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Tag Archives: Stand-up Comedy
RIP Norm Macdonald
What a pisser! Much like Andy Kaufman, I thought his suddenly reported death was a joke since it seemed like him. Sadly, it was true as he had been fighting cancer for a decade. Norm hid it very well. There’s … Continue reading
September 2021 is here but school starting varies
Back in July, I celebrated Aliens turning 35. In honor of starting Marquette 35 years ago, I decided to go with Rodney Dangerfield’s most successful movie. I tweaked the colors to be more in line with my alma mater. It’s not … Continue reading
RIP Jackie Mason
The majority of people younger than Boomers know him as Krusty’s rabbi father, a role he returned to play about a dozen times. Pretty good for a recurring guest character. He was also Navin’s brief employer in The Jerk, until the … Continue reading
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Tagged Borscht Belt, Celebrity Obituary, Stand-up Comedy, The Simpsons
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Happy posthumous birthday to Robin Williams
Today would’ve been his 70th birthday and we really needed him during the Girth Vader years to make us intelligent and empathetic people cope better. I do feel somewhat bad about liking Robin again near the end of his life … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Drama, Eighties, Seventies, SitCom, Stand-up Comedy
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Austin casualties update: Cap City Comedy Club
Alongside I Love Video, another Eighties Institution and Survivor closed its doors for good. Originally Cap City was a Laff Stop franchise during the Eighties’ Comedy Boom, when places as tiny as Springfield, IL had a club! When the Comedy … Continue reading
Mac Blake caused the name change
I don’t know if this moving company has franchises in other cities but this one has been a staple around Austin for about a decade. They used to be named “College Hunks Moving Junk.” Then the word “Hunks” was transformed … Continue reading
RIP: Kip Addotta
Kip was only a household name to fans of Dr. Demento and maybe anyone who caught the syndicated show Make Me Laugh. He first came to my attention while living in Indiacrapolis when the rock station responsible for not-funny Bob & Tom … Continue reading
Moontower 2019
Austin’s Eighth Annual Moontower Comedy Festival (aka Moontower 2019) was pretty good this year. For me, it wasn’t as cool as last year when they had the after party at a place the comedians enjoyed hanging out at but I … Continue reading
Ali Saddiq
I saw Ali either this Spring or last year at Moontower Comedyfest. He was part of a showcase and I was really impressed on how he stood out from the others. Firstly, he took a seat. Secondly, he was less … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Overdue Story, Stand-up Comedy
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Jake Johannsen 2 (really 3)
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Jake came to Austin way back around August (8/25/18 to be exact) but my Brushes with Greatness got backed up for the remainder of the year due to it being an avalanche of awesomeness! He is worth mentioning because … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Nineties, Stand-up Comedy
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Arden Myrin
My last Brush for Moontower 2018. Sorry it’s late but I was very, very tired Friday thanks to a very exhausting Thursday. It was awesome to finally get a picture with Arden! She is the other half of The Tinkle … Continue reading
Tom Rhodes
It’s actually my second time meeting Tom. The amazing part is that he remembered our meeting at the first Moontower Fest at Dana Gould’s showcase! Most of you will recognize him from the Nineties when his hair was longer too. … Continue reading
Kurt Braunohler
At last! A comedian who’s taller than me! Kurt is best known for a few things. He’s voice of Louise’s nemesis, high-schooler Logan on Bob’s Burgers, he was a tutor to the demons on Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, he … Continue reading
Jesus Trejo
For starters, no, Jesus isn’t related to Danny Trejo…I asked. He joked about meeting the well-loved heavy in Horror, Action and Comedy flicks; Danny asked him if he was an unknown grandkid. Meanwhile, Jesus is a hilarious up-and-coming comedian I … Continue reading
Moontower Comedyfest 2018 (or #7)
Another great time at Austin’s own comedy festival. I went with the generic badge which paid for itself easily as I attended two showcases, Niki Glaser’s headliner show and then went schmoozing at the after party. The “Weird Al” Yankovic … Continue reading