"The Opener" is done for a while

[GymShoes]

I'll keep a running list here of the episodes, with the newest one or two in a new post at the bottom!

Ep. 1 - An Introduction (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUZPHTXABXk)
Ep. 2 - Maria Bamford Makes Sense (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPlI9pVKLsk)
Ep. 3 - Making Friends In Detroit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFeW4yYXON8)
Ep. 5 - Jen Kirkman Explains Hollywood (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBu7A6YNhxE)
Ep. 6 - L.A. 101 With Aaron Karo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBPhNWjrlcA)
Ep. 7 - Ian Bagg is my Hero (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcgcO2tv2Vw)
Ep. 8 - Playing the Part With Rebecca Corry (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeo3N9BEm_s)
Ep. 9 - Acting With Ramsey Moore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJed1ny4k3A)
Ep. 10 - Getting Booked With The Walsh Brothers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhTaD8-nTw4)
Ep. 11 - Guitar Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1t8BTnVJwA)
Ep. 12 - Sports Talk with Dom Irrera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D5HNB0g7DE)
Ep. 13 - You Need Direction (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeYcfiq1lJ4)
Ep. 14 - Sensei Ted featuring Ted Alexandro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyWoIefy9dQ)
Ep. 15 - Respect My Genius (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x6T6UWbnsM)
Ep. 16 - Internet Etiquette with Jimmy Dore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysM4-eJXjEA)
Ep. 17 - Jim Goes to Portland: Part One (http://www.youtube.com/v/W2M2BX_Whw4)
Ep. 18 - Jim Goes to Portland: Part Two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5dV-1fwx8I)

That's it for the first batch. Maybe, there will be another.

[slapstickeulogist]

I love it, Jym. Keep it up.

[GymShoes]

^^^

[GymShoes]

^^^

[CaptainBreakfast]

I like it. Good job.

[GymShoes]

^^^

[DOOM]

I enjoyed these, whats that guys name who was playing playstation talking about touring the country. i'd like to check out his standup if he has any.

[GymShoes]

I enjoyed these, whats that guys name who was playing playstation talking about touring the country. i'd like to check out his standup if he has any.

That's Bill Squire, he's got plenty o' standup. myspace.com/billsquire (http://www.myspace.com/billsquire)

[CaptainBreakfast]

This stuff makes me smile.
:D <---- Like that, but I'm not yellow, and I'm not referring to any general ethnic stereotype when I say this.

[BananapeelWilliams]

I'm watching this!

(I like it.)

[GymShoes]

^^^

[DOOM]

How are these written? do you write them alone? or work together with whatever comic is in the episode at the time?

[GymShoes]

How are these written? do you write them alone? or work together with whatever comic is in the episode at the time?

I write the story lines (if you could call them that, they're so short) but the dialogue is improv'd. Like, I'll tell the other comic "Here's what's happening in this episode" and then I lead them with questions, and we'll just go back and forth, then we'll repeat the stuff that was particularly funny.

It's a lot more fun that way, and it seems to be working so far, since most comics can improvise. Also, most of the comics doing these are doing them as a favor to me, so to ask them to memorize a script would be a bit much, in my opinion.

I write the monologues and the freeze frame stuff alone.

[GymShoes]

^^^

[GymShoes]

^^^

[GymShoes]

Episode 12 featuring Dom Irrera
^^^^

[Cameron]

Dom saying "Yeah, footage. Black and white games." made me lose it for some reason.

I really love these.

[GymShoes]

^^^

[GymShoes]

Ted is one of my favorite comics. I think the AST folks would dig his stuff, if you haven't seen him already. This episode and the Bamford episode are playing on the in-house TV's at Comix in NY.

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[GymShoes]

Here's the most recent ep. We're going down to one a week now. Jimmy Dore's episode will be posted Wednesday. Thanks for watching.

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[GymShoes]

The Opener - Featuring Jimmy Dore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysM4-eJXjEA)

[GymShoes]

Thanks to all the friendly Portland comics! Here's part one of two the Portland episodes:

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[GymShoes]

Here's the Second Portland Episode.

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[vheath]

YAY!...Jesse Allison, Virginia Jones (Badinia), and Cody Cooper!!...I remember when you shot this at Ladd's...I really like these, Jim! (BEST/WORST AFTERPARTY EVER...hahaha)

[GymShoes]

Hey everyone. The Opener is done for a while. I got off the phone with the people from Runawaybox a few hours ago and they weren't exactly happy with the fact that the series only appealed to comedy nerds. But I'd like to thank those of you who watched for watching, and those of you who helped for helping. I'm working on strategy for the next round, which is still a possibility.

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

Well that's rotten news.

Who are these 'Runawaybox' people, and how can we strong arm them into 'seeing things correctly'.

(I'm not above physical threats)

[Cameron]

Bummer.

[MarkAgee]

Hey everyone. The Opener is done for a while. I got off the phone with the people from Runawaybox a few hours ago and they weren't exactly happy with the fact that the series only appealed to comedy nerds. But I'd like to thank those of you who watched for watching, and those of you who helped for helping. I'm working on strategy for the next round, which is still a possibility.

Sucks. I hope they bring it back. It was a good run, Jim.

[Marty_Malt]

Thanks to all the friendly Portland comics! Here's part one of two the Portland episodes:

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Hey, I know Jesse. We were once stranded together on the side of the road for a few hours in Texas. He also slept on the floor of the hotel room wrapped in a shower curtain.

[Cameron]

Jim is giving his new CD away for free:

finished my CD "A Reference From My Act" and now you can have it for nothing for a short time.
Download it free by going here:

http://jimtews.com/freecd.html

It's going up on iTunes as we speak. Once iTunes approves it and it's online, I'll be taking this free link down.


Thanks!

- Jim

I'm downloading it as I type this.

[ArtsyMcShitshimself]

Holy smokes. Thanks Jim!

[GymShoes]

Thanks for posting this on here Cameron. You saved me from posting it myself, then feeling like a whore afterwards.

Enjoy everybody.

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[badinia]

Neat, I like Jim Tews and I like free things, so this is perfect for me!

[Cameron]

The album is very funny. I enjoy the stand up portion a lot more than the music parts, but all of it's pretty great.

[GymShoes]

Thanks for downloading, and thanks for the feedback everyone!