Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (finale postscript)
by Here were your final results from the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival contest, decided last weekend… 1. Dwight Slade ($5,000); 2. Andrew Norelli ($2,500); 3. Myq …
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Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (win, place and show!)
Spoiler alert! Oh, wait. It’s an event, results happened, we were there, and if you missed it, you missed it, so there’s nothing to spoil, …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (semis 1-2)
There’s an old saying that goes, if you can’t stand the heat, then don’t become a firefighter. Likewise, if you don’t like being judged, then …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (prelims 5-6)
Someone asked me if going first in a contest meant certain elimination. That entirely depends upon a few factors, such as: How proficient your host …
Great American Comedy Festival hits Nebraska
The inaugural Great American Comedy Festival got under way last night with an amateur stand-up contest in Norfolk, Neb., hometown to the late Johnny Carson. …
Live at Gotham: Myq Kaplan
For those of you who saw Myq Kaplan all-too-briefly on Last Comic Standing this season, you’ll be delighted to know that he did get to …
Video: Comedians National Anthem
Myq Kaplan and Micah Sherman opened both shows at last weekend’s inaugural AltCom fest in Somerville, Mass., with their harmonious rendition of the Comedians National …
Notes from AltCom, part two
The second and final night of AltCom saw a packed crowd of enthusiastic comedy fans at the Somerville Theatre on Saturday night. Certainly more of …
Notes from AltCom, part one
AltCom fest organizer Brian Joyce paced backstage at the Somerville Theater minutes before the scheduled 8 p.m. showtime and tried to pump up his performers. …
Meet Myq Kaplan
Perhaps you’ve already met Myq Kaplan. Or, if you’re like many millions more who haven’t yet made his acquaintance, and only read on my site …