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Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 9:10 pm
by gardenparty
Oh man the Comedy Store original room is the best! $15 to see 12-15 comedians tuesday-friday. Agree its a shit show but that's sort of what it is.
I avoid the sold out nights
Comedy runs till 2 but anything after 11:30 is basically considered "late night" with the occasional big name drop ins
On top of the comedians you saw some regulars are Chris D'elia, Joe Rogan, Marc Maron, Dean Delray, Whitney Cummings, Anthony Jeselnik, Nikki Glazer, Ali Wong, Joey Diaz, Dave Chappele, Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura
Its great to just see a bunch of top notch comedians doing 15 minute sets.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 10:47 pm
by doone
I actually laughed quite a bit watching John Mulaney's new Netflix special.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 10:55 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 10:56 pm
by Strat
tragabigzanda wrote:doone wrote:I actually laughed quite a bit watching John Mulaney's new Netflix special.
Ditto, he took a big leap forward with this one in my estimation.
I can't believe it took me so long to know about this guy. SNL had me sold and his stand ups have been brilliant. I love his performances.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 10:57 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 11:56 pm
by bodysnatcher
tragabigzanda wrote:Strat wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:doone wrote:I actually laughed quite a bit watching John Mulaney's new Netflix special.
Ditto, he took a big leap forward with this one in my estimation.
I can't believe it took me so long to know about this guy. SNL had me sold and his stand ups have been brilliant. I love his performances.
He was a core writer for SNL for some years; the Steffan character was his creation (with Hader of course). His own standup had always fallen flat for me, but I think his stage presence is starting to catch up with his writing.
i love Mulaney. been following him for a few years, and yeah, his act has really really blossomed.
whether one hates Seth Rogen or not, check out his new comedy special Hilarity For Charity on Netflix. it's a total mess of a special, and no need to sit through probably half of it, but there's a flurry of special guests (Michael Che, Michelle Wolf) that are well worth your while to catch their 5-10 minute routines. Mulaney kills it with a Willy Wonka tirade.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 12:04 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
hmmm...i like new in town better than both of mulaney's netflix specials
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 12:17 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 6:27 am
by run2death
I'm not a fan of Mulaney.
I don't think his stories are funny and I hate his delivery in general.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 7:14 pm
by verb_to_trust
The horse in a hospital and college bits were really funny.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 8:37 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
i love mulaney’s delivery and stories
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 8:59 pm
by Strat
So Marc Maron is fucking hilarious.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:00 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:00 pm
by Strat
tragabigzanda wrote:Strat wrote:So Marc Maron is fucking hilarious.
lol, no he isn't. Terrific interviewer, though.
Yes he is.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:01 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:04 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:07 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Yeah, I love his podcast but hate his standup.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:10 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:12 pm
by Strat
tragabigzanda wrote:LoathedVermin72 wrote:Yeah, I love his podcast but hate his standup.
"What is the
deal with Trump voters?! Ugh, I ate too much ice cream..."
his "Too Real" had me in stitches. the way he delivers lines are interesting to me. His internal dialogue matches mine often so thats why I took to it. The special started off with a bang but certainly started to falter as time went on.
Re: The Stand-up Comedian Thread
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:12 pm
by LoathedVermin72
tragabigzanda wrote:LoathedVermin72 wrote:Yeah, I love his podcast but hate his standup.
"What is the
deal with Trump voters?! Ugh, I ate too much ice cream..."
My friend (who also loves WTF) and I are constantly doing mocking Maron impressions to each other, especially the way he talks about movies and how he used to be a “filmhead.” (
)
“What was that?! That was a thing! You gotta reckon with it!”