Seven comics. Two hours. One historic summit on the state of stand-up comedy in the Hub.
Comedy
JESSIMAE PELUSO: A SEXY V-DAY INTERVIEW
A lady you can laugh your tits off with
MICHAEL IAN BLACK: NAVEL GAZING WITH COMEDY’S CULT ACTOR
Comedian, actor, and all around entertainment icon Michael Ian Black talks about everything from celebrity expectations to Connecticut egos before reading from his new book, Navel Gazing, at Brookline Booksmith.
THE REALEST O’NEAL: ALT MEDIA ICON DAN SAVAGE ON CROWDSOURCING, PENETRATING MAINSTREAM AUDIENCES, AND OF COURSE, THE LASTING DEFINITION OF SANTORUM
"Why aren’t we as motivated to vote as the knuckle-dragging, gun-humping Jesus-fellating weirdos are? What’s wrong with us?"
FOTOBOM: THE BEST SHOW (TOM SCHARPLING AND JON WURSTER) @THE SINCLAIR, SUN 11/29
The Best Show, a radio show on WMFU, brought creators Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster to The Sinclair for a solid night of comedy.
IF THE RAINDROPS UNITED: AN INTERVIEW WITH JUDAH FRIEDLANDER (PLUS IMAGE EXCERPTS FROM HIS NEW BOOK OF DRAWINGS)
The first time I name-dropped Judah Friedlander, the barfly I was trying to impress was confused and combative.
Q&A AND EXCERPT: GONDELMAN & BERKOWITZ EXPLAIN HOW YOU’VE ALREADY RUINED YOUR LIFE
For instance, one of the authors is fervently anti-brunch, and the other is NOT a monster.
INTERVIEW: JEN KIRKMAN ON DRUNK HISTORY, CHELSEA HANDLER, AND NOT HAVING A SHOW SET IN BOSTON
"Wouldn’t you rather see Chelsea Handler with her top off then Seth Rogen one more time?"
INTERVIEW: JOHN HODGMAN
"That’s what put me on The Daily Show as the resident expert, the kind of person that would say with a straight face that Franklin Roosevelt had a hook for a hand but you never noticed it because it’s shaped like a wheelchair."