Stay safe, wash your hands, wear a mask, and if you’re still performing at open mics (especially indoors, in the United States) for some reason, find a new hobby. Continue reading
Author Archives: Tyler
NEW STUFF: RainShine Comedy Bandcamp Site (Cassette Pre-Orders), Standup Zine Out
Happy Monday, and Happy December, everyone! Today marks the two-year anniversary of the release of the Modern Life is Awesome LP (RainShine #001), and given how hard 2020 has 2020’d, I thought this would be the perfect excuse/occasion to get something(s) new out there. Let’s get right into it: THE RAINSHINE COMEDY BANDCAMP LAUNCHES TODAY … Continue reading
Catch me on Sunday Night Fights! Also, big announcement coming tomorrow.
Tonights! Dead to rights! Tune in at 8pm ET on Robert Schneider’s public FB page RIGHT HERE. I’m going to be joining with some nice folks I don’t yet know to argue of which are the best Christmas movies! I will also be making a special announcement of something happening tomorrow morning, which I will … Continue reading
Live on {{{BROKE ASS TALK SHOW MEGASTREAM}}} at 1:30 pm ET Today
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
Three Comedy Albums You’d Like (Plus Upcoming Shows in Michigan)
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
A Standup Comedy Carol
[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
Altercation Comedy Festival (Austin) Photo-Roll
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
Tejas Bound (Austin Saturday, Houston Sunday)
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
One Punk’s Guide to Standup Comedy (Razorcake #112 Out Now!)
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
Addendum to my ANZ Post: MLIA For Sale Down Under!
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
