[Note: This review includes tracks that will appear on the album/DVD available for purchase, but were edited out of the May 12 Comedy Central airing.]
If you’re depressed and can’t afford therapy or Zoloft, just buy a copy of Pete Holmes’ “Nice Try, ...
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Saturday Night Live alum and Weeds star Kevin Nealon is getting back to the stage in his new special Whelmed…But Not Overly. You pretty much know what to expect out of Neal by now, comedy full of dry wit mixed with a cool sense of authority. And it’s perfect. Filmed in front of an audien...
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Pete Holmes is a “friendly fellow,” he says, unable to contain his giddy chuckles. He’s “the kind of guy that likes to get to the airport a couple hours early, get a few white wines in me and start telling old people they still got it.” And if your name’s Anna, he’s calling you “Banana.” The You Mad...
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The Last Comic Standing champion, Josh Blue, is back with the release of his new special Sticky Change on CD/DVD. Blue has a unique way of presenting himself, bringing tons of jokes that actually poke fun at himself. Now, you may be thinking there are a lot of comics that point jokes at themselves, ...
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Stand-up comedian, writer, cartoonist, voice actor and now future talk show host Pete Holmes will premiere his second stand-up special on May 12th on Comedy Central. Nice Try, The Devil finds Holmes contemplating the rapture, being obsessed with Ryan Gosling, and the loneliness of making his bed. It...
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Christopher Titus’ Voice in My Head begins with a quite literal sermon from the fiery “Church of Comedy: Fresno, California Parish.” Seriously. There’s church-y music (which could be from a wedding, or a funeral), and the stage background boasts a giant ‘T’ against purple stained glass that lo...
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Continuing on the trend of comedians bypassing “The Man” and self-releasing their comedy specials, Christopher Titus offers his stand up Voice In My Head available today for $9 on his website. His fifth 90-minute special special features Titus addressing the idiot in all of us and especi...
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If you only know Christopher Titus from his eponymous Fox sitcom, you’ve missed the bulk of the man’s work. In addition to stand-up gigs and podcasting, Titus has spent the last decade cranking out more one-man shows and specials than most comics do in a lifetime. But comedy shows are also generally...
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Yep, that’s right! Comedian Nick Thune has set up a night of two shows in Brooklyn on May 16th at The Bell House where he will be taping his new stand-up special. If you aren’t yet a member of the cult of Nick, he’s a hilarious comedian whose style is subtle as he sooths you [...]Nick Th...
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A couple minutes into his first special, Passive Aggressive, Ari Shaffir says, “I’m done letting people I hate choose how I live my life.” He says this as a result of being forced to talk to individuals he doesn’t want to, and not being enough of a sociopath to walk away..
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