That’s right, Knoxville. You lost your alternative weekly, but you gained an evening of guffawery with myself, Jeff, and some festival-starting special guests who’ve done more for our fair city than any of the remaining newspapers (other than BLANK… they rule). Get there at 8 because we may start early this time. Don’t miss our … Continue reading
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FRIENDLYTOWN Episode 2, This Wednesday!!
A quick note to tell anybody within 100 miles of Knoxville (that’s a good, round number) to come and check out the live comedy-carnage that will be FRIENDLYTOWN, Episode 2 LIVE! The first one, while we learned a lot in the process and didn’t have much time to promote it, was a hell of a … Continue reading
On that Precarious Relationship Between Televised Sports and Stand-Up
Every single time I’ve had to rely on a major sporting event to end on time for a comedy show to begin, it has gone into extra frames. I’m only exaggerating slightly. To accurately tabulate times that Murphy’s Law has kicked in to make that team kick the extra field goal, plate that last-minute run, … Continue reading
Pay a visit to “Friendlytown” this Wednesday at the Pilot Light
Before I get into brass tacks here, let me just say that last night’s Kyle Kinane show was one of the best experiences of my comedy-life. I was proud to be among the cadre of Knox-locals (namely Trae Crowder, Jeff Blank, Jay Kendrick, Matt Chadourne, and Angela Garrone) who provided the support, and I cannot … Continue reading
Ragnarok 3.0 Tour Split Cassette available!
What’s that? The infamous split cassette that all the celebrities are talking about?? “That’s What You Get for Thinking Things Through” is a mash of our two album titles (“That’s What You Get for Being Different!” and “Yeah, I’ve Thought This Through”) and was dubbed onto a limited run of only 24 cassettes. We have … Continue reading
Knox-Shows for Later This Summer!
Knoxville: Time for a “MARK YOUR CALENDARS” post, with a brief announcement at the end that shouldn’t be too shocking. This has gradually turned into comedy-rock’n’roll-party-summer. Here are some shows I’m organizing at The Pilot Light (all 9pm, all with local support, more details on individual events coming soon). WEDS 7/30 – Dustin Meadows at the Pilot Light; … Continue reading