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August 9, 2013

andy sandford, cameron esposito, corporate booking, double standard, how to, jackie kashian, reading list, threesome

Over the last couple of weeks, three articles have specifically stuck out to us in that they address very important issues in comedy that rarely get talked about. It has nothing to really do with joke thievery or rape jokes or the normal stuff you see politically correct inspired blogs get outraged over, but how to not have your corporate gig go awry or how to not let the bitterness get the best of you as a comedian are definitely topics in comedy that need discussing.

That’s why we’re telling you to read this three wonderfully written articles that center loosely around a theme of “how not to…” by three wonderful comedians:

Grandma Kashian’s Guide to Hiring a Comedian for your Function by Jackie Kashian
What Jealousy and Bitterness Can Do For Your Comedy Career by Andy Sandford
To That Threesome Heckler by Cameron Esposito

May 27, 2013

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animal farm, burning love, pete holmes, rape jokes, reading list

Here’s are every-so-often list of online articles about, around, through, into, and so on and so forth about comedy like Cameron Esposito’s spot-on address to comedians who make rape jokes as well as Mike O’Connell’s erotic fan fiction take on Animal Farm.

Take a break from Memorial Day BBQ’s and/or sales and enjoy this nice long list

Tell Your Rape Jokes. Expect To Be Challenged on Them by Cameron Esposito
I’m The Comic Who Was Fired Because 10 Men Heckled Me To Show My Breasts and Vagina – And I’m Finally Speaking Out by Christina Walkinshaw for XOJane
Little Things Mean the Most When You Stand Up by Ryan Singer
The Nielsen Familiy Is Dead by Tom Vanderbilt for Wired
Why Comedians Don’t Give a Fuck If You’re Offended: SXSW Comedy Panel Explores Crossing The Line by Katla McGlynn for Huffington Post Comedy
Scott Kennedy Death: Last Week America Lost a Real, Live Hero by Dave Holmes for Huffington Post
Google deletes ‘PS Gay Car-We need your help by Fortress of Attitude
How To Have Sex With an Animal by Dave Ross
For Comics Planning on Moving to NYC by Andy Sandford
Kurt Braunohler Talks to Kristen Schaal About Her Disastrous Stand-Up Special for Vulture
Hip Flexion Thrust by Matt Champagne
My Story About The Film ‘Monster House’ by Kelly Oxford
The Joke’s on Louis C.K. by Dave Itzkoff for NY Times
How I Won’t Jokes About Muslims by Matt Kirshen
The Blue Umbrella: Inside a Pixar Love Story by Andy Meek for Storyboard
Read This Before You Decide To Sell Your Comedy Album by Josh Spector for Connected Comedy
George’s Orwell’s Animal Fuck Farm by Mike O’Connell
Talking to Erica Oyama, Creator of Burning Love by Bradford Evans for Splitsider
The Funny Pictures: Comedy’s Photographers by Elise Czajkowski for Paste
Emoticons by Jake Weisman
The 3 Agonizing Stages of Getting a Talk Show by Pete Holmes for Vulture
My Greatest Regret Is Not Making Out with a 500 Pound Woman On a Shitty Talk Show by Chris Gethard for Vice
On the issue of certain choices made in Star Trek Into Darkness by Alison Agosti
Marc Maron and Julie Klausner Dissect Podcasting by Josh Wolk for Vulture
How To Be Hilarious on Twitter From a Writer (Megan Amram) Who Tweeted Her Way To TV by Joe Berkowitz for Co.Create
it’d be nicer if you joined in… by Erin Judge
An Open Letter From a Decent White Male Comic by Jim Tews
Sympathy, Not Satire by Erin Gibson for Huffington Post
Talking to Michael Che About Touring the World and Making Standup Glamorous by Elise Czajkowski for Splitsider

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March 18, 2013

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andy kaufman, eddie pepitone, interviews, jimmy pardo, reading list, stewart lee

It’s that time again for our round-up of great online articles, interviews, etc. about, for, or dealing with comedy because, honestly, we just had too many of these great reads saved to look “at some point”. So, we read them and made this list.

Included in this edition are great road stories with Jimmy Pardo by John Roy, wonderful absurdity from the hilarious mind of Andrés du Bouchet, Pete Holmes interviewing Anthony Jeselnik, and much much more.

–Mutants of the Post Apocalypse: A Handy Dandy Guide by Andrés du Bouchet
–Eddie Pepitone-Global Phenomenon-Brings the House Down in Oslo by St. Paul’s Lifestyle
–Exclusive Interview with Dinosaur Company by Moveorama Blog
–Stewart Lee Is Not Amused at Monopoly Control of TV Comedy by Oliver Duggan for The Independent
–Talking to Dan Harmon About Harmontown, Community Season 4, and His New Shows by Bradford Evans for Splitsider
–Watching Ernie Kovacs Host One of TV’s Strangest Morning Shows by Ramsey Ess for Splitsider
–Three Tales of Jimmy Pardo by John Roy
–Pete Holmes and Anthony Jeselnik Talk Dark Jokes for Vulture
–Dying Alone-The Life You’ve Chosen by Jeremy Paul for The Higgs Weldon
–For Our Consideration: Why Understanding and Embracing Easy Pop Culture Targets Beats Deriding Them by Nathan Rabin at The AV Club
–Funny or Die’s Billy Eichner on How To Be Fearless, and Maybe a Little Rude by Joe Berkowitz for Fast Co. Create
–I Shall Be Heard by Alex J. Mann for The Morning News
–Couples Therapy for Comedy and Feminism by Amy Hawthorne
–6 Reasons to Quit Your Podcast by Caleb Bacon for Huffington Post
–What Is A Writer Today by David Dean for Thought Catalog
–Can a Video Game Ever Be a True Comedy? by Noah Davis for Splitsider
–My Dearest Stand Up Comedians by Briana Hansen