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Jo Firestone Really Does Serve Up “The Hits” with Her First Comedy Album (That Does Include a Good Deal of Controlled Chaos)

August 11, 2018
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Jo Firestone’s playful spirit is pretty damn undeniable. In any of her work, Jo is always game for something where silliness can abound, knowing full well that things might go off the rails (sometimes at her behest).

This album The Hits amplifies said spirit as Jo freewheels between jokes, earnest crowd work, and dealing with the accompanying musical interludes/interstitials/interruptions of Arcade Fire’s Will Butler for what is one damn fine, fun hour. Though she might seem anxious at the bits and chaos that she has set up, Jo’s presence makes everyone so carefree that they’re willing to follow whatever absurd unknown Jo is headed towards.

The fact that she calls her debut album The Hits is a pretty good indicator of how dedicated Jo is to her sense of the ridiculous. 

Please give it a listen ASAP as The Hits is just fresh off the presses from Comedy Central Records on both iTunes and Spotify.

Please Get Solomon Georgio’s Debut Album “Homonégro Superior”

October 22, 2017
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There are so many things to enjoy about Solomon Georgio first recorded hour of stand-up, Homonégro Superior, fresh off the presses from Comedy Central Records.

There’s Solomon very unique perspective as a gay man who also immigrated to the U.S. from Ethiopia. There’s Solomon’s poise and confidence. There’s also Solomon’s handy distillation of his life, in all facets, into whip smart, sharp, splendid observations and stories. You might have noticed all of this from his half-hour special, which just aired on Comedy Central this week.

In any case, you can (and should) get and enjoy Homonégro Superior here.

Every Mitch Hedberg Album To Be Released in a Vinyl Collection by Comedy Central Records

September 7, 2016
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You might just want to skip making this a great gift for someone and get it for yourself. 

“Mitch Hedberg: The Complete Vinyl Collection” is executive produced by Lynn Shawcroft and includes:

-12 inch vinyl editions of all three original Comedy Central Records albums (four LPs): “Strategic Grill Locations” (double LP with bonus audio, 1999), “Mitch All Together” (2003), and “Do You Believe in Gosh?” (2008)
-36 page book with rare photos, stories by Mitch’s wife Lynn Shawcroft, and original essays by Doug Stanhope, Mike Birbiglia and Margaret Cho
-Custom USB drive with MP3s of all three albums, never-before-heard recordings, an uncut presentation of Mitch’s 1999 “Comedy Central Presents” show, and more

This Mitch Hedberg collection comes out on November 4th, but you can pre-order it here.

Comedy Central Records Releases Albums from Cristela Alonzo and Nick Vatterott

November 5, 2014
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To fill your quota of new comedy albums this week, please pick up Cristela Alonzo’s “Some of the Hits” and Nick Vatterott’s “For Amusement Only” from Comedy Central Records.

If you don’t have a quota of comedy albums to fill, get one, and this week with these albums would be a good place to start.

Comedy Central Records Releasing Albums From Nick Vatterott and Cristela Alonzo Next Month

October 29, 2014
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Comedy Central has been killing it on their channel as well as in the digital arena with CC:Studios, but they’ve got two albums line-up for release of their Comedy Central Records label that should make sure they’re doing quite well on that front well.

Come Nov. 4th, Cristela’s Cristela Alonzo will release “Some of the Hits” and the great Nick Vatterott will release “For Amusement Only”. Be sure to grab these up next Tues as we suspect that you won’t regret one bit.

           

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Mark Normand’s First Album “Still Got It” Out Today

July 15, 2014
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This week is really Mark Normand themed as he’s got an album, a Conan appearance, and a half hour special on Comedy Central all coming out in the span of four days. 

First off, today, he’s got his debut comedy album Still Got It out today from Comedy Central Records. Pick it up to kick off this Mark Normand week properly.

Mark Normand’s Debut Comedy Album ‘Still Got It’ Now on Pre-Order

July 8, 2014
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Mark Normand’s Debut Comedy Album ‘Still Got It’ Now on Pre-Order

We’ve been waiting awhile for some sort of album or special from the hysterical Mark Normand and finally, “Still Got It”, his very first comedy album, is coming out July 15th from Comedy Central Records.

It’s available on pre-order and we highly suggest you take advantage of that.

Mike Lawrence’s ‘Sadamantium’ Now Available

May 28, 2013
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Comedian Mike Lawrence has his debut comedy album ‘Sadamantium’ now available for digital download. In case it wasn’t obvious, we really think you should buy this and listen to it several times for how very funny Lawrence is. 

Morning Debriefing 8/24/11

August 24, 2011
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1) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson was the show to watch last night as he got an anthrax scare and had Lewis Black on.

2) The National Lampoon Twitter Awards rightfully nominates Eddie Pepitone multiple times where the Shorty Awards didn’t.

3) Tom Scharpling is 1) not Patton Oswalt and 2) makes amazing music videos.  See what we’re talking about here.

4) Rick Overton gets interviewed by Buzzine for The Green Room with Paul Provenza.

5) The Comedy Garage FINALLY has a Wikipedia page!

6) As promised (since our reblog of Zach Dionne’s great GQ article about WTF got partially confused with being written by us and we wanted something clearly by us about Maron at the Comedy Bureau), here’s our review of Marc Maron’s latest album “This Has To Be Funny”.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Tartar Control’s Residency @ Doll Hut EVERY WED. IN SEPT. 9PM $5 

8) COMEDY CRAWL
The Best & Brightest @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min. 
The Miracle Violence Show @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Comedy Slice @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10 at door/$5 online (with promo code: IGGY)
Ian Edwards @ Brea Improv 8PM $15/2 item min. 
Neighbors @ The Warehouse 8PM FREE 
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8 
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8 
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9PM $5 (stand by only) 
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Bar & Cafe 9:30PM FREE 
Clownvis Presley @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5 

9) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM 
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM 
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available   

10) Wow, someone does not like CBS.

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Marc Maron’s “This Has To Be Funny” Doesn’t Need the Disclaimer

August 24, 2011
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In prefacing the formal introduction, the album starts with Maron saying, “Let’s do an honest sound check.” Like everything that follows, it’s raw, but profound, and hysterical.

For all those who have marginally liked Marc Maron, listened to his WTF podcast more for the guests than him, can only take Maron going solo in doses, please take a listen to “This Has To Be Funny”.  Almost a resolution mentally, emotionally, even therapeutically to his previous albums, Marc Maron somehow maintains his neuroses while making peace with them at the same time. This is the album that people, whether they know it or not, have been waiting for Maron to put out.

In the very first track, Maron does an honest sound check voicing the pervading disappointments in his life while checking levels for the mic. It’s not only an endearing way to start the journey down his “pit of self”, but it’s also a moment of honesty that is refreshing, even for fans of Maron.  Despite having things finally swing in Marc’s favor with the popularity of his podcast, Maron still can’t handle it and it’s hilarious.

Maron has always pushed the limits of how close to personal tragedy in order to find the humor, but in “This Has To Be Funny”, he comes right to the very edge of where the line is.  Though filled with crafted jokes, punchlines, clever metaphors, and even points where Marc reaches a point of notable lyrcism, Maron delves into his flurry of seemingly destined to fail relationships, fractured interactions with his family all without apology to those listening, though not really needing one. Getting to the visceral silences, especially in talking about his mom or current girlfriend, are really the gems of the album because that’s when Maron goes for and gets the biggest laughs.

Even at a point where he invokes the name of the album by reassuring an audience member that this indeed has to be funny, it’s undeniable that everyone is on for the ride narrated by Marc’s self-loathing inner monologue no matter where it goes because it indeed is going to be funny. If you’re just using his appearances on Conan as a preview, there’s more than just cats and significant others.  He runs through an entire spectrum of topics all the way from his forever dysfunctional parents to an uproarious story about shit, dicks, and roto-rooters to an enlightening visit to the Creationist Museum.  While making light out to the darkest corner of his subconscious, Marc has offered proof on the CD of the words in his keynote address at the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival where he says that comedy has both ruined and saved his life. 

The prospect of witnessing someone coming to terms with their issues may not sound the most appealing when it comes to a comedy CD, but that’s a testament to Marc Maron, his comedy, and the understanding of people that he’s reached in order to inspire laughter that’s not only hardy, but memorable.  If it wasn’t, I imagine that This American Life’s Ira Glass wouldn’t have contributed to the liner notes in physical copies of the album.

Morning Debriefing 8/23/11

August 23, 2011
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1) David Letterman responds to his recent death threats the only way he knows how… a Top 10 list (strangely, the Jew accusation is not brought up).

2) Wyatt Cenac is a Comedy Person with a comedy album out today. Decent people pick it up now.

2) Why Can’t We Just Be Funny?-our newest post at the Nerdist (cue instrumental to Why Can’t We Be Friends?)

3) Lewis Black is coming back with “In God We Rust”.

4) Connected Comedy has a little something to say about “stage time” and what comedians should expect.

5) Jeff MacKinnon doesn’t rest on the 7th day at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

6) Jon Dore, the Sklar Brothers, Kaitlin Olson in a mask, Josh Haness, Tig Notaro, and more all make for a great pilot for Crackle’s Held Up.

From Crackle: Pilot

7) ON THE HORIZON

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Hybrid @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE 

9) OPEN MIC RUN
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided  

10) “I know how to wrap them around a bat.”-Blaine Capatch in response to Marc Maron’s question of how he could do his act on the road several years ago. 

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