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CombineThresher posted:Kinison is only funny if you are an angry person who reacts that way to adversity on some level (the screaming/swearing, I mean). His act relied on audience familiarity to a big extent, kind of like Lewis Black today. Kinison hit like a loving atom bomb when he first made the LA scene. His material was actually pretty edgy and outrageous, and the way he delivered it absolutely destroyed everyone because it was so fresh and fun. He was a unique comic voice, and its not out of kindness that so many people who saw him ascend the ranks thought he was brilliant. Then comes the coke and the drinking and the gang of stand-ups he lorded over and used like a bunch of petty thugs. People stopped telling him no, which is how Rock n Roll Sam came to be, and his material went from being relatively clever to screaming human being jokes and talking about women like they were barnyard animals, and the lovely mesomorphs that think screaming human being jokes is about as clever as it gets, the same people that made Dice incredibly wealthy, thought he was the second coming. Sam was amazing for a couple of good years, but he was a worst case example of someone becoming a victim of their own fame. Plus, I thought he was hilarious in Back to School.
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I was Black in 2005 and thought he was good. Haven't heard anything from him since though.
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Anyone enjoy demetri martin's new album/dvd? They're different sets, at least partially. Two different shows.
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rear end Catchcum posted:Anyone enjoy demetri martin's new album/dvd? They're different sets, at least partially. Two different shows. Was it the same material on his recent Comedy Central special? That was... fine. I liked it, but I don't see myself coming back to it. I seem to remember liking his earlier stuff better, but maybe his gimmick was just fresher then.
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Oct 12, 2012 04:14
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Demitri's weird for me just because I really didn't do much more than chuckle when I saw him live, but I still thought his set was a lot of fun. I felt very British.
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DangerDummy! posted:Demitri's weird for me just because I really didn't do much more than chuckle when I saw him live, but I still thought his set was a lot of fun. I felt very British. I get the same thing, I don't laugh super hard at him but I buy his stuff and enjoy his shows and all. He's just one of those kinds of comedians I guess.
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BobTheCow posted:Was it the same material on his recent Comedy Central special? That was... fine. I liked it, but I don't see myself coming back to it. I seem to remember liking his earlier stuff better, but maybe his gimmick was just fresher then. If he did stuff with the easel and drawings, etc. that's the same as the DVD. The album is different, in a different venue, some different material, etc.
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I haven't seen his new stuff, but I really like simple jokes that are being told well. He's not offensive or edgy or hyperactive, so it's actually kind of refreshing to listen to him sometimes.
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SpacePig posted:I haven't seen his new stuff, but I really like simple jokes that are being told well. He's not offensive or edgy or hyperactive, so it's actually kind of refreshing to listen to him sometimes. Sometimes Ill catch his shows or he'll come on pandora etc, and its really relaxing. I think he's very funny but sometimes I find myself getting tired. Its probably a cadence thing or w/e.
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AllShamNoWow posted:Someone I've found recently and have really enjoyed is Jerrod Carmichael. He doesn't have a lot of material out there but everything that I've seen I've loved. My favorite bit of his is one about the Chik-fil-A controversy when it was still topical. He was on that episode of CBB with Paul Rust and Jessica St. Clair. He was pretty funny, especially for a first time guest, and in the presence of such CBB pros.
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Conduit for Sale! posted:He was on that episode of CBB with Paul Rust and Jessica St. Clair. He was pretty funny, especially for a first time guest, and in the presence of such CBB pros. NEW NO NO, IF YOUR GOING TO BE ON COMEDY BANG BANG, I GET TO LISTEN TO YOU DO STAND UP COMEDY
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I'm familiar with Doug Stanhope's stuff that I've seen online, but I feel like I've heard mixed reviews on his live performances. Anybody seen him? He's coming to town for one night in a week or two and I can't decide if I want to go.
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He's the best comic I've ever seen live, and I've seen him live three times since 2006 and I am planning to see him again later this year. But I guess it depends what you want to see. The reason why I love seeing Doug Stanhope live is because his set doesn't feel fake. He'll sometimes talk to the audience in the middle of a bit if he feels like it or gets bored. He doesn't really care if he forgets to do a joke, and he'll tell you when he does. I love that his sets are flawed and that he's honest about it. You'll get plenty of his comedy too, but you'll also get to see Doug being himself in the moment. Most comedians aren't comfortable at all with doing that on stage, while Doug does it pretty much every night.
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Bubba Smith posted:He's the best comic I've ever seen live, and I've seen him live three times since 2006 and I am planning to see him again later this year. Yeah, I've never seen Doug live but there are a few soundboard bootlegs floating around and they are extremely interesting to listen to. Live At The Empty Bottle is basically him working a rock club and he's controls this rowdy crowd other comics would fall apart in.
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BobTheCow posted:I'm familiar with Doug Stanhope's stuff that I've seen online, but I feel like I've heard mixed reviews on his live performances. Anybody seen him? He's coming to town for one night in a week or two and I can't decide if I want to go. I saw Doug perform about a month and a half ago, and he was absolutely phenomenal. I saw Louis CK a few weeks later, and I enjoyed Doug's show just as much as Louis's. He did some jokes specific to what he thought the audience would want to hear, and he definitely did not disappoint. I'm hoping I get the chance to see him again, when he comes into town next time.
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Definitely recommend Stanhope. He goes into tangents and doesn't stick to a set. I've seen him a few times, and I laugh my rear end off every time.
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Stanhope is the best comedian to see live. You MUST go.
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Oct 23, 2012 18:30
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I saw this on Facebook, something the comedy club back home is doing. http://imgur.com/QK3z5 Does anybody else think this is a little hosed up and insulting? Or am I too sensitive?
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Dick Holden posted:I saw this on Facebook, something the comedy club back home is doing. http://imgur.com/QK3z5 Yeah that's pretty bad. Might be different if it were funny, but that ad makes it pretty clear they're just exploiting the legacy of those comics.
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Dick Holden posted:I saw this on Facebook, something the comedy club back home is doing. http://imgur.com/QK3z5 Wait, what are they actually doing? Going up there and performing their sets? Doing impressions? Showing videos?
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Well drat, I'll be sure to go see Stanhope, thanks for the feedback, guys. I saw Mike Birbiglia last week, I was trying to temper my expectations going in but I ended up liking the show a lot. I was worried a lot of it would be material I'd heard before, but it was almost entirely new stuff, with a little bit from the Sleepwalk With Me movie. Plus he was signing autographs and taking photos with people afterwards and was super friendly, nice bonus.
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Conduit for Sale! posted:Yeah that's pretty bad. Might be different if it were funny, but that ad makes it pretty clear they're just exploiting the legacy of those comics. Thats why its funny
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At the Mitch Hedberg tribute show several years ago in Minneapolis, Dave Mordal mentioned that Hedberg sometimes just didn't feel like doing a good show (probably because of drugs). He off-handedly said that Stanhope was like that sometimes as well. The way it was a decade ago, 1 out of every 100 shows or so, Stanhope was an angry dick without much of a routine. I think he's gotten his act together since then, as I haven't heard of him doing a bad show in at least five years. Deadbeat Hero is probably my favorite comedy album. It's a work of art.
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feedmyleg posted:Wait, what are they actually doing? Going up there and performing their sets? Doing impressions? Showing videos? Apparently it's an open mic invitation to do an impression of your favorite dead comedian. So... yeah. I think it's weird a comedy club would have a theme night. I thought the theme was comedy?
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Dick Holden posted:Apparently it's an open mic invitation to do an impression of your favorite dead comedian. So... yeah. No way they're charging 20$ for an open mic competition.
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I've just remembered that on Night of Too Many Stars (a show for charity for autistic children), Seinfeld mentioned his new DVD. A simple google search didn't seem to bring up anything. Is this his new stand-up DVD or something else?
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toanoradian posted:I've just remembered that on Night of Too Many Stars (a show for charity for autistic children), Seinfeld mentioned his new DVD. A simple google search didn't seem to bring up anything. Is this his new stand-up DVD or something else? There was an awkward pause, so Jason Sudeikis asked Jerry if there was anything he wanted to pitch. Jerry picked up Hannibal Burress' DVD and said "Yeah, this is my new DVD" and Jason said "You photograph very well." Jerry then reads it "...Hannibal Burress"
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This is amazing. I'm nearly in tears. I recommend you read below but the tl;dr version is that some interviewer dolt mixed up Johnny Rotten's and Doug Stanhope's interview times and phonenumbers so Stanhope(hungover as always) said gently caress it and did the interview impersonating Johnny Rotten, horrible english accent and all. http://www.examiner.com/article/doug-stanhope-fools-huffpo-by-impersonating-johnny-rotten?cid=rss (article about the incident) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/chatting-with-pils-john-l_b_2004088.html (article and transcript of the interview here) http://soundcloud.com/dstanhope/john-lydon-interview (audio) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B2kELoAQs4 Dougstanhope.com quote:I get a call at 7:45 a.m. a few weeks ago that I only got up for to scream at whoever dare call at that hour. Chromatic fucked around with this message at 14:43 on Oct 26, 2012 |
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Holy poo poo that is amazing. As if I needed anything more to pump me up about seeing him on Wednesday.
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Internet journalism.
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Oct 27, 2012 03:15
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Todd Glass's special is on Netflix Instant, and it's great.
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Moshe Kasher has a new one on there as well. I haven't seen it yet but I'm a fan of his stuff, so I'm hoping it's good.
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Saw Chelsea Perreti tonight. She wasn't too thrilled with the NoVA audience and went after a heckler early. Once she warmed up she was great.
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Actually a little disappointed by Todd Glass' special. It felt like a lot of it was retreading Thin Pig. On the other hand, Moshe's was my first exposure to his actual material and it made me laugh myself silly.
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Harm Barn Gumshoe posted:Actually a little disappointed by Todd Glass' special. It felt like a lot of it was retreading Thin Pig. On the other hand, Moshe's was my first exposure to his actual material and it made me laugh myself silly. I first discovered Moshe Kasher doing a short set on Conan earlier this year, and he killed, especially talking about his deaf parents. Then I found out he had just written an autobiographical book called Kasher in the Rye, and I was really excited to read it. It was one of the most depressing books I've ever read, though. He had a miserable childhood and did a lot of lovely things as a drug-addicted juvenile delinquent. It's good to see how much he has turned his life around, but I was stunned by his honesty and willingness to portray himself in such a horrible (and accurate) light.
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:I first discovered Moshe Kasher doing a short set on Conan earlier this year, and he killed, especially talking about his deaf parents. Then I found out he had just written an autobiographical book called Kasher in the Rye, and I was really excited to read it. It was one of the most depressing books I've ever read, though. He had a miserable childhood and did a lot of lovely things as a drug-addicted juvenile delinquent. It's good to see how much he has turned his life around, but I was stunned by his honesty and willingness to portray himself in such a horrible (and accurate) light. Listen to his You Made It Weird if you wanna hear about his hosed up sex life. And definitely listen to The Champs with Moshe, Neal Brennan, and DJ Dougpound. They only interview black guests (for the most part) and it's a real "guy's guy" podcast with poo poo-talking and frank talk about race, sex, and women that's far away from the incestuous Earwolf love-fests. WerthersWay fucked around with this message at 00:24 on Oct 28, 2012 |
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Saw Aziz working some new material at Crash Test at UCB last night. Was fun. He told one guy to please not record him because its new material and the guy didn't laugh the rest of the set which was funny because he had no reason to be pissed. He was asked nicely.
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