January 2012
6 posts
My Week in Comedy: Jan 14th - 21st
It has been a great week so I figured I would share with all three of you what I’ve been up to.
Saturday: I did the wonderful Porkchop Comedy show in Conshohocken, PA. I got to hang out with a bunch of comics I don’t get to see that often. Including the always irreverent Jim Grammond. If you like tumblr, you’ll love his tumblr. It was a great crowd and they really enjoyed...
The Ballad of Alex Grubard: Cover Letter for open... →
alexgrubard:
To Whom it May Con-soin,
It’s 2012, the year of ourselves, and I’m sitting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania listening to Todd Glass come out of the closet and I’m writing a cover letter for the position of stand-up comedy booker at to The Late Show with David Letterman. Google Docs doesn’t even…
Jonas Polsky: Comedy Audiences And Taping →
jonaspolsky:
by Jonas Polsky
This evening there was a dust-up about how a young Patton Oswalt handled an audience member videotaping his set. Patton asked if she was taping and the woman responded, “You’re going to want that whole chunk on tape, it was perfect!” I wasn’t there, but that quote underscores…
My list of Top philly comedians/moments:
There are a lot of lists and awards going around for philly comedy right now. So I’ve decided to make my own lists and awards because you know what they say: “If you are a talentless dickhole, call yourself a blogger.”
Dead premises for 2012:
5. “Reality tv show that is popular this month.” - This is an open mic, not a commercial on VH1.
4. “The...