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Author: Matthew Fugere

Matthew Fugere is a guy from Virginia who tries to be funny with words and thoughts on the internet. You can see those words and thoughts on his Tumblr: thesageadviceofmatt.tumblr.com or on his Twitter: @matthewfugere
Review: Joe Rogan, “Live from the Tabernacle”
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Review: Joe Rogan, “Live from the Tabernacle”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereFebruary 19, 20131

Joe Rogan is probably best known for making people who are desperate for money eat animal parts and jump off buildings. You may also recognize …

Review: Matt Besser, “The 6 Most Important Sets in the History of Standup”
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Review: Matt Besser, “The 6 Most Important Sets in the History of Standup”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereFebruary 4, 2013

Who would you include in an exhaustive list of the most iconic stand-up comics and performances? Surely greats like Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Bill …

Review: Anthony Jeselnik, “Caligula”
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Review: Anthony Jeselnik, “Caligula”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereJanuary 24, 2013January 24, 20133

It is actually quite simple to be offensive. All you have to do is figure out a mainstream value and champion the opposite. People generally …

Review: Maria Bamford, “the special special special!”
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Review: Maria Bamford, “the special special special!”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereDecember 19, 2012January 23, 20131

Performing stand-up comedy in front of an audience of two exclusively made up of your parents while cookies bake and pugs run loose sounds like …

Review: Chris Hardwick, “Mandroid”
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Review: Chris Hardwick, “Mandroid”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereDecember 5, 2012December 5, 2012

Chris Hardwick is the king of nerds. Well, maybe he’s the president. Is a collection of nerds a monarchy? Maybe he’s some kind of chancellor …

Review: Stephen Lynch, “Lion”
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Review: Stephen Lynch, “Lion”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereNovember 20, 20121

Stephen Lynch is a gifted musician. On top of having a great singing voice and being an excellent guitarist, Lynch has also consistently shown that …

Review: Paul F. Tompkins, “Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn”
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Review: Paul F. Tompkins, “Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereNovember 19, 2012

Paul F. Tompkins is the gentleman’s comedian. He speaks with a kind of eloquence that lends itself to a degree of class not present in …

Review: Moshe Kasher, “Live in Oakland”
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Review: Moshe Kasher, “Live in Oakland”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereOctober 31, 2012October 31, 20122

Moshe Kasher’s new special, Live in Oakland, (which debuted exclusively this past weekend on Netflix) starts off with what should be an unnecessary warning about …

Review: Lewis Black, “In God We Rust”
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Review: Lewis Black, “In God We Rust”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereOctober 31, 2012October 31, 2012

Lewis Black hates himself. He also doesn’t think what he says is very funny. Black starts off his show letting everyone know that if they …

Review: Tig Notaro, “Live”
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Review: Tig Notaro, “Live”

Matthew Fugereby Matthew FugereOctober 10, 2012October 28, 20122

Being human is generally a miserable and painful experience. You always have to wait in lines for things, nobody answers their cell phones when you …

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