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The remastering of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2 has been one of the recent saving graces in terms of filling the days while still stuck in quarantine/lockdown. It’s also a great reminder of how ridiculous you can get on a skateboard when in a video game, even more insane than every pro skater that has ever lived.

Certainly, it’s not representative of what a good percentage of people who enjoy skateboarding as a hobby look like when they’re trying to put together trick combos or find and clear those secret gaps.

Thanks to the hilarious Jim Tews, you can see a more realistic version of a not-so-pro skater would be like in Tony Hawk Pro Skater. Please, please enjoy it on IG here.

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So here I am, doing everything I can Holding on to what I am Pretending I'm a superman I'm trying to keep, the ground on my feet Seems the world is falling down around me The night's are long, I'm singing this song Trying to make the answer's more a maybe And I'm so confused, about what to do Sometimes I want to throw it all away So here I am, growing older all the time, Looking older all the time, Feeling younger in my mind So here I am, doing everything I can Holding on to what I have Pretending I'm a superman I'm trying to sleep, I lost count of sheep, My mind is racing faster every minute What could I do more, Yeah, I'm really not sure I don't want to run in circles but I can't quit And I'm so confused I've got a lot to do Sometimes I want to throw it all away Controlling everything inside Feeling weak I don't feel right Telling me I have to change Telling me to act my age But if all that I can do Is to sit and watch time go Then I'll have to say goodbye And I'll be sure to watch time fly, to watch it fly-hy-hy So here I am, Growing older all the time, Looking older all the time, Feeling younger in my mind Here I am, doing everything I can Holding on to what I am, Pretending I'm a superman 📸 @huyhasbeen

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Jim Tews’ Oatmeal Is Another Fantastic Album That Marvelously Deconstructs Masculinity

February 27, 2020

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For as much as the hysterical Jim Tews is self-deprecating about himself, his generation, his generation of men, etc., Tews shows that masculinity and being a millennial can be more complex and evolved these days than some stereotypes might suggest and still be so damn funny.

For his latest album, Oatmeal, Tews really digs deep into himself, his fears, anxieties, peculiarities, but does so with charm and self-assuredness that it makes for several truly great bits and stories throughout the hour. It’s a great balance of absolute honesty, but not in a stark, take-it-or-leave-it way. Jim maintains a quietly playful spirit throughout whether he’s talking about getting hit by a car or getting out a relationship or owning cats as a guy. This record ought to stand as a testament to how great it can be when men truly get in touch with their feelings.

Oatmeal is out this Fri. Feb. 28th, fresh off the presses from Blonde Medicine. You can (and very much shouuld) get it off of Apple Music here or Amazon here.

Please Get Jim Tews’ Debut Album “I Was in Band”

April 15, 2017

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Though some of you may know Jim Tews as a cat whisperer of sorts that wrote Felines of New York, we’d hope that you were able to catch and enjoy him doing stand-up in and throughout NYC (and elsewhere) over the last couple of years like we have.

Tews, while unassuming in his persona, exudes a polite, subtle charm. This first album “I Was in Band” gives a great introduction to Jim and really shows off his knack for molding great comedy from his sensitivity to the world around him.

I Was In Band is out now from Rooftop Comedy and available on iTunes and Bandcamp.

June 11, 2016

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Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. You can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Poster by Reid Faylor.

Watch a Documentary About How to Build a Comedy Scene Outside of LA and NYC in “Make Fun”

January 27, 2015

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It’s kind of an amazing time in this millennium where comedy can live outside of cities with less than 10 million people. Still, outside of comedy meccas like LA and NYC as well as Chicago, a whole separate set of challenges present themselves when trying to make a go at being a comedian in smaller cities.

Jim Tews and Ramon Rivas II’ Make Fun: Building a Comedy Scene is a documentary that chronicles doing comedy in Cleveland, OH and how the scene there and elsewhere is built from the ground up.

The feature length doc is available to watch now for $5.

For a Web Series That Follows a Weezer Cover Band, This Season Two Trailer Is Pretty Crazy

December 23, 2014

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Earlier this year, we followed the adventures of The Undone Sweaters, a Weezer cover band in Brooklyn with comedians Jim Tews, Reid Faylor, and Andrew Short as members.

Just from season one, things got pretty intense.

There will be a season two coming soon and this great, trippy trailer proves that it takes more than some crunchy chords to cover Weezer these days. A whole lot more like Dave Hill, Jared Logan, disguises, Christmas charts, etc.

Whether You’re in a Weezer Cover Band or Not, Don’t Go to a Retreat on Random a NYC Rooftop Like The Undone Sweaters

July 27, 2014

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Jim Tews, Andrew Short, and Reid Faylor are The Undone Sweaters, a Weezer cover band/a great web series.

Together, in this episode, they find that going to a “retreat” put together by the likes of the hysterical Nick Turner, Nick Vatterott, and Lyra Smith on a NYC rooftop is not a great idea or even a good idea. It’s, you might have guessed it, a bad idea.

Watch what happens and learn here.

Please Enjoy Jim Tews Showing What (Really) Real Life Tony Hawk Pro Skater Looks Like

Jim Tews’ Oatmeal Is Another Fantastic Album That Marvelously Deconstructs Masculinity

Please Get Jim Tews’ Debut Album “I Was in Band”

Watch a Documentary About How to Build a Comedy Scene Outside of LA and NYC in “Make Fun”

For a Web Series That Follows a Weezer Cover Band, This Season Two Trailer Is Pretty Crazy

Whether You’re in a Weezer Cover Band or Not, Don’t Go to a Retreat on Random a NYC Rooftop Like The Undone Sweaters