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Marc Maron's Thinky Pain, Eugene Mirman on Tour
By: Caryn Robbins Jan. 27, 2014
Marc Maron unleashes his inner demons in on the DVD for his new stand-up hour Thinky Pain which is available now on DVD and digital video via New Wave Dynamics.
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Marc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special in which he takes stock of himself. More than ever, Maron is raw and hilariously honest as he dissects his own neuroses and self-loathing while providing outrageous anecdotes from his personal life, in which he starts to realize the hurt isn't real, it's just Thinky Pain. The special premiered on Netflix to critical acclaim, and is now available to own on DVD or video download. "Comedian's comedian" Marc Maron built his career by performing stand-up comedy in the 90s, radio in the 2000s, and podcasting in the 2010s. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Maron was a regular on the underground comedy circuit in New York City during the 90s, and while specials for HBO and Comedy Central would follow, his relatively small fan base was evenly split between stand-up comedy fanatics and fellow comedians. WTF with Marc Maron launched in September of 2009. The podcast would feature fascinating interviews with Maron's friends, associates, and admirers who just happened to be folks like Robin Williams, Conan O'Brien, Ira Glass, Louis C.K., and others. His show Maron on IFC has been renewed for a second season and is currently in production.For more information, visit www.wtfpod.com or www.twitter.com/marcmaron.
Joe Zimmerman: Smiling At Wolves
Out Today on New Wave Dynamics and available on iTunes
"The combination of Joe's calming vocalization and inventive writing is a thing of magic. You'd be hard pressed to find a better show."
-Buzzfeed
Hear A Clip from Smiling at Wolves
Album Release Party at Union Hall, Wednesday, February 8th at Union Hall
Watch Joe Zimmerman on 'John Oliver'
Performed live in Asheville, NC (where Joe lived before moving to New York City) Smiling at Wolves is Joe Zimmerman's debut solo album, out today, Monday, Jauary 30th, 2014. Joe will be celebrating at Union Hall on February 5th at 8pm. If you listen closely, you can hear just the slightest hint of Joe's friendly southern roots peep out through his intelligent observations and personal narratives. It's evident in his material that he has a curiosity for popular science, history, and the world around him - covering topics from Neanderthals to Burmese Pythons, and The Universe to Andrew Jackson. But he also adds autobiographical notes from his childhood and observational notes from day-to-day life, making it hard to pin him down to a specific genre, though if you had to, it would be somewhere within the smarter and cleaner end of the stand up spectrum.
2013 was a big year for New York City-based comedian Joe Zimmerman. In addition to making his Comedy Central debut on John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show, he performed on Nickelodeon's NickMom Night Out, appeared on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Show, and was chosen as one of the acclaimed New Faces at Just For Laughs Montreal, where he was positively reviewed by both The Spit Take and Time Out NY.
Praised for an accessible style, pairing absurdism with a wide-eyed, aw-shucks demeanor, Joe has been personally selected by Ricky Gervais as a Conan Just Sayin' contest finalist, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM and Pandora. He is an original member of theBeards of Comedy, the most requested tour in the Southeast from 2008-2012. The Beards released two albums (2011's Cardio Mix on Comedy Central Records); their Beards Across America MSN web series amassed more than a million views.
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Eugene Mirman Kicks of Tour, Wednesday, February 5th, 2014 in Carrboro, North Carolina
"Mirman is king" - Interview Magazine
"Riotously funny stand-up" - Big Takeover
"The anchor of the Brooklyn scene" - The New York Times
"Equal parts Andy Kaufman and Andy Warhol" - Esquire
Eugene Mirman On Tour:
2/5 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
2/6 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
2/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Erikson Clock
2/11 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
2/6 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
2/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Erikson Clock
2/11 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
2/12 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
2/13 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's 20 Lanes
2/14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
2/15 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
2/14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
2/15 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
After he kicking off 2014 with a number of appearances at the San Francisco Sketch Fest this week and next, Eugene Mirman, Brooklyn comedy staple and voice of 'Gene' on Bob's Burgers, will take to the road to perform in Carrboro, Asheville, Atlanta, Louisville, Columbus, Lakewood, Pittsburgh and Ithaca.
Said Eugene, "Without being specific, most of these cities are wonderful and only one or two really need fixing. I am excited for this tour and got an okay deal on a rental car from Avis."
About Eugene Mirman
Brooklyn resident, Eugene Mirman escaped the clutches of Russian communism at the age of four when his family immigrated from Moscow to Lexington, MA (where along with Paul Revere and John Adams he kicked off the American revolution). He attended Hampshire College and designed his own major of Comedy - doing a one-hour standup act as his thesis, for which he was made fun of, don't worry.
Currently, he does the voice of "Gene" on Fox's newest hit animated series, Bob's Burgers. In the streets he's sometimes recognized as Eugene, the landlord, from Flight of the Conchords or from his role as comedian/mobster Yvgeny Mirminsky on Adult Swim's Delocated. On Aqua Teen Hunger Force he's Dr. Eugene Mirman and on Home Movies he was Eugene, the Russian foreign exchange student. Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory, his 2nd Comedy Central Special, aired on the channel in late 2012 and was released on CD/DVD in February 2013.
Eugene was named Best New York City Comedian by the Village Voice, one of "50 Funniest" by Time Out New York, and one of the 10 best comedians of the last decade by Paste Magazine. He's released three comedy albums (the last two on Sub Pop records) and an incredibly funny parody-ish self-help book, The Will to Whatevs. Named by Roling Stone as "Hot Twitterer," Eugene also keeps his 300k+ followers entertained daily.
Along with Julie Smith and Caroline Creaghead, Eugene produces what began as a joke and has become the hugely popular annualEugene Mirman Comedy Festival, which happens every fall in Brooklyn, and is approaching its 7th year.
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Mike Lawrence Weeklong Residency at Zanies Kicks Off Tomorrow, January 29th, 2014
"Hilarious" - Wall St Journal
"One of the freshest voices in today's stand-up scene" - UnderTheGunReview
"The most wonderful surprise in comedy this year " - HuffingtonPost
"One hilariously impressive debut. Lawrence does a tremendous job balancing dry humor with self-deprecation. He truly embraces his nerd-ism and goes all out with it, touching on subjects like people calling him gingerbeard man, his working at McDonalds, and the overall troubles of being a nerd." - 24/7 Comedy
New York City based comedian, Mike Lawrence has been featured as a stand-up on such notable national brands as TBS' Conan, Marc Maron's WTF Podcast, Paul Provenza's Setlist, and John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show. He was profiled in Back Stage Magazine's "5 Comics To Watch" 2013 list, named one of Splitsider's "Top 10 Up and Coming Comedians" and "Comedian To Watch" by TheLaughButton, and he won the "Break Out" Award, Best Comedy of 2012, from Time Out New York. Mike's Comedy Central Half Hour premiered on the network May 2013, the same week he released his outstanding debut comedy album Sadamantiumon Comedy Central Records. The album went to #5 on the Billboard Current Comedy chart (releases that came out in the past year and a half) and #13 on the overall Billboard Comedy Chart (includes all comedy albums).
Hear a track from Sadamantium here: http://bit.ly/ZiFAVD
When he's not working in NYC's best clubs or headlining on the road he can be seen featuring for the likes of John Oliver, Marc Maronand Tom Papa, who shortly thereafter hired Mike Lawrence as a writer for his pilot. Mike was one of the "New Faces" at the 2010 Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival and was back with JFL in 2012 doing their Festivals in both Chicago and Montreal, and recording for HBO Canada's Funny as Hell. Mike also performed at Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin 2013, and has appeared on @midnight twice.
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AVALON NYC AT SF SKETCH FEST 2014- HAPPENING NOW
SF Sketchfest PR Contact:
Sheila Kenny at Right On! PR
Eugene Mirman
Wits with John Moe and guests Paget Brewster, Nellie McKay, Eugene Mirman, Paul F. Tompkins and Loudon Wainwright III
Thursday, January 23, 7:30pm at at Marines' Memorial Theater - All Ages
StarTalk Live with special guest host Bill Nye the Science Guy and co-host Eugene Mirman
Friday, January 24, 10pm at Marines' Memorial Theatre - All Ages
Big Terrific with Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman and Max Silvestri with guests Jon Daly, Noah Garfinkel, Joe Mande and Eugene Mirman
Saturday, January 25, 8pm at Cobb's Comedy Club - 18+
Invite Them Up with Eugene Mirman and Bobby Tisdale and guests James Adomian, Natasha Leggero, Joe Mande and Nick Thune
Saturday, January 25, 10:30pm at Cobb's Comedy Club - 18+
Dan St. Germain
Guy Branum's Talk Show The Game Show with Caitlin Gill, Myq Kaplan, Megan Beth Koester, Casey Ley, Arden Myrin, Casey Schriener and Dan St. Germain
Friday, January 31, 8pm at Stage Werx - All Ages
Meltdown with Kumail Nanjiani and Jonah Ray and guests Steve Agee, Janine Brito, Todd Glass and Dan St. Germain
Saturday, February 1, 8pm at Cobb's Comedy Club - 18+
Team Coco Live with Andy Richter with Andres du Bouchet, Ron Funches, Todd Glass, Laurie Kilmartin, Dan St. Germain and more
Saturday, February 1, 10:30pm at Cobb's Comedy Club - 18+
The Business & Friends with Caitlin Gill, Nato Green, Sean Keane, Anna Seregina, Bucky Sinister and guest Dan St. Germain
Saturday, February 1, 11:45pm at Punch Line Comedy Club - 18+
Mike Lawrence
The SF Sketchfest Dozen: Emily Heller & Mike Lawrence - Hosted by Stroy Moyd
Friday, February 7, 8pm at Punch Line Comedy Club - 18+
Kurt Tub with Kurt Braunohler and guests Wil Anderson, Nate Bargatze, Todd Barry, Emily Heller and Mike Lawrence
Friday, February 7, 10:30pm at Verdi Club - 21+
Picture This! with Brandie Posey and guests George Chen, Jake Fogelnest, Caitlin Gill, Sean Keane, Mike Lawrence and Clare O'Kane and animation by Grif Kimmins and Sam Varela
Saturday, February 8, 1pm at The Dark Room - All Ages
The SF Sketchfest Dozen: Emily Heller & Mike Lawrence - Hosted by Stroy Moyd
Saturday, February 8, 9:15pm at Punch Line Comedy Club - 18+
Kurt Braunohler- Contact:
Sheila Kenny at Right ON! PR- Sheila@rightonpr.com
Kurt Tub with Kurt Braunohler and guests Wil Anderson, Nate Bargatze, Todd Barry, Emily Heller and Mike Lawrence
Friday, February 7, 10:30pm at Verdi Club - 21+
The K Ohle Podcast with Kurt Braunohler and guests Nate Bargatze, Rachel Dratch, Bobcat Goldthwait and Seth Morris
Saturday February 8, 1pm at Punch Line Comedy Club - All Ages
Josh Gondelman
SF Sketchfest Comedy NightLife with Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian, Competitive Erotic Fan SCIENCE Fiction with Bryan Cook, Roderick on the Line with John Roderick and Merlin Mann, You're The Expert Podcast with Chris Duffy, Ron Funches, Jon Glaser, Todd Glass, Josh Gondelman, Myq Kaplan, David Gborie, Caitlin Gill, Sean Keane, Jesse Elias, Matt Lieb, Mary Van Note, Ever Mainard, Janet Varney and more
Thursday, January 30, 6-10pm at California Academy of Sciences - 21+
Put Your Hands Together with Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher with Andy Blitz, Jon Glaser, Todd Glass, Josh Gondelman, Jackie Kashian, Andy Kindler and Bob Odenkirk
Friday, January 31, 8pm at Verdi Club - 21+
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction with Bryan Cook and guests Jesse Elias, Ron Funches, Caitlin Gill, Josh Gondelman, Nato Green, Ivan Hernandez, Myq Kaplan, Ian Karmel, Jackie Kashian and Arden Myrin
Friday, January 31, 10pm at Brava Theater - 18+ (Recommended for Mature Audiences)
Rooftop Comedy Showcase: David Drake, Josh Gondelman, Stacey Hallal, Cody Melcher, Stroy Moyd, Erica Rhodes, Moses Storm and Irene Tu - Hosted by Julia Hladkowicz
Saturday, February 1st 10pm at Stage Werx - All Ages
Jim Tews
Michael Winslow & Rhys Darby: Sound Effects Summit - Hosted by Jim Tews
Friday, January 31, 8pm AND 10:30pm at Cobb's Comedy Club - 18+
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