The other night, a few of us were talking backstage about Jeff Dunham; specifically, whether his act could be characterized as little more than racism with puppets. That debate, like most of its kind, is unresolved and ongoing.
The conversation segued to the general topic of racial humor, and we spent a little while feeling sorry [...]
Overheard Backstage peers behind the curtain (or brick wall) into the offstage area where comics gossip, bicker, and make each other laugh.
My friend Andrew was talking on the phone with a comedy club owner, the latter trying to book Andrew to perform at a particularly unappealing show. During the phone call, one of those odd [...]
Overheard Backstage peers behind the curtain (or brick wall) into the offstage area where comics gossip, bicker, and make each other laugh.
Today’s entry is short but contains an important lesson.
When a light is flashed at the comedian during their act, their time is nearly up. They are supposed to wrap up and get off [...]
Overheard Backstage peers behind the curtain (or brick wall) into the offstage area where comics gossip, bicker, and make each other laugh.
My friend Andrew recently wrote about a story that he and I were told while hanging out backstage at Giggles. His long, thoughtful post made me think “goddamn, I wish I had written that!” [...]
Overheard Backstage peers behind the curtain (or brick wall) into the offstage area where comics gossip, bicker, and make each other laugh. Overheard @ Giggles Comedy Club:
Here’s how I think you can not get AIDS…
This gentleman’s profound announcement was followed by a long and horrifyingly graphic discussion about oral sex, anal sex, circumcision, open wounds, [...]
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