The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The final hours of the 50-hour "world record" continuous stand-up comedy show continue to tick and tock along fairly smoothly. Several comedians have returned for repeat performances, while new audience members have begun arriving in the past half-hour. We’ve made it 43 hours so far, which leaves seven to go. …
We already know that not everyone is onboard the so-called "Dane Train" for Dane Cook, and yesterday one of Cook’s haters tried to tell him so via MySpace, only to be insulted right back by the comedian. It all got picked up today by Gawker, who not only rule in …
Today, just as with yesterday, the late morning and early afternoon makes for an unusual atmosphere for live stand-up comedy. Most people are at work. Yesterday saw plenty of tourists. Today’s crowd is tougher to peg. And many of the comedians remark on this both Wednesday and Thursday. Lots of …
A MySpace interview that not only promotes Adam Sandler’s new film, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, but also allows Sandler and Nick Swardson to chat about whatevers. Enjoy. Artist on Artist Adam Sandler – Nick Swardson
Situations improved all around for the show, as well as for me, personally, by 10 a.m. as daylight and new audience members both made renewed appearances inside the Comic Strip. Between Bernadette Pauley, Ruperto Vanderpool and Tommy Savitt, the energy of the crowd got back up to acceptable fun time …
Stuck in a netherworld where you cannot sleep yet cannot stay awake, I’m here to report that the comedy show continues past hour 36 inside the Comic Strip Live. Tom Shillue’s easygoing storytelling manner is easy on the ears, but for someone who’s been up this long, perhaps a bit …
My Thursday morning quandary: I only seem to stay awake if I keep moving, and yet if I keep moving, I cannot sit here and type new blog posts. Hmmm. Good thing Al Ducharme’s voices and sound effects have arrived again, which perk up my ears for a few minutes, …
"I don’t want to be a downer, but I was just on the Internet, and Dane Cook just turned in a 51-hour set." — Moody McCarthy, 6:55 a.m. Thursday
Apparently, at least 10 customers need to be in the audience to constitute an audience to keep this record bid afloat. And we’re teetering on the edge of this number at 6:15 a.m., when Ryan Hamilton takes the stage. And somehow, the few remaining audience members feel compelled "to help." …
Is it early or is it late? Either way, we’ve made it through 33 1/3 hours. And as night turns to day once more, everyone has a bit of an edge. Erik Rivera jokes about real and imagined relationships with the comedy club’s employees. Brian McFadden compares the event to …