Just in time for your black friday dollars, here is a sampling of some of the merchandise one could buy from Nashville comics & alumni. Kill two birds with one click – support your local comics AND get all of your shopping done without leaving your home!

Chad Riden’s “mailbox baseball” shirts:

Charles Ives‘ “biggest pile of oeuvre” shirts:

The Dead Dead’s “Mummified Cat” shirts:

The Dead Dead’s “Infinite Superdoom” shirts:

Keith Alberstadt’s “One Night Stand” cd:

Lahna Turner’s tshirts & cd’s:

The Mangy Dog Radio Hour Whoop-Dee-Doo podcast’s “best-of” cd:

Scot Nery’s “I heart pancakes” shirt:

Scot Nery’s “CatchU” how-to juggle dvd:

Ralphie May’s tshirts & cd’s:

Keith Alberstadt was on WTVF’s Talk of the Town this morning. The Nashville native talked about his comedy career that’s taken him from local stages all the way to the Late Show with David Letterman. If you missed it, here’s the video.

See Keith this weekend with James Gregory at Zanies!

Congratulations to Nashville native Keith Alberstadt who will once again be competing in the Boston Comedy festival (August 29th – September 5th). No stranger to Boston, Mr. Alberstadt previously competed in the festival in 2003, 2004 and 2005. This year, Keith is scheduled to perform in Preliminary Round 7 on Wednesday, September 2nd. (Buy tickets here.)

The Boston International Comedy & Movie Festival began back in 2000 as a way to showcase New England stand-up comedy talent to bigger audiences and the entertainment industry. Given the long line of successful comedians who got their start in Boston, it seemed to be a natural fit for such a festival. The audience agreed, and the event has grown every year. In addition to the traditional stand-up comedy routines, the festival also includes improv, sketch comedy, and one-person theatre shows, as well as the newly expanded movie portion of this festival.

Over the past seven years, they’ve expanded to over a week of festivities, including outdoor family-friendly events and $10,000 in prize money for the competition winners. The addition of The Boston Park Plaza Hotel as the official host hotel and hub of the event has created a more centralized feel, and partnerships with other sponsors have helped them to include over 30 Boston venues and to bring in stars such as Lewis Black.

This year, over 96 comedians from around the world will compete for the prize money. Improv, sketch, and showcase acts will run throughout the week, and the film exhibition will take place at the historic Coolidge Corner theater.

For more info: www.BostonComedyFestival.com

And now an update from Nashville’s own Kieth Alberstadt:

I’ve been busy lately. I’m starting a weekly radio segment on one of my favorite sports stations, my CD is now on iTunes, and I have a ton of shows coming up, possibly near you. Keep reading for more!

Sports Radio! The “Stadt” Sheet on The Zone

Beginning Tuesday, July 21, I’ll be giving my sarcastic slant on the sports world in “The Stadt Sheet” on Nashville’s 104.5 The Zone. Listen to The Zone’s “Overtime with Brent Dougherty” every Tuesday night at 11:00 PM EST (10:00 PM Central). Nashvillians can listen live on the radio, and everyone else can stream it live online at www.1045thezone.com.

This is going to be so much fun…make sure to tune in!!

Download My CD on iTunes

Looking for a good way to laugh at the gym? You ought to, because abs should be an important part of your workout. You know who you are.

Well look no more. Download my CD, “One Night Stand”, on iTunes!! Simply go to iTunes, search for my name (make you sure you spell it correctly thank you very much), and there you go.

Or, if you would like a hard-copy CD to make your collection at home look slightly more impressive, you can order through cdbaby. My cdbaby bio page is here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/kalberstadt

Humor Writings

Now it’s time to take a break and read some jokes. That’s an order. I’ve been writing freelance monologue jokes for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for the past several weeks. You can read them here:
http://www.keithcomedy.com/columns.asp

Teaser: “A runway at JFK airport was shut down Wednesday morning after 78 turtles crawled onto the tarmac. So let’s recap: Geese taking down jets, turtles shutting down runways, pigs spreading the flu…I’m starting to think Old MacDonald is a terrorist.”

I also posted two humor columns since my last newsletter. One’s about bachelorette parties, and I believe every female in the country should read it, pretty please. You can access it through the same link above.

Finally, my latest column is about my time in Nebraska during the Great American Comedy Festival and Tornado Scare. What a fun week that was, but frightening too. Same link.

Future Shows and Web 2.0

I’m back on the road the next two months. Atlanta at The Punchline, then to Buford, GA at the new Buford Variety Theatre, and then off to the Funny Bone in Richmond, VA. All of these are fantastic clubs so spread the word.

For my full tour schedule, check it out here: http://www.keithcomedy.com/tourdates.asp

Finally, while you’re in front of the computer, why not become a fan on my facebook fan page?

And follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/KeithAlberstadt

They’re both good ways to get DAILY updates and jokes, as well as photos from the road and stuff. Thanks again for the continued support! I hope to see you at a show sometime soon.

Sincerely,

Keith Alberstadt
keithcomedy.com

Nashville-native nationally touring comic Keith Alberstadt continues to amaze and astound us with the quantity and quality of projects he’s working on. He is featured in “Stand Up 360” – a movie about New York stand up comedy, has been invited to the Great American Comedy Festival, and has been filmed for Byron Allen’s “comedy.tv”.

Keith recently wrote a guest article for Rooftop Comedy about the comedy.tv project:

It was a big surprise to get the call, especially since in my emails to the producers, I kept calling him Brian Allen. I felt like my mom, who calls comics things like Kathy Mandarin (Kathleen Madigan), Jack Jergensen (Jake Johannsen), and Bill Saguine (possibly Conan O’Brien).

The only bad thing about this whole experience was the timing. I got the invite Thursday last week and had to be in LA Sunday. A trip cross country, connecting in Detroit, sitting in the middle seat between two middle-aged women who laugh out loud at the in-flight movie “Bridal Wars”. . . All of these things are tolerable. What’s not is finding a reasonably-priced plane ticket with only two days notice.

The best rate I could find was $410 which I paid for with 10,000 shares of GM stock. But it was well worth it.

Forty-two comics doing six minutes each. Of course not everyone stuck to six minutes, because there’s still a mentality of “hey, I’m killing so that red light in the back of the room can suck it”. But overall it was amazing. Events like this are fun because it’s like a comedy convention. Comics from all over can catch up on what they’re doing, where they’ve been, and which comedy condos have been de-loused lately.

The Great American Comedy Festival takes place June 14-20 at the Johnny Carson Theatre in Norfolk, Nebraska. Created as a tribute to the legacy of native son Johnny Carson, the festival’s competitors were booked by Late Show with David Letterman’s Eddie Brill. This year’s line-up features Keith along with 24 other fast-rising comics including Nashville’s own Jesse Case and friend of N’Sup Pat Dixon.

“Stand Up 360″ is a series of new big screen productions in theaters now. It’s hosted by Caroline Rhea and spotlights some of the best comics in New York City. Keith’s part of the series will be in theaters June 1-14. Visit www.Stand-Up360.com for more information and to purchase tickets while they last! Check your local listings for select theaters, dates & times of the limited engagement showings.

For more from Keith, visit KeithComedy.com.