I'm so sad to have to say goodbye to Rififi, the best comedy club in the city (which is only a block a away from my apartment). I might have to move now. It's like saying goodbye to an old friend you're never going to see again. It's tragic, actally. I'm just really glad I got to perform on the stage there before it shut down (if only for an open mike that didn't go so well). So, it's a real bummer.
Byebye Rififi - I'll miss you!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
I hate it when
I really hate it when I'm trying to find a video on YouTube, and I can't find it because the only keywords I know I can search for it by are vaguaries like "Terrorist" and "T-Shirt". So I end up with videos of Kill Bin Laden T-Shirts that are couched in notfunny puns. So if you can find that Jon Benjamin/ Todd Barry video about a terrorist T-shirt, let me know.
I'm shaking because I've had so much fucking coffee today.
I'm shaking because I've had so much fucking coffee today.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Random Train of Thought Post
Union Hall is the shit! I guess it’s true that if you want to be a comedian, you have to lead a funny life, and Eugene Mirman is great at that. I mean, who the fuck could possibly make such a hilarious video just by mumbling “John McCain” over and over again? That’s the kind of comic I aspire to be – of course, not everything in life can always be that funny. But there are some things I’m trying to work out.
I love how comedy is just glorified ranting about the irritations that make up our everday lives – if it’s not that, then what is it? Maybe it’s not always irritations, because it includes observations as well, but when I think of my favorite comics who are always trying to “solve the puzzle,” they’re really just finding a way to complain about what they think it weird or wrong about something. That’s why satire always works. We can call religion is weird or absurd or just note how it doesn’t make any sense that people who believe that there was a man who could walk on water could also not believe that other people have a right to believe in whatever they want, like that aliens invaded the earth and left us pods in the ground that humanity will return to someday (I think that’s what Scientology is all about – I don’t know for sure, but please don’t stalk me and try to kill me if I’m wrong, Mr. Tom Cruise).
So there are margaritas in the Diesel store in Union Square tonight – I guess because only drunk people are the ones stupid enough to spend $300 on a pair of jeans that make them look like Eurotrash? But I guess maybe there’s a cost-benefit analysis to be done here, because since the margaritas are free, I just need to drink enough to make up for the $300 I DIDN’T spend paying for margaritas. Since margaritas are usually about $10 (including tax and tip), I’d have to drink like 30 of them to make that purchase worth it.
Also, I’ll add that this economy is really pissing me off. Why am I spending $10 on a salad? It’s, like, lettuce and dressing! Thank you Mr. President.
I love how comedy is just glorified ranting about the irritations that make up our everday lives – if it’s not that, then what is it? Maybe it’s not always irritations, because it includes observations as well, but when I think of my favorite comics who are always trying to “solve the puzzle,” they’re really just finding a way to complain about what they think it weird or wrong about something. That’s why satire always works. We can call religion is weird or absurd or just note how it doesn’t make any sense that people who believe that there was a man who could walk on water could also not believe that other people have a right to believe in whatever they want, like that aliens invaded the earth and left us pods in the ground that humanity will return to someday (I think that’s what Scientology is all about – I don’t know for sure, but please don’t stalk me and try to kill me if I’m wrong, Mr. Tom Cruise).
So there are margaritas in the Diesel store in Union Square tonight – I guess because only drunk people are the ones stupid enough to spend $300 on a pair of jeans that make them look like Eurotrash? But I guess maybe there’s a cost-benefit analysis to be done here, because since the margaritas are free, I just need to drink enough to make up for the $300 I DIDN’T spend paying for margaritas. Since margaritas are usually about $10 (including tax and tip), I’d have to drink like 30 of them to make that purchase worth it.
Also, I’ll add that this economy is really pissing me off. Why am I spending $10 on a salad? It’s, like, lettuce and dressing! Thank you Mr. President.
Monday, July 14, 2008
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