Comic Strip Marathon: Post #41 For the troops
by If I hadn’t mentioned this before, this whole record-setting comedy show also is a fund-raiser for the troops, and comedian Robert Kelly just got back …
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Comic Strip Marathon: Post #39 Who comes here at this hour?
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. …
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Comic Strip Marathon: Post #37 Eyes wide shut
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 …
Comic Strip Marathon: Post #28 Midnight mass exodus
Within the past 15 minutes, seemingly half of the capacity crowd has made their moves for the exits, following Jeffrey Ross toward the door at …
Comic Strip Marathon: Post #27 The highlight so far?
Mike Birbiglia goes onstage and immediately fills the audience in on my presence liveblogging the event. The lights go up. A couple of hundred heads …
Comic Strip Marathon: Post #21 FOX 5 News
It’s just before 4 p.m. and a cameraman from FOX 5 News has shown up during Joe DeRosa’s set. DeRosa tries to engage the cameraman …
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Comic Strip Marathon: Post #19 Know your audience
This is no ordinary show, and certainly not an ordinary audience, and yet I’ve seen several comedians approach the stage without keeping that in mind. …
Comic Strip Marathon: Post #16 Headlines
As hour 14 heads into hour 15, and I think my eyelids cannot stay open, Pete Dominick arrives and says he’s going to do a …
Comic Strip Marathon: Post #13 Sandwich
Breakfast update: They passed around sandwiches that appeared to contain egg, cheese and some sort of meat, although in this light, in this current state, …
Comic Strip Marathon: Post #10 Sleepytime
If I close my eyes, I hear the voice of Harland Williams. If I open them, I see Kevin Downey Jr. Don’t close your eyes. …