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A great story about Carrot Top (really)

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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: “Are you really going to open with your singing again? Seriously, you’re still doing that?” “I have to.” “Why don’t you try starting with a punchline. You know, [...]

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