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Category Archives: Knox Comedy
Monday: ERIC DADOURIAN Lands in Friendlytown (Pilot Light, 7:30pm)
GET READY FOR THIS, KNOXVILLE! Eric Dadourian is coming. And he’s bringing David Venhuizen and Dan Gill with him. This show is going to shake the very foundations of the Pilot Light. The deets are on the flyer above, but here they are again: ERIC DADOURIAN // DAVID VENHUIZEN // DAN GILL (Los Angeles, CA … Continue reading
Friday 4/26: David Perdue, Nathan Owens, and Damon Sumner (ATL) hit the Pilot Light
Friendlytown Comedy Presents: AN EVENING WITH FORTH AND TEN The Pilot Light – Friday, April 26th – 8:30pm Buy Tickets Here ($8 Advance / $10 at the Door) RSVP & More Info Here David Perdue, Nathan Owens, and Damon Sumner are paying us a visit from Atlanta. This is not a night you’ll want to … Continue reading
The Def Leppard Joke Writing Challenge
On the way back from Nashville on Sunday, Shane Rhyne, Tamara Rhyne, and I decided unilaterally that we needed to listen to, and spiritedly sing along with, Def Leppard’s 1983 smash hit “Rock of Ages.” We also bounced around a Spotify playlist (ugh) to their 1992 hits “Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)” and “Have … Continue reading
MONDAY! Come See Friendlytown Kick My Ass Out
I told the other producers that we didn’t really need to do a special show where I step down/get deposed as Mayor of Friendlytown, but NOOOOOOOOOOO. See, that’s how stepping down as Mayor works – these new kids think they can run the show (because they can, and do). At any rate, this gives us … Continue reading
How to Constructively Voice Your Opinion on Louis CK
With any luck, this post will be irrelevant soon, CK having been vanquished to the dustbin of history along with other vestiges of mass culture we realized we didn’t need anymore. But until then…. Here is a handy, step-by-step guide for how to write your hot take on Louis CK most constructively. Watch or listen … Continue reading
A Message from Mayor Tyler
I gave a much shorter, infinitely less coherent version of this spiel as a toast at Shoney’s on December 17th, mostly out of respect for my fellow Mayors and Citizens. Also, I was in sugar shock from the high-fructose buffet. If you’re reading this, you probably know a good deal about me. You’ve probably known … Continue reading
This Week: Santa, Slay Tracks, and Standup
Happy December! This is what I’m up to this week, between hosting tonight’s special jolly edition of Friendlytown, spinning records on Wednesday, and fucking finally releasing Modern Life is Awesome on LP! MONDAY/TONIGHT Friendlytown Writes Letters to Santa! Come on down to Pilot Light as we gather with our finest parchment and finest quill pens to tell … Continue reading
Modern Life is Awesome LP Release Tour (December 11-28)
Join me as I set my money on fire throughout the American Midwest and Northeast this holiday season! Let me do your podcast or interview me for your lifestyle blog, especially if you live in any of these places! THE SCHEDULE Friday, 12.07 – KNOXVILLE Last Days of Autumn (w/ David Habel, Nancy Wren Bradshaw) … Continue reading
Altercation Punk Comedy Tour Returns to Knoxville Tonight!
Hey, folks! JT HABERSAAT (austin) and BRIAN ZEOLLA (jacksonville i think) are going to be at Pilot Light Tonight for another edition of FRIENDLYTOWN $5 COMEDY NIGHT. For a suggested donation of $5 (or just buy a whole bunch of their merch), you can catch the ALTERCATION PUNK COMEDY TOUR. 7:30pm // Pilot Light as … Continue reading
