Comedy Central and The Syndicate enjoyed a raucous night of drinks, prizes, and comedy exclusives to kick off the first night of the music portion of SXSW. The night included big name stand-up from the likes of Maria Bamford , Todd Barry , Doug Benson , Hannibal Buress , Pete Holmes , Natasha Leggero and Nick Thune . Before the show kicked off, we offered a sneak peek at the new animated series Ugly Americans , and 3D madness from the soon to be released The Drawn Together The [...]
"Sabotage! I don't like it! I don't like this sabotage. I don't like it . I do what I do here!" - Tom Scharpling, denouncing the diabolical forces that dared to attack his equipment "You can't talk to me like that. You know why? 'Cause I'm a professional basketball star, you piece of f uuuuuuuu dge." - Rick Stevens, reducing Tom to a mere confection for failing to recognize his lofty status "What is that ? What is it? It sounds like a reaction. [...]
Seattle was asking for it when they named the music and arts festival "Bumbershoot." I mean, it means umbrella, so it's almost inevitable that there will be at least one drop of rain at one point during the weekend. Thankfully today, Saturday, it only rained for about 15 minutes. But even the rain could not stop the upbeat feel of Bumbershoot on this day. Saturday's main stage lineup included Katy Perry , the All-American Rejects and Sheryl Crow , probably the three most popular artists of the festival. So naturally, the Seattle [...]
Comedian Maria Bamford will release her new comedy album, Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome on April 21st. The Syndicate's creative team worked with Comedy Central Records to put together an eCard/widget for people to preview some of the new album.
Tim Harmston opens for Maria Bamford all week at Acme.
Photos by Nina Barry As concerned citizens, Donnybrook turns our sharpened critical eyes on emerging artists - to make sure they're up to our standards, see? In this interview, Angora Holly Polo fires tough questions at John Wenzel, author of Mock Stars , a book that examines indie rock and indie comedy and their dirty, indie-style commingling. His book release Nov. 16th at the Larimer Lounge will be a comedy and music party, with performances from comedians Ben Kronberg , Adam Cayton-Holland and the whole [...]
bay area yuksters, today, according to recent tradition and this website , is comedy day in san francisco. 30 stand-up comics and a few assorted musical guests will perform - for free, and that's no joke - in golden gate park beginning at noon and running till around 5pm or so. you can find the lineup of performers and the schedule of acts here ; there are four "special guests" - unannounced performers (robin williams, perhaps?) lined up for the last slot of the day. it looks like a brilliant day out on the western end of the [...]
The comedy album is having a very good year. I've selected 5 things I want you to hear: Paul F. Tompkins - "Elegant Balloons" What I love about Paul F. Tompkins is how friendly his comedy is. He makes me feel safe. Not in a timid way, just more like he's the opposite of the kind of comedian who's looking for people to make fun of. That's why he wears a three-piece suit every time he performs. He's a gentleman, and he's dressed up for the occasion of this his comedic performance. His album feels classical without feeling retro, it's [...]
Party-permed Comedienne of Comedy Maria Bamford has a new stand-up-format comedy album called How To Win . Here are three samples: Maria Bamford - "Saddest Place In The World" Maria Bamford - "Fun Being Evil" Maria Bamford - "Sister Sarah" (MEAT!) ( Click here to buy How To Win ) If you order the CD by clicking the above [...]
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