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Andy Kindler, Marc Maron and Eugene Mirman embark on the Stand Uppity tour starting this Sunday, May 11 in Newport, Kentucky. Promising "Comedy That Makes You Feel Better About Yourself, and Superior To Others," the tour also lands in Chicago, St. Paul, Fargo, Boise, Portland, San Francisco and wraps up at the Sasquatch Music Festival in George, Washington (although Kindler isn't on that particular show).
The tour is sponsored by 23/6 and tickets can be purchased here.
Tim & Eric kick off a nearly sold out, 14-city tour tonight in Cambridge, MA. Looks like tickets are still available in Asheville NC, Lawrence KS, Seattle and Los Angeles.
Even if the tour is sold out, fans can get their Tim & Eric fix on Tuesday, April 22, when season one of their hit Adult Swim show, "Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job" gets released on DVD.
Finally, rumor has it that a CD collection of many of the songs from "Awesome Show" titled "Awesome Record, Great Songs" will be available on the tour and in stores May 6.
Big week for Doug Benson: while his documentary Super High Me plays at special screenings across the country, he's preparing to record his first CD this Sunday, 4/20 at the Improv in Hollywood. ASPECIALTHING RECORDS is proud to be a part of this project, and to share the love with you, the ASTer, we're giving away ten pairs of tickets to the shows (which are at 7pm and 9pm). Click here to enter, or if you miss out on the giveaway, visit improv.com for tickets.
Todd Glass, Jimmy Dore and Stafané Zamorano unveiled their new podcast, "Comedy and Everything Else" today. The first episode is a little over an hour and can be accessed through iTunes or at the following link:
Deadpan comedian Dan Mintz brings his hilarious one-liners to national prominence tonight as his Comedy Central Presents premieres at 10:00. He may not be a household name, but he's written for Lucky Louie and Human Giant, and uninformed ASTers are likely to become big fans in just 30 minutes tonight.
What the fuck everybody! Big news from Bob and David HQ. We have an HQ! After seven long years and over four different Irish contractors, our Head Quarters has finally been built and then immediately condemned. We sold the land back to ourselves and are going to establish a community chest inspired by the Monopoly Game! Huh? What the hell was that all about?
I don't know, but I do know this; HBO has officially picked up the pilot Bob and I pitched them and wrote. We should be shooting in LA in the beginning of March. We'll keep you posted on exactly when and where. We are both very, very excited about it and feel it's really strong and important to the health of America. We know that America is hurting right now and old people like to say that "Laughter's the best medicine"! So, keep hope old people, an injection of 10cc's of funny is about to be shot all up in your funny bones!
Just to get you started, here are two completely disparate lines from the show. They are taken out of context and have nothing to do with each other, but are nontheless actual lines of dialogue. Enjoy!
HUNT WALKS THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, ANGRY
HUNT "I've never had to suck so many little pricks in my life!" The Producers eyes light up.
AND this one!!!
COURTNEY "Huh? I thought I was still in the shower".
OKAY! One more!!!!
DAVID "He burps the Star Spangled Banner. You people love that shit."
There you go, three real pieces of the pie. In all seriousness, Bob and I are both thrilled to be working together again to make funny tv happen. See you on the boob tube!
How many works of art can you attribute to being dually inspired by Brian Posehn and country music star Trace Adkins? One that we know of – the video for Hard n Phirm's country western-styled science ditty "Trace Elements" is now available on SuperDeluxe.com. In addition to starring Chris Hardwick and Mike Phirman, it features ASTer Josh Fadem and was directed in part by ASTer Neil Mahoney.
The Best Show on WFMU marathon is in full swing and is going heavy duty for its second week. Tonight, comedian Patton Oswalt will be live in studio, doing funny stuff for pledges. Not only that, but everyone who pledges tonight between 8-11PM EST will receive The Best Show on WFMU WE DID IT AGAIN Fun Pack, which includes a t-shirt, a sticker, a poster and the Patton Oswalt CD EP entitled FRANKENSTEINS AND GUMDROPS, which is available exclusively with a pledge of $75 or more, and will not be in stores! In addition to Patton, musicians Ted Leo (Ted Leo and The Pharmacists) and Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) will be in studio, playing songs for pledges. To pledge, call 800-989-9368 or pledge online at wfmu.org. Help keep WFMU solvent, and The Best Show on top!
Todd Barry's third full-length CD, "From Heaven," will be released tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4. "From Heaven" joins Todd's previous releases, "Falling Off the Bone" and "Medium Energy" on the Comedy Central Records label. The CD was recorded in August 2007 in Cambridge, Mass.
Pick it up in stores or pre-order it from Amazon today.
Andy Kindler, Marc Maron and Eugene Mirman embark on the Stand Uppity tour starting this Sunday, May 11 in Newport, Kentucky. Promising "Comedy That Makes You Feel Better About Yourself, and Superior To Others," the tour also lands in Chicago, St. Paul, Fargo, Boise, Portland, San Francisco and wraps up at the Sasquatch Music Festival in George, Washington (although Kindler isn't on that particular show).
Tim & Eric kick off a nearly sold out, 14-city tour tonight in Cambridge, MA. Looks like tickets are still available in Asheville NC, Lawrence KS, Seattle and Los Angeles.
Todd Glass, Jimmy Dore and Stafané Zamorano unveiled their new podcast, "Comedy and Everything Else" today. The first episode is a little over an hour and can be accessed through iTunes or at the following link:
Deadpan comedian Dan Mintz brings his hilarious one-liners to national prominence tonight as his Comedy Central Presents premieres at 10:00. He may not be a household name, but he's written for Lucky Louie and Human Giant, and uninformed ASTers are likely to become big fans in just 30 minutes tonight.
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How many works of art can you attribute to being dually inspired by Brian Posehn and country music star Trace Adkins? One that we know of – the video for Hard n Phirm's country western-styled science ditty "Trace Elements" is now available on SuperDeluxe.com. In addition to starring Chris Hardwick and Mike Phirman, it features ASTer Josh Fadem and was directed in part by ASTer Neil Mahoney.
Todd Barry's third full-length CD, "From Heaven," will be released tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4. "From Heaven" joins Todd's previous releases, "Falling Off the Bone" and "Medium Energy" on the Comedy Central Records label. The CD was recorded in August 2007 in Cambridge, Mass.
