by Klaus Kinski

Chris Hardwick, Adam Savage, Matt Mira & Jonah Ray at Largo in LA

On August 16, 2011 at 8:18 PM, a whistle-blower came forward and called me out on something that I've been hoping would go unnoticed during my tenure as an esteemed, beloved, respected, deified, reviled, BV contributor; my grammar sux. So now I am back at school, bonin' up my wordliness. But with all this classwork and homework, I only have time for a quickie post thingy for you fine folks. So here goes. Tickets for the partially Kickstarter-funded 2011 Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival went on sale a while back and, as expected, ticket sales were rather brisk (brisque?). As a matter of fact, a few shows sold out faster than I could say "It's IT'S not ITS?" The shows that sold out fast were An Evening Of Science featuring StarTalk Live with Neil deGrasse Tyson plus Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman and Scott Adsit on Thursday September 15th and The Archer Variety Hour and Panel featuring Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Adam Reed, Jessica Walter, Matt Thompson, Amber Nash, and Lucky Yates which happens on Saturday September 17th. Both shows are happening at the Bell House. HOWEVER, according to delightful tweet by the Bell House Bot, tickets for those shows will go back on sale today, Tuesday September 13 at noon! Get those F5 buttons ready people! Full updated fest lineup below.

In other sold out Bell House comedy news, once the smoke clears from the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, the great Marc Maron will be in the House on Monday September 19th for a live taping of his better-than-most-other-podcasts podcast WTF with Marc Maron. Yeah, it's sold out, but so were those Eugene Fest shows... so you never know.

Oh, and speaking of live podcast tapings, The Gramercy Theater, who has a new booker in their ranks, has some pretty f-ing awesome podcast tapings coming up. On Friday October 14th, comedian Chris Hardwick brings The Nerdist podcast to the Gramercy with guests Jonah Ray and Matt Mira. In case you want to know, Jonah Ray is one of my favorite LA-based comedians in the business and it's a fucking honor to have him gracing our city with his tall, bespeckled, full head of hair having self. Do you like apples? Jonah is amazing. How d'ya like dem fackin apples? Tickets went on sale back on August 26th and the demand was so great that the added a show later that evening, happening at 10:30pm. It's going to be so awesome. Trust me. Hummus breath.

And speaking of the Gramercy Theater and live tapings, Klaus favorite Doug Benson will have a whopping TWO LIVE PODCAST TAPINGS at the Gramercy on Sunday October 23rd. He kicks things off at 4:20pm with The Benson Interruption. If you haven't seen an Interruption, you are missing out on some of the funniest shit ever. Doug invites his comedy friends to the stage and, while they attempt to do stand-up, he interrupts them. It. Is. The. Best. Tickets are on sale as I type this, so get on that shit Tout de suite. Later that evening, at 8:00pm, Doug brings his legendary Doug Loves Movies podcast to the Gramercy stage. At this point in the evening, I can tell you that Doug and his yet-to-be-announced panelists will be feeling prettttttty loose. As a person who has seen these shows live in the past, I must insist you dust the cobwebs off your wallet and check these suckers out. It may be the best Saturday October 23rd in your miserable lives. And after the shows, go home and buy Doug Benson's new CD Potty Mouth. The package features a CD AND a DVD. Schwing. Welp, I guess I gotta hit the books. Smell ya later.

Continue reading "Nerdist, Doug Benson & Marc Maron keep taping podcasts in NYC, Eugene Mirman fest coming soon (tix back on sale today)"

today in NYC
* Popfest
* Blip Fest
* Spanglish Fly @ Barbes
* Blackfield @ Irving Plaza
* Katie Mullens @ Sycamore
* Psychoangelo @ The Stone
* Chris Hardwick @ Littlefield
* Reggie Watts, Tommy Smith @ PS 122
* Revolutionary Snake Ensemble @ Barbes
* George Lewis, Marina Rosenfeld @ The Stone
* Nation Beat, Radio Jarocho @ 92YTribeca
* Ancient Sky, Von Haze, Medicine Man @ Bruar Falls
* The Antlers, Little Scream @ Bowery Ballroom
* Satanicide, The Upper Crust @ Mercury Lounge
* Ga'an, Food Pyramid, Deep Earth @ Shea Stadium
* The Lisps, Schwervon!, The Fancy @ The Rock Shop
* Robert Randolph and The Family Band @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Lycaon Pictus, Thank You Rosekind @ Issue Project Room
* Thurston Moore, I Feel Tractor @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Murder By Death @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise (early & late)
* PC Worship, Zulus, Guardian Alien @ Monster Island Basement
* Workout, Mick's Jaguar @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise - The Halfmoon
* Defeated Sanity, Dysrhythmia, Andromorphus Rexalia @ Silent Barn
* Robbers On High Street, The Underthings, The Totallys @ The Gutter
* Dog Days Are Over, Chron Turbine, Dead Unicorn, Goliathon @ Lit Lounge
* Black Skies, Syphilitic Lust, The Company Corvette, Gondola @ Union Pool
* Real Estate, Julian Lynch, Big Troubles, Family Portrait @ The Bell House
* a tribute to Brian Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets @ The Rock Shop
* Cymbals Eat Guitars, Yellow Dogs, Mirror Mirror, Radical Dads @ Glasslands
* Dan Deacon, Hesta Prynn (DJ Set), Activaire DJs @ Museum of Natural History
* Flo Rida, New Boyz, Mike Posner, Jay Sean, Jeremih @ Hammerstein Ballroom
* White Mystery, The Whines, Home Blitz, Yuppies, Solid Attitude @ Death By Audio
* Go Sailor, Betty and the Werewolves, The Felt Tips, Caucus, Soda Shop @ Cameo
* Black Skies, Atomic Bitchwax, Mirror Queen, Weird Owl, Heliotropes @ Saint Vitus
* ArpLine, Fan-Tan, Creepoid, BNLX, Thunder and Lightning, Kleenex Girl Wonder @ Pianos
* The Waldos, Marvin Berry & the New Sound, The Amputees, Cheesequake, Tiger Cage, Fuck School @ Don Pedro
* Signal with The Wordless Music Orchestra (performing Jonny Greenwood) @ The Concert Hall
* The Story Pirates benefit show w/ Jon Stewart, Lou Reed, Ana Gasteyer, John Oliver, Mike Birbiglia, Josh Gad, Kristen Schaal @ Symphony Space

Hangout Music Fest is streaming online though the performances they're offering today are a bit of a let down (unless you're a big jam band fan).

White Mystery plays DbA tonight, and then takes part in Metropolis Fest on Satuday.

Metropolis Fest starts at Don Pedro tonight.

Comedian Chris Hardwick plays two shows at Littlefield tonight. The late one still has tickets available.

Dan Deacon plays his first of a few shows tonight.

The new video for Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci" is burning up youtube. Check it out below (look for cameos from members of Odd Future in the mix)....

What else?

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photos by Tim Griffin

As I said, Weird Al was awesome. If I say anymore, I'll be late to the last day of the fest. A set of pictures from Friday night, along with Weird Al's 2 hour setlist, continues below...

Continue reading "Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 - Friday in pics (Weird Al Yankovic, Chris Hardwick, Todd Barry, Apples in Stereo, more)"