FRIENDLYTOWN’S XMAS VHS BONANZA TONIGHT! Come on down to Friendlytown tonight (Pilot Light, 7:30pm) to witness what can only be described as ‘regrettable culture’ at its finest. Chicago comedian Tom Wisdom has been running ‘VHS Comedy’ in his hometown for a while now, and he’s bringing it to Knoxville for the first time tonight with … Continue reading
On December 13, 2014, I took the stage in a stovepipe hat (Party City was out of Top Hats) and did one of my favorite sets of my life in character as Bob Cratchit. I had even shaved my beard into mutton-chop-sideburns for the part. Despite the sass I got from Todd Lewis when I … Continue reading
In “Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment” (perhaps the best of Season Eight and unquestionably one of the last great episodes of The Simpsons), Homer walks into Moe’s bustling speakeasy and says he’s glad Moe is back in business. “Yeah,” Moe replies, “That was a scary coupla hours.” Well, First Friday Comedy is not officially back in business, … Continue reading
Now, I’m not the authority on comedy shows are going down in Knoxville, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t post something here to officially let you all know these were happening from my own digital mouth. Also, I’m either performing in all of these, had a major hand in producing them, or some combination … Continue reading
Yes, you should be as excited as you are. Also, June 2nd will be our 2-year anniversary show. I KNOW, RIGHT? Continue reading
I jumped the gun a little bit on that U2 thing with my personal dates. Honestly, I’m just a tiny piece of this puzzle here in Knoxville. I mean, the POP CULTURE MIXTAPE show at the Pilot Light next Wednesday 10/5 is going to be great (flyer by BOSTON MCCOWN coming soon) and you should seriously plan … Continue reading
Look, Knoxville, I’m only going to tell you this once. And probably a few more times leading up to the second show, and maybe once or twice more this afternoon because social media’s algorithms have disintegrated into pure garbage that buries actual events in your town that multiple parties have worked hard on and holds … Continue reading
No rest for the wicked, I say. A little over a year ago, Matt Ward (WELL LOOK AT THAT; HE’S FEATURING TOMORROW) contacted me to say that Clark Jones and Kenny DeForest, two rising NYC comedy kingpins and Chicago scene vets, were trying to route a tour through Knoxville on what happened to be First … Continue reading
Where can you find me at the 2nd Annual Scruffy City Comedy festival this weekend? Never thought you’d ask. You’ll find me all over the place, really, but I’m performing on the following three shows plus a couple extraneous events. Also, I’ve got extremely limited time to write this out, so excuse the crudity of … Continue reading
Alright, just in the interest of putting yet another net out there to capture the fucking surge of comedic events taking place in/around Knoxville over the next few weeks, specifically the last week of September, I’m… putting out a net of things that I support and if you have the time, then I believe you … Continue reading
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