Mike DeStefano on stage at the Comedy Cellar Since 2001 I’ve maintained a ritual: every time I go to New York I spend an evening at the Comedy Cellar. It’s one of the country’s great homes of stand up. Every night the talent is top notch—you don’t even need to know who’s playing. More often […]
Andrew R Tonry
Posted inComedy
Comedy This Weekend + Viral Video of the Week
A surprising amount of good stand up this week, both local and national. But first, the top Viral Video of the Week: FRIDAY: Michael Ian Black @ Helium7:30pm & 10pm – $25 Comedy Night @ The Bagdad TheaterRichie Stratton, The Dan Cossette, Phil Schallberger, Jon Washington, Tristian Spillman – 8PM – $5 Fly Ass Jokes […]
Posted inDrugs
Free Weed: We Blew It
Check out the ad that popped up on our sister-site, The Stranger’s Line Out: I’m still not sure what the Mercury voter cheat sheet editorial squad was smoking last fall when they warned against Measure 74. What I am sure of, however, is that some free weed would be fucking awesome.
Posted inComedy
Tonight: Comedy Is Ok
OK, I feel like I write about Comedy is OK every month. Like I’m their fucking sponsor or something. But dammit, I’m not. New Deal Vodka are, however, and the dudes made a commercial for ’em a while back that’s pretty damn good: Note to self: get own vodka sponsor. Now, on to the show. […]
Posted in?!?!?
Leonard Nimoy’s Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
I heard this song on a podcast without description, thought it was amazing, and Googled the lyrics to find out who was responsible. My mind about cracked in half when Leonard Nimoy’s name came up—singing about Hobbits is far weirder than the man’s space poems or naked photos of large women. Behold:
Posted inComedy
This Weekend at Helium: The Filthy Jim Norton
Jim Norton is a dirty dog. Really, he’s one of the most filthy comedians ever. As such this entire post is NSFW and not safe for the politically correct. It belongs after the jump. I remember seeing Norton way back in 2001 at New York’s legendary Comedy Cellar. It was a night I’ll never forget, […]
Posted inMusic
Uncovering the Glowstream
Change with Cotton Jones
Cotton Jones takes us from gospel music to the hills of Cumberland, Maryland.
Posted inComedy
Lonnie Bruhn Tonight
One of Portland’s few professional comedians, Lonnie Bruhn is also its dirtiest. In filthy rants Bruhn explores sex, death and disability. He wants you to picture the gory details, including his twisted escapades with bus station skanks. But really, Bruhn’s act is about more: it’s about humanity and humor is the coping mechanism. There’s nothing […]
Posted inSports
Notes From My One-Man Super Bowl Party
I ate it all. Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers, winners of Super Bowl whatever, the pre-eminent festival of gluttonous consumption. Actually it was a great game. But I’m not here to Monday morning quarterback—Blogtown ain’t no home for sports babble. It is worth point out, however, that the Packers are the only publicly owned […]
Posted inComedy
Tonight: Ian Karmel, Richard Bain & More
Uhm, fat guy rides stuff? I dunno. But I like it. Ian Karmel killed Wednesday night, headlining at Comedy Is OK. He did it again the weekend before, opening for Marc Maron. And when I was sitting there, cracking up in my chair at the Clinton Theater a thought came over me: Karmel could totally […]
Posted inComedy
Bill Cosby Bukowski
There’s no shortage of reasons to pony $10 and head over to the Holocene tonight for Lance Bangs’ installment of the “A Few of My Favorite Things” series. There’s music from Mister Heavenly, art installations, food, and who knows what else. But for my money, the comedy Bangs drummed up is the real draw. He’s […]