Posts with the tag stand up comedy.

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Interview: Comedian Sue Smith on her debut EP, Slutty Pretzel

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  May 6, 2015 @ 6:38am

You may recognize Sue Smith from her hilarious spots on Best Week Ever, I Love the 2000s, and 40 Greatest Viral Videos on VH1.

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Interview: Comedian Von Decarlo and filmmaker Mark Farrell on Patrice O'Neal documentary Better Than You

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  April 30, 2015 @ 2:46pm

Patrice O'Neal, one of the greatest comedians of all time, passed away in 2011, only a week before his 42nd birthday. A true comic's comic, O'Neal's legend-status was cemented in his early 30s, but mainstream popularity was never his goal.

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Album Review: Patrice O'Neal - Unreleased

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  October 11, 2013 @ 3:43pm

It is not easy to write about an arguably legendary comedian like Patrice O'Neal. He passed away on November 29th, 2011 and in his absence, left a monumental space in the world of stand-up comedy.

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Album Review: Jim Norton - Please Be Offended

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  August 19, 2013 @ 7:45pm

As a comedian, Jim Norton (@JimNorton on Twitter) has never shied away from a precarious topic. He continually tackles subjects that many would find, to say the least touchy. Rape, pedophilia, racism, they're all here. And thus, his new release is appropriately titled, Please Be Offended. Many audiences surely will be.

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Album Review: Brian Posehn - The Fartist

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  June 25, 2013 @ 5:51pm

Age has not softened Brian Posehn, the heavy metal/ geek comedian (whose new album The Fartist is released this week from New Wave Dynamics). Nor has fatherhood. The special, which had its premiere earlier this spring on Netflix, is undeniably vintage Posehn, as he goes back to the well to once again examine the minutia of his favorite subjects.

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