#Standup Comedy

[terastalungrad]

My Edinburgh Fringe run starts TODAY!!

Hilarious, uplifting show about Wales and stories and bisexuality and mobile phone video games and milkshake.

9.30pm every night until 25 August (excluding the 14th) at the Banshee Labyrinth on Niddry Street!

Free entry, dungeons collected at the end.

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[prokopetz]

Every time I see a standup comedian do a bit about how prop comedy is the lowest form of humour, I'm struck that there must be whole realms of clown-on-clown violence for which I have no frame of reference.

[girlwithlandscape]

Mae Martin, c'est moi

[jamesadomian]

PATH OF MOST RESISTANCE

standup comedy special from @jamesadomian!

8/16 on 800 Pound Gorilla

9/19 wide release!

Pre-order now:

https://800pgr.lnk.to/path

[betterbooktitles]

My debut comedy album is out now! It’s called Husband Material and features a clean 45 minutes about NYC, Cleveland, marriage, and old video games!

Check it out here!

[thabootyscholar]

Ali Siddiq Domino Effect 3

[samcampbellfans]

Sam Campbell at Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Sam Campbell, 9th November 2023 [pt .1]

(via knock2bag, photos taken by Claire Haigh)

[harikondabolu]

GEORGIA TOUR Oct 17-20, 2024! Athens, Atlanta and Savannah! SPREAD THE WORD!

Performing all over the US this Fall: https://harikondabolu.com/tour/

[prestongarveyslover]

This is what I mean about Marc Maron/Magnus coke fueled rant btw. This is how he befriended Toki at Rock a Roonie

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[newyorkthegoldenage]

New York put on a show for visiting British servicemen, September 1, 1943. Gunner Leonard Senior laughs himself into tears as Gunner Edward Ellis almost drops his pie in listening to the gags of a comic. (Was this the Broadway Canteen? No info on this.)

Photo: Associated Press

[anchorsnreignbows]

Happy kristallnacht if you’re celebrating

[jamesadomian]

PATH OF MOST RESISTANCE

standup comedy special from @jamesadomian!

8/16 on 800 Pound Gorilla

9/19 wide release!

https://800pgr.lnk.to/path

🔥🐹🔥

[thewritehag]

Maria Bamford has a memoir out called

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

I have the audiobook and she does the reading herself, and she's very engaging*. It's almost an entirely interactive experience (there's a pdf of pictures she references) with how she speaks. It's not really surprising, I suppose, because she's an amazing comedian and actor.

She reframes the definition of "cults" by splitting her book into three parts: The Cult of Family, The Cult of Fame, and The Cult of Mental Healthcare. She talks about her relationship with her mom, her experiences with 12-step programs, about doing Target promos, and being on new meds while filming Lady Dynamite.

Memoirs don't often have morals, but this one does:

“Call AT&T! Call Dominos! Call an anti-abortion “clinic”! See if they’re pro-life for your life. All of their literature says “Life is a gift.” Have someone who answers their phone prove it to you. Yes, none of these are good and could be crap. But you deserve that free, shitty-ass crap help.” [emphasis mine]

I don't recommend books because I know that we each draw enjoyment from different places, but I highly recommend Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford (e/print or audio; she treats each medium as a unique vehicle). She's funny, relatable, and a comfort.

*I know that seems like a "well, obviously" statement, but I've listened to a few memoirs and nonfictions read by the author and the reading ends up being flat