Tim & Eric Awesome Tour Great Job! (Cannery, 12/3)

Tickets are now on sale for the Nashville stop of the Tim & Eric Awesome Tour Great Job! Chrimbus Spectacular 2010 at the Cannery Ballroom December 3rd.

Legend has it that Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim mailed Bob Odenkirk an unsolicited demo dvd of their videos packed with an invoice, charging him for the package as an attempt to get his attention. The ploy worked, and it wasn’t long before Odenkirk helped the duo produce “Tom Goes to the Mayor” (a very odd, hilarious cartoon) for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Tom ran from roughly 2004 to 2006, when TIm & Eric began working on their new show “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” – a very odd, hilarious sketch comedy show that has featured guest appearances from John C. Reilly, Neil Hamburger, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt and many more wonderful people. The show uses cheesy editing and crappy effects to link together surrealistic, satirical anti-humor with public access-style music acts, fake commercials and poop joke weirdness to make what they refer to as “the nightmare version of television.”

Tim and Eric have taken the show on the road for their second multi-city tour leading up to the airing of their one hour special on December 5th 2010, called “Tim and Eric’s Chrimbus Special.”

The live show line-up includes Tim & Eric’s band, Pusswhip Banggang:

..and America’s Funnyman Neil Hamburger:

I’m just going to assume that you’ve already stopped reading this and bought your tickets.. if you haven’t.. I’ll just let Tim & Eric pitch you the show themselves:

Tim & Eric Awesome Tour Great Job! Chrimbus Spectacular 2010
w/ Neil Hamburger & Pusswhip Banggang
18+
December 3rd, 2010 @ 9pm
Cannery Ballroom
1 Cannery Row
Nashville, TN
(tickets)

TimAndEric.com

Nashville comics to compete in Laughing Skull Festival

Now in it’s second year, the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival has announced the comedians  who have been selected as participants, including several names familiar to Nashville comedy fans.

The brainchild of Atlanta’s Marshall Chiles and ComedySoapBox.com‘s Steve Hofstetter, the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival features a 25-city, two-day first round, followed by a five-day event in Atlanta. Comedy industry from all over the US and Canada will participate to help find, expose, and give work to some of today’s top emerging comedians.

Traveling to the Stardome comedy club in Birmingham (November 16th – 7:30 PM) will be: Chris Killian, Donna Carter, Brian E. Kiley and Chad Riden.

Among those competing at Sidesplitters in Tampa (November 17th – 8:00 PM) will be former Nashvillian Kendra Corrie.

The comics making the trip to the Comedy Catch in Chattanooga (November 17th – 8:00 PM) include Nashville’s Paul Curtis.

Congratulations and good luck to everybody!

The N’Sup Showcase @ Zanies – 11/9/2010

NashvilleStandUp.com Showcase @ Zanies

The NashvilleStandUp.com Showcase @ Zanies Comedy Showplace – a showcase of the funniest comedians based in the Nashville area, plus guest sets from traveling comics, and Chad Riden’s IRON COMIC comedy competition with jokes written on the spot based on audience suggestions.

In addition to the comics’ planned stand-up sets, the show will also feature Chad Riden’s IRON COMIC comedy competition with jokes written on the spot based on audience suggestions. Originating on the Nashville radio airwaves and ComedyPodcast.com in September of 2005, IRON COMIC has been performed live at various venues for years.. but finally comes to Zanies as part of the NashvilleStandUp.com Showcase. In addition to the professional comics, anyone can participate in IRON COMIC by submitting jokes using Twitter and Facebook. Riden will highlight the funniest on stage and online during the show. Follow @IronComic to play along at home.

The show is hosted and produced by NashvilleStandUp.com’s Chad Riden. The November 9th show lineup includes: Atlanta’s Dan Weeks and Woody McAdams; Minneapolis’ Nicholas Anthony; and Nashville’s Doug Arnold, James Austin Johnson, Gary Fletcher, Sean Parrott‘s heavy metal parody band The Dead Dead, Paul Curtis, Shawn Tidwell, Holly Amber, Trey McClarnon, Brad Hinderliter and Brad Edwards. Nashville favorite Monty Mitchell will be headlining the event with his hilarious stand-up and stories.

Tues., Nov. 9, 2010
doors open: 6:30pm
showtime: 7:30 pm

Zanies Comedy Showplace
2025 8th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37204

tickets:
$5. available at the door, online, or at the Zanies box office at: 615-269-0221

Facebook event:
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 – 7:30 pm

More info about the N’Sup Showcase @ Zanies is available at: http://NashvilleStandUp.com/showcase/

Doug Stanhope announces Feb. 18, 2011 show at Exit/In

The great Doug Stanhope will return to Nashville for one show only February 18, 2011 at the Exit/In. Tickets are on sale now. If you’d like to read the N’Sup recap of his last show in town, see Anna Matsen’s review of his April 10, 2009 show.

February 18, 2011 – Doors at 8, show at 9

Exit/In
2208 Elliston Pl
Nashville, TN 37203
615-321-3340
http://www.exitin.com

Tickets: $20.00, on sale NOW.

Doug Stanhope brings his Heavenly gift of Comedy & Rock

18 and up. Its probably wrong to sneak in your own booze but I’m no bouncer.

(here’s the Facebook event)

<a href="http://www.linkedtube.com/Cg-X8HWAB1Mb9b5d6568376963c5b42cdfb371b00fb.htm">LinkedTube</a>

More infos:
DougStanhope.com
Twitter.com/DougStanhope
Facebook.com/officialstanhope

The N’Sup Showcase @ Zanies – 10/19/2010

The NashvilleStandUp.com Showcase @ Zanies Comedy Showplace – a showcase of the funniest comedians based in the Nashville area, plus guest sets from traveling comics, and Chad Riden’s IRON COMIC comedy competition with jokes written on the spot based on audience suggestions.

In addition to the comics’ planned stand-up sets, the show will also feature Chad Riden’s IRON COMIC comedy competition with jokes written on the spot based on audience suggestions. Originating on the Nashville radio airwaves and ComedyPodcast.com in September of 2005, IRON COMIC has been performed live at various venues for years.. but finally comes to Zanies as part of the NashvilleStandUp.com Showcase. In addition to the professional comics, anyone can participate in IRON COMIC by submitting jokes using Twitter and Facebook. Riden will highlight the funniest on stage and online during the show.

The show is hosted and produced by NashvilleStandUp.com’s Chad Riden. The October 19th show lineup includes: Cincinnati’s Gabe Kea and Butch Wesley; Memphis’ Mo Alexander, Jane Haze and Andy Fleming; and Nashville’s Doug Arnold, James Austin Johnson, Gary Fletcher, Sean Parrott and Brad Edwards. Nashville favorite Mark Anundson will be headlining the event with his hilarious stand-up and musical improvisation.

Formerly the host of “Get Up, Stand Up” on WRVU-FM, Mark Anundson is currently a regular on Comedy Podcast.com‘s “Happy Birthday Gary” podcast, is the frontman for robot-themed novelty music act “BIZRQ,” and is the man behind the “Happy For Apathy” podcast.

Tues., Oct. 19, 2010
doors open: 6:30pm
showtime: 7:30 pm

Zanies Comedy Showplace
2025 8th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37204

tickets:
$5. available at the door, online, or at the Zanies box office at: 615-269-0221

Facebook event:
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 – 7:30 pm

More info about the N’Sup Showcase @ Zanies is available at: http://NashvilleStandUp.com/showcase/