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Tuesday stand-up video: Joe Matarese

By | March 4, 2008 at 4:30 am | No comments

Either comedian Joe Matarese has anger issues or he’s just a normal New Yorker. Regardless, he doesn’t do well in Oregon. Check it...

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Bill Hicks remembered at Gotham Comedy Club

By | March 3, 2008 at 9:11 am | No comments

To mark the 14th anniversary of the passing of legendary comic Bill Hicks, Gotham Comedy Club hosted a comedy show last week to benefit the Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife Rehabilitation. Comedians Greg Giraldo, Ted Alexandro and Jesse Joyce performed throughout the evening;...

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Monday stand-up video: Big Jay Oakerson

By | March 3, 2008 at 4:43 am | No comments

Comedian Big Jay Oakerson hates England. He’s never been there but he knows he doesn’t want to deal with...

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Ellen DeGeneres helps Obama

By | February 29, 2008 at 8:16 am | No comments

Well it appears that stand-up comedians have some political clout. Especially if they have a highly successful daytime talk show. Though Ellen DeGeneres is a Clinton supporter it seems Barack Obama’s appearance on her show, helped him gain even more fans. As reported by...

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Fun with comedy labels

By | February 29, 2008 at 5:45 am | No comments

Once in a while the great comedy label debate comes up. You’ve heard the labels. Maybe you’ve even used them: alternative comedy, blue collar comedy, cringe comedy, and so on. In the last few days, we’ve seen two of the most...

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Friday stand-up video: Sheng Wang

By | February 29, 2008 at 2:12 am | No comments

Comedian Sheng Wang offers us some practical, perhaps illegal, advice on how to deal with your car insurance company after an accident. Check it...

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Thursday Stand-up video: Ted Alexandro

By | February 28, 2008 at 4:47 am | No comments

Comedian Ted Alexandro doesn’t quite get what steakheads at the gym are journaling about. He’s got a few theories though. Check it...

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George Carlin: It’s Bad for Ya – HBO Special

By | February 27, 2008 at 12:21 pm | No comments

Carlin’s 14th original solo HBO stand-up special. It’s Bad for Ya airs live from the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, CA this Saturday, March 1 at 10 p.m. ET—only on HBO! Here’s the official...

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DailyComedy.com gets a makeover

By | February 27, 2008 at 10:01 am | No comments

Our friends at DailyComedy.com this week went live with a spiffier looking, spiffier functioning site. The daily joke and networking site now allows viewers easier access to many more videos, a more user-friendly navigation bar, a revamped forum section and much more. So make...

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