I Feel the Earth. Move. Under my Tweet

My tweet about the recent earthquake on the East Coast has gotten some national coverage!

"Luckily I was holding a bag of chicken cutlets filled with breadcrumbs."

TIME.COM reporter Nick Carbone selected it for a list called 'Laughter Shocks': 13 Best Tweets About the East Coast Earthquake.

7 LIVE ONLINE senior web producer Sara Bueno gave it a shout-out inTwittersphere: East Coast Quake

CNN featured it on a segment this morning, but all I could find was this clip on CNN.com about Twitter and the East Coast earthquake

Thanks to the news folks above and to all who have let me know about it.

Gandhi, Is That You?

My buddies Lance Weiss and Brendan Fitzgibbons have taken their popular live comedy show and turned it into a big umbrella that includes videos and a podcast! Together with Kyle Fincham, Luke Thayer and Grant Gordon they have launched a really fun project I'm proud to be a part of. Check out Gandhi, is That You? The WEBSITE.

And here's their latest video featuring Luke:



Check out the show featuring the hottest stand-ups and surprise guests (Jim Gaffigan and Eric Andre have dropped in)
every Wednesday at 9:00PM
Lucky Jack's
129 Orchard Street, NYC 10002
FREE PIZZA

(This week’s show is on Tuesday, July 12th due to a scheduling conflict with Lucky Jacks Bar. The following week we will go back to our normal schedule of Wednesday Nights.)

Last Call for Fun-for-All

Cool down this summer evening with a hilarious Living Room Show!

For our 95th show we invite our old favorite friends:

NICK COBB hosts
CAROLYN CASTIGLIA
AMY ALBERT
LUKE THAYER
sketch by ABBI CRUTCHFIELD


Fri June 24, 8:00PM
Postmark Cafe
326 6th Street (btwn 4th/5th aves)
New York, NY 11215
FREE

Tonight toNIGHT to NIGH-IGHT

Phil Collins said it best.

Positively Awesome is a comedy show about a small black child who gets adopted by a white family and hides in various secret compartments in the home.

You'll love it!

Okay, it's actually stand-up comedy, but if you like precious minorities, secret surprises and white people you'll love our lineup!

H. ALAN SCOTT
JAMIE LEE
DAVID FOSTER

with freestyle and jokes by soce the elemental wizard
hosted by MEEEE

Be there.

The People's Improv Theater (PIT)
123 E. 24th Street
New York, NY 10010
8:00PM
$5
Get your tickets here before the show's sold out!

Crappy Birthday to Me

I was a grump this birthday, which is unusual, considering I am guaranteed to eat cake at some point in the day. Luckily the fact that I was a sourpuss didn't stop us from having an awesome 93rd Living Room show! Thanks to all who came out to perform / watch. During the last comic the audience swelled and I realized Luke was suprising me with a post-show party. Someone put a few boxes of friends in the corner, and then, to my delight, a bunch of pizza arrived to wish me well.

The weekend brought the same sweltering heat that caused me to spend a previous birthday desperately seeking liquids. I went out to see "Bridesmaids", which made me break my No Theaters in the Era of the Bedbugs rule. I tried to go big, getting nachos, candy AND soda (I took out a loan), but after we rode single-file up the escalator Playful Penguin-Race style, we were told that snacks at the tiny concession stand were severely limited.



It was not so much a stand as a podium in front of a vending machine. Unrefrigerated bottles of soda had just arrived and were being placed in the case. The vendor was a magician who pulled nachos out of a top hat and a box of Skittles from behind my ear. I couldn't bring myself to pay for hot soda when I get it for free at work, so I spent two hours with dry mouth and the kind of belly ache you're supposed to stop having on Halloween at age 10.

My gift to myself was to finally start running. The pace was more of the half-hearted courtesy jog you give when crossing the street. I hit a mental wall 4 minutes in, my face burst into flames, and afterwards my body felt like it was beaten with potatoes. I consider any workout a success when I can say, "at least I didn't cry!" Looks like I'm going to have to apply that to birthdays too.

URant - Arnold

I just heard Arnold Schwarzenegger's son out of wedlock is slated to star in a sit-com called, "My New Dad". Paul Reiser executive producing. That was a My Two Dads joke. Remember My Two Dads? Anyway, you know I had to jump on that news by sharing My Two Cents. You-can-count-on-me!




Click here to check out my rant on Uinterview.com where I break down celebrity cheating patterns. And don't forget to click LIKE or log in to leave a comment!

Bonus: Now that the theme to My Two Dads is in your head, ladies and gentlemen...Dick Butkus

Positively Awesome

A year and a half ago I started a show with Andrew Singer called Positively Awesome. We gave away free T-shirts.



It was in a tiny back room of a wine bar.



People loved it.



But they needed more room. So we're moving to the People's Improv Theater!



At The PIT's new basement space, we're bringing more excellent stand-up, more great freestyle rap re-caps, and deeper, longer belly laughs! Check out our amazing lineup and their fantastic credits!

MYQ KAPLAN (Big time TV stuff)
SARA SCHAEFER (So many things I can't even)
JAMIE ROBERTS (Have you seen him yet? I mean have you? Oh man)
KEVIN BARNETT (Dopeness plus originality plus he's all, "I don't give a...")

You do NOT want to miss our inaugural show. Be a part of comedy history!

Positively Awesome at The PIT
123 E. 24th Street, NYC 10010
$5
Buy tickets here or at the door.

My Thoughts in Your Face

Adam Ullian of YuletideSnapper.com interviewed me (Click here to watch on YouTube)about how I got started , the business of comedy, and how to keep sexism from hampering progress in the artform. Also foreign tourists get lost and gather behind me so I pretend they're my fans.

For more excellent interviews and great coverage of all things comedy visit YuletideSnapper.com

Amateur Night at The Apollo

Afternoon rehearsal



My name in lights! (My middle name is Coca Cola)



Backstage with Kim "Synclair from Living Single" Coles. In a 90s kind of world I'm glad I've got my girl.



Show time!



How did I do? Well, I did not place 1st, 2nd or 3rd by the audience vote, but I didn't get tap-danced off by The Executioner, C.P. Lacey either! Success!

What a fun night. Met a lot of cool people. Grew from the experience. Thank you Apollo!

And a HUGE thank you to the people who got me extra stage time so I could prepare for this performance:

Marlon Randolph (www.punchlinetv.com/2009/12/marlon-randolph)

Lee Lee Fitzgerald

Phoebe Robinson (www.womenincomedyfestival.com/performers/2011/68)

Burt Smooth (www.myspace.com/burtsmooth)

Yannis Pappas (yannispappas.net)

Frank Gallo (http://www.thebanterer.com/gallery.html)

Ruhbin Mehta (www.myspace.com/ruhbinmehta)

Brendan Fitzgibbons (brendanfitzgibbons.wordpress.com)

Lance Weiss (www.lanceweiss.com)

Brooke VanPoppelen (http://brookevanpoppelen.com/)

Giulia Rozzi (giuliarozzi.com)

Marianne Shaberg (http://theworldnyc.com/comedian.cfm?id=1513)

Todd Montesi (www.myspace.com/toddmontesi)

Justin Murray (http://like2laugh.com/comics/comedian.php?ent=Justin%20Murray)

A Mature Night

I have been invited to perform on A Mature Night at The Apollo. Obviously someone recognized how poised and level-headed I am when I tell jokes and decided that I am the epitome of maturity. I can't wait to play to all the other fellow mature adults (no doubt enjoying tea with scones and a side of Centrum Silver).

It's gonna be fun. More fun for the audience probably than the performer, as I have to maintain an air of maturity throughout my entire set.

Apollo Theater
253 W. 125th St, NYC 10027
7:30PM
Click the link at right for info on how to buy tickets in advance.