LEO Weekly has posted an interview with our good friend Paul Strickland. Here’s an excerpt of him talking about getting too personal on-stage:

“When I first started talking about my divorce, I didn’t really know where the line was, and it would get a little too much for the audience to handle. The key to it, for me, is to take something that’s personal, that’s honest and is true and find a way to talk about it in a way that entertains strangers. That’s the challenge of comedy, I think — to find a way to craft honesty and truth into something that’s funny.”

Read the rest of the interview on LEOweekly.com and catch up with all things Strickland at his site TalkingPaul.com.

Sunday Stand-up Showcase Showdown
6pm every Sunday night, starting Dec. 7
“America’s Favorite Comedian Of All Time,” Chad Riden, hosts a showcase of touring, professional stand-up comedians plus random guest sets from Nashville-based comics and surprise, impromptu sets potentially available for anybody who brings fresh Funny with ‘em.
The show starts at exactly 6pm and ends at 7:30pm – so if you have stuff to do Monday morning, this shouldn’t interfere at all!
Dec 7: Paul Strickland, Mark Anundson;
Dec 14: Wix Wichmann, Brian “B-Cov” Covington;
Dec 21: Dave Young, Brad Edwards;
Dec 28: Renard “Ray-Nard” Hirsch, Danny Limor;
Jan 4: Jesse Perry, Christy Eidson;
Jan 11: Kevin “Renegade” Green, Sean Parrott;
Jan 18: Monty Mitchell, Brian E. Kiley;
(more TBA)
$10 ($5 with student ID)
Tickets available at the door, or in advance online at Brown Paper Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/49595
The Improv Nashville Comedy Theater
2907 12th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37204
615.418.0905
http://www.improvnashville.com/
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