him, a fan of his stand-up, et cetra and it still got uncomfortable as fuck because of Patrice's perspective. Haha.I couldn't finish that one. His views were too much for me.

[prefix-core]

I couldn't finish that one. His views were too much for me.

Patrice is nuts. But that's part of his charm, from my perspective. Haha.

[element4433]

Patrice is nuts. But that's part of his charm, from my perspective. Haha.His stand up is pretty good from what I've seen.

[prefix-core]

"I don't find you too irritating. [...] You're a vegan, which I find to be a little irritating." - Marc Maron to Myq Kaplan

...God, this podcast rules. Haha. Amazing how easily honesty allows the conversation to gel in a pleasant manner.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Marc Maron annoys me to no fucking end.

[prefix-core]

Marc Maron annoys me to no fucking end.

Why? Just doesn't click or...?

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Why? Just doesn't click or...?

Pretty much, like...I want to love WTF but it just doesn't click. I still listen to the occasional eppy that has someone I really enjoy on it I.E. Jimmy Pardo.

[prefix-core]

Pretty much, like...I want to love WTF but it just doesn't click. I still listen to the occasional eppy that has someone I really enjoy on it I.E. Jimmy Pardo.

He's extremely miserable and he admittedly loves creating awkward situations that are as funny as they are uncomfortable. Or maybe they're just funny because they're uncomfortable but either way...There's a definite "acquired taste" for it. I love that kind of barebones honesty in my comedy, so...Yeah. I fully appreciate it but can see how somebody might not.

[element4433]

I like WTF cuz it's like looking into the comedian's mind. You can see how their jokes come about and what makes them tick. It's two comedians discussing comedy from a comedian's point of view (most uses of comedy in a sentence ever?). I've only watched comedians from the audience, so it's like looking to the other side.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

He's extremely miserable and he admittedly loves creating awkward situations that are as funny as they are uncomfortable. Or maybe they're just funny because they're uncomfortable but either way...There's a definite "acquired taste" for it. I love that kind of barebones honesty in my comedy, so...Yeah. I fully appreciate it but can see how somebody might not.

He seems like he's trying too hard to be self-deprecating. :shrug:

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

The conversation is great, but he annoys me.

[element4433]

The conversation is great, but he annoys me.Understand.

[deadkidsean]

Marc Maron annoys me to no fucking end.
More or less, same here. I listen to select episodes with guests I love.


I like him elsewhere, though, I must admit. He was great on Comedy Film Nerds (http://comedyfilmnerds.com/) last week.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

More or less, same here. I listen to select episodes with guests I love.


I like him elsewhere, though, I must admit. He was great on Comedy Film Nerds (http://comedyfilmnerds.com/) last week.

I'm 3 episodes behind on CFN, so I have yet to listen to it.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Speaking of Comedy Film Nerds, has anyone checked out Graham Elwood's stand-up? It's enjoyable, but nowhere near as entertaining as he is on various podcasts.

[deadkidsean]

The reason why I like Nerdist so much is because it's like WTF but Hardwick is the complete opposite of Maron while staying in the same style. He does the same stuff like getting into the psyche of a comedian, gets them to talk about juicy shit without it being confrontational, etc. The episode w/ Drew Carey is amazing in that sense.

[prefix-core]

I like WTF cuz it's like looking into the comedian's mind. You can see how their jokes come about and what makes them tick. It's two comedians discussing comedy from a comedian's point of view (most uses of comedy in a sentence ever?). I've only watched comedians from the audience, so it's like looking to the other side.

He seems like he's trying too hard to be self-deprecating. :shrug:

That's the big draw for me -- insight into the comedian's mind. In fact, when I first started listening to the podcast? I would skip his little "monologue" bits and go right for the interview. But eventually, I came around and gave it a listen--and grew to love it.

I honestly don't consider his material to be "self-depricating," simply because he's so unapologetic about it. And a lot of it seems to be more just him exorcising his demons, sorting things out for himself, etc. And I have to say: I can fully relate to that. I really think that--more than most comics--he appeals to a specific, niche demographic of people. I don't know what that niche is necessarily, but I relate to it on a different level.

That being said, I can fully get how somebody might not like it--and might even hate it. It's uncomfortable, it gets awkward, and he's a fuckin' weirdo...But I love it. Haha.


Now. Enough with the serious talk about comedy. Let's all get back to jerking off Nick Swardson for telling the same fart jokes two albums in a row!

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

The reason why I like Nerdist so much is because it's like WTF but Hardwick is the complete opposite of Maron while staying in the same style. He does the same stuff like getting into the psyche of a comedian, gets them to talk about juicy shit without it being confrontational, etc. The episode w/ Drew Carey is amazing in that sense.

Everything this man has said is true.

[deadkidsean]

Speaking of Comedy Film Nerds, has anyone checked out Graham Elwood's stand-up? It's enjoyable, but nowhere near as entertaining as he is on various podcasts.
I love The Comedian's Got a Boo Boo, but he definitely isn't as good as he is on podcasts. He's insanely entertaining live, though, I must admit. Love Graham.

[prefix-core]

The reason why I like Nerdist so much is because it's like WTF but Hardwick is the complete opposite of Maron while staying in the same style. He does the same stuff like getting into the psyche of a comedian, gets them to talk about juicy shit without it being confrontational, etc. The episode w/ Drew Carey is amazing in that sense.

I had no idea that Hardwick had a podcast. But now I need to subscribe...

[deadkidsean]

I'm 3 episodes behind on CFN, so I have yet to listen to it.
i hate getting behind on that one because then the "in theaters now" and "on DVD this week" talks are all fucked lol

[deadkidsean]

I had no idea that Hardwick had a podcast. But now I need to subscribe...
It's fucking great. Like, 35 episodes by now or something and I have happily been on board since episode 1 for the first time, like, ever, haha.


Jonah Ray and Matt Mira co-host and they're fantastic.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

I love The Comedian's Got a Boo Boo, but he definitely isn't as good as he is on podcasts. He's insanely entertaining live, though, I must admit. Love Graham.

I saw him and Doug at a 4:20 matinée show, and he was much better then on album.

His fog machine story on NNF kills me every fucking time I hear it.

[element4433]

The reason why I like Nerdist so much is because it's like WTF but Hardwick is the complete opposite of Maron while staying in the same style. He does the same stuff like getting into the psyche of a comedian, gets them to talk about juicy shit without it being confrontational, etc. The episode w/ Drew Carey is amazing in that sense.I've never listened to that, but I'll check it out.

I do like Maron, though.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

i hate getting behind on that one because then the "in theaters now" and "on DVD this week" talks are all fucked lol

Yeah, but it's still pretty funny to hear their opinions on all of the shit.

[deadkidsean]

Yeah, but it's still pretty funny to hear their opinions on all of the shit.
oh yeah, definitely. but it usually takes priority over stuff like nerdist or Ace podcast for that reason, you know?

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

oh yeah, definitely. but it usually takes priority over stuff like nerdist or Ace podcast for that reason, you know?

For sure. Speaking of the Ace man, I could probably count the times I've listened to his podcast since it's inception on two hands. I absolutely loved the radio show, but the podcast just kinda bored me from week one.

[deadkidsean]

I listen every single day lol

[ImTheSheriff]

i like comedians.

[Star Slight]

New Sklar podcast is hilarious.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

New Sklar podcast is hilarious.

:thumbup:

So amazing.

[deadkidsean]

New Between Two Ferns premiered today (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/41124b5136/between-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis-sean-penn?=twitter). Seth Galifianakis interviews Sean Penn.


Genius, as ALWAYS.

[Star Slight]

Seth!

[ImTheSheriff]

yesssss.

[Trainsaw]

New Between Two Ferns premiered today (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/41124b5136/between-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis-sean-penn?=twitter). Seth Galifianakis interviews Sean Penn.


Genius, as ALWAYS.

the idea of Jack Nicholson and Sean Penn eating at Long John Silver's made me lose it

[element4433]

God do I love Galifianakis.

[deadkidsean]

New Comedy Film Nerds (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/comedy-film-nerds/id345412221) features Rob Huebel. Stooooked.

[prefix-core]

R.I.P. Robert Schimmel. :-( Tweet of the day goes to Anthony Jeselnick...

"Oh, shit! Sorry, I meant to take Bobby Slayton!" -God

[deadkidsean]

I'm usually not a big impressions person, but if SNL really did hire this guy (it's just a rumor at this point), they got a gem. Love some Jay Pharoah.

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[ImTheSheriff]

I'm usually not a big impressions person, but if SNL really did hire this guy (it's just a rumor at this point), they got a gem. Love some Jay Pharoah.

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that guy is dead on.

[Star Slight]

Showed Mystery Team to my roommates today. All but one loved it, so we're on a Donald Glover kick.
Love that man.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Showed Mystery Team to my roommates today. All but one loved it, so we're on a Donald Glover kick.
Love that man.

Watched it earlier today. Love that movie so much.

Donald Glover is awesome. I even like Childish Gambino, he's got an annoying rapping voice...but some of it's really catchy.

[Smash Adams]

Matt Walsh and Lutz were the best parts of Mystery Team

[Star Slight]

Matt Walsh and Lutz were the best parts of Mystery Team

Bobby Moynihan stole the show, IMO.
At least aside from Glover