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Zack Galifianakis works a tough crowd

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Dedicated fans of stand-up comedy knew about Zach Galifianakis long before his breakout role in last years The Hangover. But did you know that, before he grew the crazy-Jesus beard, he briefly had a late night show on VH1? Here’s an old gem from Late World with Zach:

Zach Galifianakis does stand-up at a pre-school

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TV’s best new comedy: Community

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

One of the ways I like to unwind at the end of the day is by watching television. It’s almost as relaxing as my other hobby, stabbing hobos.
Joel McHale is best known for hosting The Soup on E!, but Seattle natives mayrecall his brief stint on the beloved local sketch show Almost Live.
My favorite [...]

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Favorite comedians: Louis CK

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Most comedians have a few different types of favorite comics; for example, I have a favorite all-time comedian, a favorite famous comedian, a favorite local comedian, a favorite gay comedian1, etc. I also have a favorite comedian who represents everything I love about stand-up comedy, one who I subconsciously emulate and would love to be [...]

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Confessions of a Public Speaker, by Scott Berkun

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Scott Berkun is a popular speaker and best-selling author whose next book, Confessions of a Public Speaker, is now taking pre-orders at Amazon. I was a huge fan of Berkun’s last book, The Myths of Innovation, so I’m eagerly looking forward to this one too. Hopefully the link between stand-up comedy and public speaking in [...]

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Good Hair, from Chris Rock

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Coming soon to the theaters: Chris Rock’s new documentary, Good Hair, which won raves at Sundance. Check out the trailer:

Hilarious. I’m looking forward to it…

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