Hey everyone; you may or may not have noticed that we didn’t put anything up last week. We got so busy with the Kyle Kinane show that we plum forgot to record something for this week! But don’t worry, comedy nerds, we’ll (probably) remember to put something up this week, then next week we’ll be doing a Best Of Season One, then on August 27th, we kick off season two by dropping our episode with Kyle Kinane and Sting Mattress!

Until then, check out this beautiful picture of all the comics involved in our last show. Left to right, we have me, Katrina, James Austin Johnson, Jane Haze, Richard Douglas Jones, and Kyle Kinane. (not pictured: Sting Mattress)

Give me sexy.

Oh, and here’s a tattoo Kyle got the next day in Chattanooga:

Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

Hey gang, Andy here. First of all, sorry we didn’t get to post a podcast episode this week. I was on vacation, then we had to get ready for our third Mostly Comedy Presents (why haven’t you been to one of these yet?).

We have a pretty big announcement coming up on next week’s podcast, which we’re recording tonight with the inimitable Stephen Kline.  Suffice to say, Mostly Comedy Presents is about to get its biggest headliner yet.

And finally, I’d like to reiterate our point about feedback. We live for it, rather positive or negative. You can leave comments here on the website, or you can hit us up on Facebook & Twitter (links to the right). In fact, you could even write us a review on iTunes! (link also to the right) We feel pretty silly doing this unless we know people are listening.

Asta la vista, comedy nerds!

Hey everybody, it’s Andy, and BOY HAVE I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU! (If you live in Memphis.)

Katrina and I have a great deal of shows coming up, and unfortunately for Katrina (who is cursed to a career in my shadow), many of them involve us BOTH! Here’s a short list of four upcoming gigs where you can catch us:

..Saturday, May 22nd – It’s Wiseguys Improv’s Storytellers Unplugged show! The rest of the Wiseguys (their names escape me) and I will be doing improv based on impromptu monologues done by special guests.. and it just so happens, Katrina is one of our special guest monologists this month! So don’t miss us acting out stories from her no-doubt depressing life. More info and tickets available at wiseguysimprov.com
..Thursday, May 27 – It’s MOSTLY COMEDY PRESENTS! Don’t miss our second live show, which promises to be a mix of stand-up, games, and, of course, Katrina and me fucking around. Stand-up performances by Richard Jones, the elusive Sting Mattress, and Michael Danziger. More info at Brown Paper Tickets.
..Tuesday, June 1 – Funniest Person in Memphis FINALS! As reigning champion, I get to emcee a night of the twenty funniest people in town doing their best five minutes.. and, you guessed it, Katrina is one of those vying for my crown. As last year’s second runner-up, she’s a real contender, so come out to support her bid for the title; coming to this show is the best way to support your local comedy scene. More info at bigfunnyproductions.com
..Thursday, June 3 – I’ll be emceeing a night of comedy and music, featuring one of my heroes, Spero of notorious rap trio Northern State. Spero will be debuting her new project, and she’s asked me to emcee the evening! I’ll be bringing along guests to do some stand-up, such as, you guessed it, Katrina, as well as Josh McLane, whose incredible band Oracle & The Mountain will be headlining the evening! (We’ll also be recording a podcast eppy with Spero!) More info available at HiToneMemphis.com

So there you have it, folks. No excuse for Memphians not to come see us in the next couple weeks.. unless you hate us.

If you’re not in Memphis and wanna see us live.. let us know!

That is, that is what this job is mostly about.

I’m fresh back from Charleston, IL, where I featured for the indescribable TR Degraw and wanted to share a little photo:

Natural Selection

This is the balance to all the crap that every comic has to go through.
On the five hour drive to the show I was lured off track by a sign for a place called “BOOMTOWN” where I bought a bagfull of things that, you know, boom.
After the show, and perhaps a drink or two, we all ended up at local guy Dan Tessitore’s house for a bonfire. He’s not only the local booker/mastermind/champion of the cause, but has been in stand up for years. Check him out. (come on, we all have youtube on our bookmarks)
Combine explosives and alcohol for every southern girl’s favorite game:
Natural Selection.
However, soon all the spinning and popping and jumping things were gone. By this time it had gotten late, and I had spent all night with total strangers having talking, listening, and coughing. (The coughing began after the furniture went into the fire.) (And the pot.)
This picture was taken toward the end. Everyone took a sparkler. No one waffled or claimed “adulthood”. Dan grabbed a picture, and then someone yelled “sparkler tag!”.
I felt so welcome.

About twenty minutes later I burped beer into my nose and decided to retire.
Performing is OBVIOUSLY the best part. Nothing tops that. This is the second best part: burning shit.