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• 5 Minutes with Adrienne Iapalucci, Winner of the People’s Choice Opening Act Competition

  
  STAGE TIME Magazine | Stand-Up Comedy Resource — Authority: 134
  Comedian Adrienne Iapalucci won the first-ever People’s Choice Opening Act Competition, beating out hundreds of contestants nationwide for the coveted spot to open for a headliner at the New York Comedy Festival. STAGE TIME talked to the Bronx, NY native about her recent achievement and opening for Bill Burr at Town ...
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• Louis C.K. Is the Beer of Comedy

  
  Comedy Central Insider Blog — Authority: 514
  Christian Finnegan said in an interview recently, "Claiming to be influenced by Louis C.K. is a lot like saying I like beer." Writing about Louis C.K. is no different. "Have you guys heard of beer? Its basically the greatest substance known to man, right? You should try it cold, its ten times better!" But it is ...
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• Patton Oswalt proves storytelling prowess at NY Comedy Festival

  
  Punchline Magazine Blog — Authority: 478
  Have you ever seen one of those comics who tells really long stories, that might have been funny when they happened, but don’t really go anywhere onstage? Those people should see Patton Oswalt . Over the years, the short (look how tiny he looks in that not-so-great pic to the right), nerderrific comic has ...
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• Reality Check Spot: Comedian Dane Cook Addresses Haters, Hypocrisy

  
  STAGE TIME Magazine | Stand-Up Comedy Resource — Authority: 134
  “If we’re talking about comedians and people that have taken shots at me, I don’t get it…cause I know that the Chris Rocks and the Steve Martins and the Billy Cosbys and the Rodney Dangerfields, guys that I loved, embraced me,” says Cook in an interview with New York Magazine. “Other comics, what people ...
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• Andy Samberg and Friends at the New York Comedy Festival

  
  Comedy Central Insider Blog — Authority: 514
  On the last day of the New York Comedy Festival , I was able to close things off with a bang by attending two excellent shows; Andy Samberg and Friends and Louis C.K. at Carolines . Ill be writing a show report from the Louis C.K. show in the very near future, but right now lets talk about the fun night ...
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• SA’s Got Talent finale tonight

  
  Off The Charts — Authority: 133
  So it’s down to six… six young and talented South Africans, who will be battling it out tonight for the first ever title of SA’s Got Talent. Well it’s the title that’s cool, but the 250k prize isn’t all that bad either. Here are the six finalists:Twelve year old hip hop/contemporary dance sensation Kalon ...
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• Insight from the Colbert Report and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Writers

  
  Comedy Central Insider Blog — Authority: 514
  As part of the New York Comedy Festival , I attended two Paley Center speaker panels (Speaking panels at a media museum?! Will my crazy drunken antics never stop?!) with the writers for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Colbert Report . I was able to talk to both writing staffs before each panel. Heres a ...
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• 2nd Annual Komedy for Kidneys Rodney Pentland Memorial Benefit Show

  
  Niagara Falls Blog — Authority: 142
  On Monday, I received the latest email from the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest and Winter Festival of Lights. You will notice that a link to a video was included, and there is a “0″ on the line below it. If you had gotten the email and clicked on the link, it would have taken you to the wrong video. If you put the ...
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• Tracy Morgan Doesnt Leave Funny on the Table

  
  Comedy Central Insider Blog — Authority: 514
  You guys know I am a big 30 Rock fan. Without a doubt, one of the most consistent scene-stealers on the show is Tracy Morgan . Do you guys remember how fucking hysterical he was on SNL ? I had the great privilege of interviewing Tracy for the New York Comedy Festival , and I have to say, sitting right next ...
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• Patton Oswalt Is A Fudge Sundae with Whipped Cream On Top

  
  Comedy Central Insider Blog — Authority: 514
  HOLEE SHIT! Before the New York Comedy Festival started, I said Id interview some of my personal heroes, and this is definitely one of them. I was so excited to talk to everyone, because I was a super fan of all the comics, but Patton Oswalt is someone Ive been obsessing over since high school. Before I started ...
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• Trapped in the Closet with Mike Birbiglia

  
  Comedy Central Insider Blog — Authority: 514
  Fun Mike Birbiglia fact: Did you know Mike Birbiglia is great? He even put up with our ramshackle techniques and was totally okay with shooting the interview in a coat closet at an after-show party. Maybe he thought I was cinéma verité filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker (that one goes to all my documentary nerds in the ...
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• Kevin McDonald Bringing One-Man Show to City

  
  ChrisD.ca — Authority: 442
  Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall fame is set to perform at the Gas Station Theatre on Friday night. The Winnipeg Comedy Festival is presenting a one-man show called Hammy and the Kids. Kevin recounts the story of his success with Kids in the Hall set against the backdrop of his childhood with Hammy — his ...
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• Manchester Comedy Festival- Simon Amstell

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 146
  The Lowry Saturday 17 th October 3 ½ stars With The Lowry’s one thousand seven hundred and thirty seats filled, Amstell’s small vulnerability and self-deprecating stand- up style managed to be enormously endearing. The majority of his set focused on his unsuccessful attempts at having what he ...
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• Manchester Comedy Festival- Lady Garden and Idiots of Ants

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 146
  The Comedy Store Tuesday 20 th October 4 1/2 stars It was not so much a battle of the sexes as a perfect alliance that I witnessed this evening on the Comedy Store stage. All girl comedy sextet Lady Garden joined four boys of sketch troupe Idiots of Ants for a night at the Manchester Comedy Festival. ...
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• Manchester Comedy Festival- Richard Herring

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 146
  The Frog and Bucket 20 th October 2009 4 stars No one canargue that Richard Herring is ‘mellowing’ as he ages. Most other comedians his age are settling into agreeable routines about the amount of time you have to queue at the Waitrose Deli, whereas Herring has decided to grow his own Hitler moustache and ...
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• Manchester Comedy Festival- Shazia Mirza

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 146
  The Lowry Sunday 11 th October 4 Stars Stand up comedian Shazia Mirza undoubtedly proved why she is one of the 100 greatest comedy acts with a thoroughly entertaining and shocking performance. Much of her material was brilliantly written; however, we bizarrely found ourselves as one of the focuses of her ...
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• Manchester Comedy Festival- Terry Alderton

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 146
  The Comedy Store 19 th October 2009 4 stars Terry Alderton’s unique, hilarious and not-a-little terrifying performance simply blew me away. Having spent an hour clutching my sides as the BBC’s Shooting Stars’ presenter Paul Tonkinson delivered his excellent brand of old-school stand-up, I was ...
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• Manchester Comedy Festival- Joe Lycett

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 146
  The Tiger Lounge 21st  October 2009 4 stars So it’s another cold, Manchester evening, what better way to warm up than a spot of locally-grown comedy? I arrive at the venue, Tiger Lounge, and find it to be a jazzy underground bar, not your traditional student haunt, but nice all the same. I sit myself in ...
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• Manchester Comedy Festival- Hans Teeuwen

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 146
  Dancehouse Theatre Saturday 17 th October 3 stars I have to admit that from the start I had high expectations for Hans Teeuwen.  Mistake me not, I had never heard of the Dutch, eccentric, comedian before, however, once told I was not only immediately impressed but also intrigued. Clearly an intelligent ...
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• Stand Up For Heroes Report

  
  No Fact Zone — Authority: 137
  This report of Stephen Colbert’s Stand Up for Heroes event this past week is brought to you courtesy of Zoner Gentoo , who was kind enough to do the only writeup I’ve seen on Stephen’s part of the event. This was originally featured as a comment, but it was too good to leave there. Enjoy! I was [at the ...
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