John Hodgman

lots of comedians are playing SXSW Comedy this year

Reggie Watts @ Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Hello BV Austin readers! How’s it going? Getting your bunz in gear for the impending arrival of SXSW and the multitude of activities it presents you with…

comedian John Hodgman coming to The Second City

John Hodgman @ The Bell House in 2011 (more by David Andrako) Comedian and TV personality John Hodgman, who just last night was performing in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY with lover-of-comedians Ted Leo, has announced a visit to Chicago…

Ted Leo hosting Hot Tub (with John Hodgman)

“I can tell by the bellows of my neighbors that sports are over & the New Jersey Acromegolics beat my 6-State Patriots.” – John Hodgman Ted Leo leaving Beerland – 1/28/2012 (by Tim Trentham) After a recent trip to Texas in honor of Esme Barrera (picture from the Beerland benfits above), and more recently a weekend of “curling (the “sport”), Nightbirds & Kim Phuc at the Acheron, seal watching boat trip in NY harbor, and Puppy Bowl repeats,” Ted Leo is heading out to Gowanus to host tonight’s edition of Hot Tub at Littlefield with guests John Hodgman, Christian Finnegan, Jamie Lee, Harrison Greenbaum, and Brandon Wardell (2/6)…

Mike Birbiglia playing a show; Lou Reed visiting UCB

Though it doesn’t say it on their website, Mike Birbiglia promises that he’s performing “Sleepwalk With Me” at Comic Strip Live tonight (12/12)…

John Darnielle, Rosanne Cash, Hamilton Leithauser, John Hodgman & others played John Wesley Harding's show (pics)

“John Wesley Harding just sang a song with an Atlantic Yards reference.” – Kate John Hold Steady Walkmen Mountain Goat Wesley Harding“Well, you know, I’ve been making music for twenty something years now, and over the years, you meet many people in and out of your lives…

Michael Ian Black, Louis CK tickets, Julie Klausner, John Hodgman, Ted Leo, Heart of Darkness & other comedy stuff

OK, rather than bore you to tears with one of my usual exhausting preambles about how great the NYC comedy scene is, I am simply going to throw out a handful of shows coming up that are well worth your attention…

Eugene Mirman Fest 2011 --- Day 3 in pics (Rachel Maddow, John Hodgman, Jon Benjamin, Ira Glass & many more)

BH , UH Saturday was the biggest day for the 2011 Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival which started with just one show at the Bell House on Thursday, and continued with one show each at the Bell House and Union Hall on Friday…

Jonathan Coulton playing boats & shows with TMBG (more dates & pics from Williamsburg Waterfront)

After playing a waterfront show last month with They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton will take to the high seas on Friday August 19th for a show aboard the Jewel, a Rocks Off NYC Concert Cruise…

Wilco's Solid Sound 2011 lineup announced

“The 2011 Solid Sound lineup thus far: Wilco (Fri. & Sat.), the Levon Helm Band, Thurston Moore, Syl Johnson & the Sweet Divines, Here We Go Magic, Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy, Pillow Wand (Nels Cline/Thurston Moore duo), Handsome Family, Liam Finn, Sic Alps, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Glenn Kotche, Pronto, the Autumn Defense, Comedy Cabaret curated by John Hodgman featuring Wyatt Cenac, Eugene Mirman & Morgan Murphy, plus the return of the Story Pirates — all at the largest contemporary art museum in the country with the backdrop of the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts…

Hot Tub, Reggie Watts, Whiplash, Jon Glaser's book, Tell Your Friends the movie, Chris Gethard & more shiat

Last week Littlefield wasn’t listing any more editions of “Hot Tub” on their schedule, but it is in fact back tonight (2/7). Corn Mo, Brent Sullivan, Adam Cayton-Holland, and Free Love Forum will all join Kurt Braunohler (but maybe not Kristen) at the Brooklyn venue this evening…
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