Hey folks, I’m going live on the internet today with my old buddy Jake Goldman. He’s running a marathon show today to promote other artists with stuff on Bandcamp, as they’re doing a grande fee-waving to support all of their artists. Jake and I will be chatting about our college comedy collaborations, I’ll be chatting … Continue reading
Happy 2020, everyone. Here are a few comedy albums that have been released over the last year that I recommend you check out. They are by three major comedic influences at three distinct points in my life, and I think you’ll like them a lot. Shane Rhyne – The Golden Age of Shane Rhyne Full … Continue reading
[Adapted from the works of Charles Dickens. If you’re part of his estate please don’t sue me. Creative commons or whatever]. From the foldings of its robe, the Spirit of Standup brought two open mic’ers; wretched, abject, frightful, hideous, miserable. They knelt down at its feet, and clung upon the outside of its garment. “Oh, … Continue reading
I’m swamped this week, and I still haven’t had a chance to post anything about how great the Altercation Comedy Festival was. It was awesome. I loved pretty much everybody I met. Austin is as cool as they say. Here are a bunch of photos from my fleeting time in Austin that make me happy … Continue reading
Surprise! In honor of me finally finishing the entire series of King of the Hill, I’m going to Texas this weekend. Well, mostly to tell jokes to heavily tattoo’d Austinites, but also because I have a lot of opinions to share about King of the Hill. I have to say that Dooley may have had the highest making-Tyler-laugh … Continue reading
With contributions from many funny friends, I’ve written “One Punk’s Guide to Stand-Up Comedy,” a column in the new issue (#112) of Razorcake, hot off the presses at Gorsky. Thanks to Todd and everyone at Razorcake HQ for asking/allowing me to write this. I can’t get over what a beautiful job they did with the layout. … Continue reading
I hope the 3 of you who read my ANZ post through enjoyed it! It just occurred to me I never cataloged where the MLIA vinyl is now (or as far as I know, still) for sale in Australia and Aotearoa. So, here you go! I’ve updated the Modern Life is Awesome page accordingly. Time to … Continue reading
