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Chris Garcia Tells His Story of Trying Boxing to Win a Girl Back

March 28, 2018
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Normally, the stories featured on Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening aren’t usually described as “sweet”, however Chris Garcia’s story of trying to win his girl back via boxing does definitely have all sorts of sweet throughout.

Don’t worry, there’s plenty of cursing and violence too (otherwise, it really wouldn’t be a TINH story, would it?)

Give it a watch and enjoy it here.

Tom Green Tells the Story of How He Got Fired on the Celebrity Apprentice by Former Host/Current President of the United States, Donald J. Trump

February 19, 2018
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This President’s Day, let’s remember how the current POTUS used to host an insane, absurd reality competition show via this tale from Tom Green. 

Louis Katz Tells the Story of Why He’s No Longer a Romantic Type of Guy

February 14, 2018
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We thought, as it is Valentine’s Day, that it would only be appropriate to share this fantastic story from Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening of how love twisted Louiz Katz inside out and produced a more hardened, embittered soul after it spat him out. 

In a way, this story just shows how powerful love is.

Please enjoy it here.

Krystyna Hutchinson Tells Her Story of Overcoming Jealousy of a Porn Star for True Love

February 14, 2018
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As Valentine’s Day looms in the coming hours, we thought it’d be kind of perfect to watch Krystyna Hutchinson’s fantastic story from this latest season of This Is Not Happening.

It’s a story of overcoming the odds to not only find true love, but come to peace with your own insecurities and anxities. Also, the co-creator of Guys We F****d’s tale is pretty NSFW. 

Enjoy it here.

Greg Fitzsimmons Tells His Story of a Heckler Jumping on Stage and Fighting Him

May 25, 2017
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Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening does capture some of the crazier things that happen in a comedian’s life. Though all comedians have heckling stories, few do involve getting into an actual full on fight during the show.

Greg Fitzsimmons shares one of those rarer stories here.

Rory Scovel Shares His Harrowing Sharting Story

February 22, 2017
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For us, any time Rory Scovel has a mic in his hand and is on stage is required viewing.

This traumatic story from his youth about his very first sharting incident does not disappoint. It may be about ‘unintentional bodily evacuations’, but Rory makes this story kind of beautiful.

Please watch and enjoy it here.

Doug Stanhope Got More Than He Bargained When Rebounding from an Ex

October 5, 2016
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The latest round of This Is Not Happening kicks off with a crazy story from Doug Stanhope/great sales pitch for his book Digging Up Mother: A Love Story.

As you might suspect, recovering from a break-up for Stanhope doesn’t go like it does for the rest of us.

Sean Patton Tells What’s Probably the Only Morality Tale Ever That’s Centered on Cumin

August 31, 2016
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Sean Patton is one of the best storytellers comedy has. 

His latest story on This Is Not Happening that completely hinged on the niche spice known as cumin is just more proof of that statement.

Watch the story here.

Kate Willett Tells Story of What It’s Like to Get a Pregnancy Scare at Burning Man

May 11, 2016
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Having a pregnancy scare at Burning Man is no simple pregnancy scare as you might imagine. 

Kate Willett got to live the real thing and you can rest assured that she went on quite the trip to avoid getting pregnant at the playa. 

Watch her tell the story on the latest This Is Not Happening.

Here Are Some of The Storytellers/Comedians for Season 3 of “This Is Not Happening” Taping Later This Month

May 2, 2016
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Al Jackson
Andrew WK
Andy Kindler
Bert Kreischer
Bonnie McFarlane
Brian Regan
Chris DiStefano
Dan St Germain
Doug Stanhope

Gastor Almonte
Greg Behrendt
Greg Fitzsimmons
Big Jay Oakerson
Joe List
Joey Diaz
Julian McCullough
Lavell Crawford
Liza Treyger
Louie Anderson
Marc Maron
Margaret Cho
Maria Bamford
Nick Thune
Pete Johansson
Rory Scovel
Russell Peters
Sal Vulcano
Scruncho
Sean Flannery
Steve Simeone

Ari Shaffir will host, hopefully in a more outlandish 3 piece suit, stories from all of the above and more on May 22nd-25th at This Is Not Happening’s home, Cheetah’s in Los Feliz.

You can (and should) reserve your tickets for the tapings for free right here.

Sean Patton Learned Why Proper Pronunciation Is Important in Probably the Hardest Way Possible

April 14, 2016
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Sean Patton is always a highlight of the whole This Is Not Happening series.

This story on how he took intentionally mispronouncing the name of spice too far is further proof of that claim.

Kurt Metzger Tells Stories That Show How Odd It is To Grow Up as a Jehovah’s Witness

March 8, 2016
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For Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening, Kurt Metzger shares some of the strange tales from growing up as Jehovah’s Witness that fall in the truth-stranger-than-fiction side of things. 

Watch it here.

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