The Southern Comedy Quartet Tour kicks off in Nashville 9/5
by NashvilleStandUp.com on Aug.31, 2010, under news, shows
The Southern Comedy Quartet Tour features Southern born nationally touring comedians Sean Patton, Nate Bargatze, Jarrod Harris and Rory Scovel traveling from Nashville to New York City, stopping in New Orleans, Washington DC, Georgia, and the Carolinas. The tour is being filmed for a documentary about the journey. Here’s a funny promo video featuring Sean Patton:
From our good friend Nate Bargatze: “Hey Nashville, This is our first stop on this tour. We will be filming it so come out and let’s make it look great with a great crowd. Tickets are $10 bucks at the door. Come on down and watch a great show and hang out afterwards! Here is a description of what we are doing.”
Here we find Sean Patton, Nate Bargatze, Jarrod Harris and Rory Scovel at the point of no return in the stand-up comedy business. They’ve been performing long enough, they all have television credits and are making just enough money to get by but are still living hand to mouth. The time to turn it off and pursue something else with their lives and careers has passed. The more they push, the more they sacrifice, the more attention they get, the better their odds are of achieving ultimate success in such a cutthroat industry. The heartbreak and stress that exists in such a fun job has never been seen in such an honest light.
This is comedy from the trenches. The realistic portrayal of what it actually takes to survive as a stand-up comedian that no one has ever heard of. Although each has their own distinctive voice, their ability to rock everything from a hipster room in Brooklyn to a casino in the Midwest is what sets them apart from all the rest.
This tour will spotlight personal anecdotes ranging from romantic to tragic. The connections they share as comedians, as southern gentlemen, as artists, as people pursuing a dream that can’t be defined by words.
The Southern Comedy Quartet Comedy Tour
Sean Patton, Nate Bargatze, Jarrod Harris, Rory Scovel
Sunday, September 5th, 2010
doors open at 7pm, showtime at 8pm
tickets $10 at the door
Jesse Zane’s Nashville Nights
308 Church Street (next to Printer’s Alley)
Nashville, TN 37201-1702
615-242-9773
Win a free copy of “The Dead Dead: Infinite Superdoom”
by NashvilleStandUp.com on Aug.30, 2010, under contests, news
"The Dead Dead: Infinite Superdoom" is available now
Like most great Metal bands, The Dead Dead was formed when two Nashville Comics, Charles Ives and Sean Parrott, moved into a duplex. (Duplexes are SO METAL!) Inspired by the prospect of riches, fame, and trashy women, they decided to record a heavy metal concept album telling the tale of two men’s trek to hold the unimaginable power of the black sword, Infinite Superdoom. A year and a half later, that album was born, with a totally evil cover by Todd Evans at Silverface Designs.
Unfortunately, two months ago, tragedy struck the band when Charles Ives was killed by Satan. According to a letter left by Satan, attached by a pitchfork to the duplex’s front door, Charles had to die because The Dead Dead had “become too evil.” Despite this loss, Sean Parrott has decided to continue the proud tradition of The Dead Dead, bringing heavy metal joy to the hearts of anyone with enough money to afford him and enough women to sate him.
The Dead Dead will be playing on September 6th at 6:30 PM at the open lot near Bongo Java – 107 S. 11th Street, East Nashville. Infinite Superdoom is available at shows for only 5 Dollars. It is also on iTunes and CDBABY.
For more infos:
http://www.myspace.com/seanparrott
http://www.facebook.com/thedeaddead
http://www.myspace.com/thedeaddead
http://www.youtube.com/seanparrottcomedy
Register to win!
Register now to win one (1) of ten (10!) copies of the new “The Dead Dead: Infinite Superdoom” cd from NashvilleStandUp.com. We’ll pick ten winners on September 6th.
“Death By Death 2, a comedy about killing people” now on the YouTubes
by NashvilleStandUp.com on Aug.15, 2010, under funny stuff, news
Maybe you’ve heard all the hullabaloo about “Death By Death 2, a comedy about killing people” – an entry Nashville 48 Hour Film Project featuring Nashville comedian Brad Edwards & Janet Williams “The Tennessee Tramp.” It recently premiered at the Belcourt and positive feedback has been pouring in. One big Nashville media mogul said, “I’ve seen it and it is hilarious. If you don’t go see it and think it’s hilarious, then you are absolutely incorrect.”
The entire short runs 7:43 and you can see it on the YouTubes and right here:
Brad Edwards & Janet Williams star in “Death By Death 2″ – a 48 Hour Film Project
by NashvilleStandUp.com on Aug.11, 2010, under funny stuff, news
Once again, local comic / filmmaker Joel T Wilson and his “I Love Betty Productions” competed in the Nashville 48 Hour Film Project. This year, his entry was “Death By Death 2, a comedy about killing people” featuring Nashville comedian Brad Edwards & Janet Williams “The Tennessee Tramp.” NashvilleStandUp has seen the short film and it is FUNNY.
Here’s a trailer for “Diebold Thoroughkill” – which appears as a movie trailer within “Death By Death 2″:
If you’d like to go see “Death By Death 2, a comedy about killing people” it premiers at the Belcourt TONIGHT (Wednesday) at 6pm – in ‘group A’ (credited to “Awesome Pictures, Joel Reid”).
(The facebook event is here.)
Jesse Case: New Faces class of 2010 at Just For Laughs Montreal
by NashvilleStandUp.com on Jul.13, 2010, under news
Jesse Case
The New Faces class of 2010 at Just For Laughs Montreal has been announced and Nashville native Jesse Case is on that list. Congratulations!
Jesse got his start at Nashville open mics before traveling across the country, doing shows and surveying local comedy scenes. He lived in Seattle for a few years, where he used the abundant stage time to his advantage. He since won both the Seattle Laughs Comedy Competition and the 2008 Rocky Mountain Laugh Off, was nominated for ‘Best “Short Format” Comic’ in the CLOG! Awards, was selected to perform at the Great American Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot and the Bridgetown Comedy Festivals.. appeared on Season 6 of Last Comic Standing and is now living in Los Angeles.
Catch up with Mr. Case on Twitter or listen to his podcast “The Last Resort with Jesse Case” over on ComedyPodcast.com.
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