David Cross: I Tour For a Reason

aenemaTron · August 14, 2009, 11:38 AM

David Cross returns to the big stage this fall touring behind his first book, I Drink For A Reason. The book, which comes out August 31st from Grand Central Publishing, contains essays, satire and, presumably, self-referential commentary on comedic and cultural clichés.

According to his most recent nine-monthly post on BobandDavid.com, he hopes to bring along Nick Swardson but he offers no guarantee of that modern master of the diarrhea joke. Cross has been taking Nick Swardson out on tour since at least 2002, on his "David Cross and Super Pals: A Night of Bullshit" tour. At the show I attended at New York City's erstwhile Irving Plaza, other performers included Jon Benjamin, Jack Black, Janeane Garofalo and indie-rock veterans Yo La Tengo. None of these have been promised or even mentioned in relation to the new tour.

LiveNation has listed three dates so far, in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Denver, with many more expected.

DJ Sam · August 14, 2009, 1:06 PM

I've watched his DVD and his TV work but I've never gotten to see him live. I've tried, but every time it's either been canceled or he ended up not making it. Can someone who's seen him live confirm if the show is worth $48 to see him at the Wiltern rather than waiting for him to drop by UCB?

isoS · August 14, 2009, 1:14 PM

Well, in terms of length, I'm guessing he'll never do more than 15 or 20 minutes at the UCB. At a "real" show, he'll very likely do over an hour.

clerkguy24 · August 14, 2009, 1:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ Sam

I've watched his DVD and his TV work but I've never gotten to see him live. I've tried, but every time it's either been canceled or he ended up not making it. Can someone who's seen him live confirm if the show is worth $48 to see him at the Wiltern rather than waiting for him to drop by UCB?

I've seen him a few times and I can confirm that it is totally worth paying $48 to see him do a full set rather than waiting for the UCB. And I'd probably pay more than that if he was charging more.

rdemint · August 14, 2009, 2:06 PM

I think he is also doing book-related material at Bumbershoot.

ResilientRabbit · August 14, 2009, 3:02 PM

Yea -- at Bumbershoot, his performance is listed under "Literary Events" rather than "Comedy". So not clear to me whether he will be doing stand up or a sit down discussion of the book. Or a mix of both. Hoping to check it out and see. Will report back.

scamboogah · August 14, 2009, 3:11 PM

Sep. 19 - Warfield - San Francisco

http://thewarfieldtheatre.com/eventdetail.php?id=24156

Babs · August 16, 2009, 4:27 PM

I have been dying to see him do a full-length set for years. Yayyyyy

Supa Scoopa · August 16, 2009, 5:01 PM

Last time I saw him was '07 at Cobb's, and he did an hour.

When we saw him on the '02 tour that became "Shut Up", he did over 2 hours (at a music club).

deadfrog · August 18, 2009, 2:03 PM

I've been working on a little project to cover comedian performance dates. It's not complete yet, but I wanted to pull the veil back for David Cross' tour.

So hopefully, you'll be able to see the most up-to-date tour info for Cross here:

Stand-Up Tour Schedule for David Cross

Any feedback on what I'm building would be wonderful. Thanks

Todd

MrDys · August 18, 2009, 5:03 PM

This is awesome. I'd love to be able to know when people are coming to town (well, no one ever comes to Baltimore, but the area).

dorothy mantooth · August 18, 2009, 5:51 PM

For those who are eager to read this book -- I was able to order (not pre-order) it on Amazon last week and it arrived today. Not sure what's up with the August 31st release date. I anticipate this will be a "one night read." Can't wait!

sharilyn · August 18, 2009, 8:05 PM

On the Daily Show last night he mentioned he'd be doing dates in Canada as well. Though nobody I've talked to was terribly excited after his set at Just For Laughs Toronto last month, so it'll be interesting to see how quickly those tickets are snapped up by the non-hardcores (assuming he comes here).

MrDys · August 19, 2009, 5:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharilyn

after his set at Just For Laughs Toronto last month

What went down?

Itslikeimsayin · August 19, 2009, 9:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrDys

What went down?

The quality of his stand-up from his heyday.

thegreg · October 9, 2009, 10:47 AM

Anyone going to the show in Pittsburgh tonight?

Wizz · October 12, 2009, 2:11 AM

just got back from the columbus show tonight. fan-damn-tastic. todd glass was of course an incredibly fun opener, although he only did about 15 minutes of mostly old material. David did about an hour an a half with not a dull moment.

EDIT: AND he showed 5 minutes or so from his new british pilot, The Increasingly Bad Decisions of (drunk). hilarious of course.

Nickflans · October 12, 2009, 12:53 PM

I have heard the shows have been good! So there you go.

floedout · October 14, 2009, 6:38 AM

It was a great show last night in ann arbor...both Glass and Cross were great, a few skit-like bits that were hilarious.

And the British pilot was great.

Thanks for coming!
Final exclamation point!

Velveteen Ballsac · October 14, 2009, 8:04 AM

You're not supposed to give away any of the surprises dude.

August 14, 2009, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
aenemaTron Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 6,871	David Cross: I Tour For a Reason David Cross returns to the big stage this fall touring behind his first book, I Drink For A Reason. The book, which comes out August 31st from Grand Central Publishing, contains essays, satire and, presumably, self-referential commentary on comedic and cultural clichés. According to his most recent nine-monthly post on BobandDavid.com, he hopes to bring along Nick Swardson but he offers no guarantee of that modern master of the diarrhea joke. Cross has been taking Nick Swardson out on tour since at least 2002, on his "David Cross and Super Pals: A Night of Bullshit" tour. At the show I attended at New York City's erstwhile Irving Plaza, other performers included Jon Benjamin, Jack Black, Janeane Garofalo and indie-rock veterans Yo La Tengo. None of these have been promised or even mentioned in relation to the new tour. LiveNation has listed three dates so far, in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Denver, with many more expected.

August 14, 2009, 1:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
DJ Sam Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 601	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason I've watched his DVD and his TV work but I've never gotten to see him live. I've tried, but every time it's either been canceled or he ended up not making it. Can someone who's seen him live confirm if the show is worth $48 to see him at the Wiltern rather than waiting for him to drop by UCB? __________________ nakedcomedy.tumblr.com twitter.com/Naked_Comedy myspace.com/NakedComedy Facebook My Inspiration

August 14, 2009, 1:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
isoS Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,686	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason Well, in terms of length, I'm guessing he'll never do more than 15 or 20 minutes at the UCB. At a "real" show, he'll very likely do over an hour.

August 14, 2009, 2:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
rdemint Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 296	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason I think he is also doing book-related material at Bumbershoot.

August 14, 2009, 3:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
ResilientRabbit Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 79	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason Yea -- at Bumbershoot, his performance is listed under "Literary Events" rather than "Comedy". So not clear to me whether he will be doing stand up or a sit down discussion of the book. Or a mix of both. Hoping to check it out and see. Will report back.

August 14, 2009, 3:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
scamboogah Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Go to Frisco and bang a right Posts: 5,000	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason Sep. 19 - Warfield - San Francisco http://thewarfieldtheatre.com/eventdetail.php?id=24156 __________________ If things aren't going well, show them your stomach. Then hump the stool. Do you want to be rich or what?

August 16, 2009, 4:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Babs Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: machine or mannequin Posts: 310	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason I have been dying to see him do a full-length set for years. Yayyyyy __________________ http://myspace.com/babsjokes

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Supa Scoopa Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Patriotism, Pepper, and Professionalism Posts: 206	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason Last time I saw him was '07 at Cobb's, and he did an hour. When we saw him on the '02 tour that became "Shut Up", he did over 2 hours (at a music club).

August 18, 2009, 2:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
deadfrog Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 74	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason I've been working on a little project to cover comedian performance dates. It's not complete yet, but I wanted to pull the veil back for David Cross' tour. So hopefully, you'll be able to see the most up-to-date tour info for Cross here: Stand-Up Tour Schedule for David Cross Any feedback on what I'm building would be wonderful. Thanks Todd __________________ Todd Jackson Dead-Frog - A Comedy Blog http://www.dead-frog.com Home of the Stand-Up Comic Database

August 18, 2009, 5:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
MrDys Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,062	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason This is awesome. I'd love to be able to know when people are coming to town (well, no one ever comes to Baltimore, but the area).

August 18, 2009, 5:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
dorothy mantooth Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Los Angeleez Posts: 432	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason For those who are eager to read this book -- I was able to order (not pre-order) it on Amazon last week and it arrived today. Not sure what's up with the August 31st release date. I anticipate this will be a "one night read." Can't wait!

August 18, 2009, 8:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
sharilyn Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 226	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason On the Daily Show last night he mentioned he'd be doing dates in Canada as well. Though nobody I've talked to was terribly excited after his set at Just For Laughs Toronto last month, so it'll be interesting to see how quickly those tickets are snapped up by the non-hardcores (assuming he comes here). __________________ www.sharilyn.ca www.third-beat.com

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thegreg Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: pittsburgh, pa Posts: 177	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason Anyone going to the show in Pittsburgh tonight?

October 12, 2009, 2:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
Wizz Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 67	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason just got back from the columbus show tonight. fan-damn-tastic. todd glass was of course an incredibly fun opener, although he only did about 15 minutes of mostly old material. David did about an hour an a half with not a dull moment. EDIT: AND he showed 5 minutes or so from his new british pilot, The Increasingly Bad Decisions of (drunk). hilarious of course.

October 12, 2009, 12:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
Nickflans Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 798	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason I have heard the shows have been good! So there you go. __________________ twitter.com/xflansx Trailer Reviews weblog internet journal

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October 14, 2009, 6:38 AM	#19 (permalink)
floedout Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 215	Re: David Cross: I Tour For a Reason It was a great show last night in ann arbor...both Glass and Cross were great, a few skit-like bits that were hilarious. And the British pilot was great. Thanks for coming! Final exclamation point! __________________ deoxyribonucleic asshole. Last edited by floedout; October 14, 2009 at 8:34 AM. Reason: You're not supposed to give away any of the surprises dude.

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