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May 3, 2010May 3, 2010

Nashville is flooded!

There’s absolutely nothing funny about the terrible weather and the flooding that has left so many people stranded and homeless.. except for these hilarious things.

First, Nashville CBS affiliate WTVF (NewsChannel5) weather guy Charlie Neese drew something interesting the other day to describe our flooding situation. video clips are all over the interweb:

There’s already a Facebook page dedicated to the Nashville Weather Penis.

Another Facebook page was created called I-survived-the-Great-Nashville-Monsoon-of-May-1st that has been a great source of information and photos and whatnot.. but I think it’s greatest achievement was this image uploaded by David E.:

Good work, everybody. I think we’re going to be O-K.

Seriously, if you have free time and want to help, visit Hands On Nashville at http://www.hon.org and volunteer – that’s the Mayor’s organization that will allow Metro Nashville to get reimbursed with Federal funds for every person who helps out.

Also, If you see Chad Riden driving around in a pickup with a chainsaw and a shovel, that may not have anything to do with the flooding situation.. that’s just what he does all day.

May 2, 2010

Q&A with comedian Paul Strickland

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.

April 15, 2010

IRON COMIC returns! (Music City Bar & Grill, 4/16)

7 Funny comics x 10 min. each plus comedy competition with jokes written on the spot based on audience suggestions. Hosted by America’s Favorite Comedian Of All Time, Chad Riden.

If you remember the old Sunday Stand-Up Showcase Showdown And Stuff shows we used to do at Improv Nashville.. or if you remember the old radio show we did on XRADIO.. or if you remember the old NashvilleStandUp Podcast we did on ComedyPodcast.com.. you MIGHT remember IRON COMIC – we get a suggestion from the audience and comics make up jokes on the spot about that thing. It’s fun.

Friday (tomorrow!) 4/16, we start an all new IRON COMIC show at Music City Bar & Grill (across from OPRYLAND HOTEL) where we’ll have 7 comics doing their bestest 10 minutes, then at the end of the last set, comics come up and do the jokes they wrote about that subject one at a time, round robin style until we run out of jokes or time. Audience chooses a winner.

If you’re a comic and you’re not booked to be in the line-up, come on out – you can still do the IRON COMIC part of the show AND we’ll draw one of your names out of a hat to do a 5 minute guest spot.

If you’re a comedy fan – there is NO COVER CHARGE! Food from the kitchen and the full bar will be rockin’ all night.. so don’t miss it.

IRON COMIC
9pm

Music City Bar & Grill
2416 Music Valley Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
615.883.2367

no cover! 21+

(facebook event)

April 14, 2010

Beth Donahue: Stand Up 101 – Appearance

Nashville’s Beth Donahue-Weedman has been a successful comedian and former on-air radio personality for more than 20 years. You may recognize her from the CMT special “Southern Fried Chicks” where she performed alongside Etta May, Trish Suhr, and Sonya White. These days, she is a perfectly healthy, self-professing shut-in, proclaiming: “If Starbucks delivered, I’d never leave the house.

Thankfully, you can still hear from Beth online – she’s on Facebook and Twitter AND she has started writing a column for DreamRow about stand-up comedy:

I am a 22-year vet who had a great career till I ruined it with drugs and alcohol. But we’ll get to that later! You may be looking to get into stand up, or maybe you’re just here for an interesting read. Nevertheless, I’ll tell you all about what it takes to get there, and show you how easy it is to screw up.

Her first lesson? Appearance – check it out, it’s good information from someone who knows what they’re talking about.

April 7, 2010April 7, 2010

Courtney Kay Meyers’ soulful new music video

NashvilleStandUp alumni Courtney Kay Meyers (now an Indianapolis resident and the evil genius behind IndyStandUp.com) checks in with a video of her new soulful love song.. titled “My Hand.”

For more infos on CKM, visit her website CKMcomedy.com, see her videos on RooftopComedy or YouTube, follow her on Twitter, friend her on FaceBook or MySpace, or just drop by her apartment unannounced early in the morning.