RiffTrax (MST3K!) LIVE @ Belcourt & in theaters everywhere 8/20

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Join the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 for the comedy event of the year!

RiffTrax.com presents RiffTrax LIVE: Plan 9 from Outer Space, an evening of LIVE riffing on the Worst Movie Ever Made on Thursday, August 20th at 8PM

Join Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo) and Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot), now of RiffTrax.com, as they are reunited LIVE at the Belcourt Theater! This event will feature the world premiere of a brand new, never-before-seen short and non-stop hilarious riffing on a COLOR version of “Plan 9 from Outer Space”- a 1959 science fiction/horror film written, produced and directed by Edward D. Wood Jr.

This event will be hosted by Veronica Belmont, the Host of Tekzilla on Revision3 and Qore on the PlayStation Network, with Musical Guest Jonathan Coulton and a special segment by Rich “Lowtax” Kyanka of Something Awful.

Everyone Loves Free Stuff…
All event attendees will receive FREE exclusive digital goodies including a never before seen downloadable short, an autographed digital photo of the guys and a song by the RiffTones! A URL and code will be given out at the end of the event.

This one night event will be broadcast LIVE out of the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, TN into over 400 movie theaters nationwide. Don’t miss an exciting evening of LIVE riffing, zombies, aliens, cheesy performances, wisecracks, laughable special effects and more!

To find out more about RiffTrax, visit www.RiffTrax.com

Unfortunately, the live event at the Belcourt is totally sold out.. BUT maybe you can get tickets to see the event on-screen at Green Hills 16 and the Opry Mills 20.

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This week in Nashville: Dale Jones, Arnez J, more..

dale_jonesMonday, July 20
7pm Dale Jones, The Three Brians (Bongo Java After Hours Theater)
8:30pm Celebrity Showcase – Billy Gardell, Etta May, Cowboy Bill Martin, Brian Haner, Michael Loftus, Tim Wilson, Alex Reymundo (Zanies)

Tuesday, July 21
8am – 9am Get Up, Stand Up (91.1 WRVU-FM)
8pm OPEN MIC Contest (Spanky’s Sportsbar & Grill)

Wednesday, July 22
7:30pm Rik Roberts + OPEN MIC (Zanies)

Thursday, July 23
7:30pm TBA (Zanies)

Friday, July 24
7:30pm, 9:45pm Arnez J (Zanies)
9pm (East Side Performing Artist Co-Op)
9pm Chris Loyd & Friends Comedy Show – Chuck, Perry Redd, Scott D. Hill, X-Man, Wix (Music City Bar & Grill)

Saturday, July 25
7pm, 9pm, 11:15pm Arnez J (Zanies)
8pm Dan Whitehurst (PJ’s Bar & Grille, Fairview, TN)
8:30pm Brandon Sams, Chuck, Kate Lucas-Sams, Terry Cliburn (Joe’s Crab Shack)

Sunday, July 26
7:30pm Arnez J (Zanies)
8pm OPEN MIC (Music Row Bar & Grill)
8pm Laugh At Joe’s OPEN MIC (Joe’s Place)

More details can be found in the NashvilleStandUp show calendar in the sidebar.

Ralphie May & Lahna Turner welcome new baby boy

ralphie_mayNashville transplants Ralphie May (Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, Celebrity Fit Club) and Lahna Turner (VH1, Comedy Central) have welcomed their second child. On June 24th, August James May weighed in at 8lbs 7oz and measured 20 inches. Their first child, April June May, is now 21 months old. Ralphie and Lahna will be celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary this month.

Congratulate Ralphie this week at Zanies! He’ll be headlining Thursday through Sunday. Tickets are on sale now.

Nashville comics added to “Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival”

laugh_your_asheville_offThe 3rd annual Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival has announced this years festival performers. Nashville will be well represented by Chad Riden, Kevin “Renegade” Green, Sean Parrot and Tim Northern.

The 2009 edition of “the largest Stand-up Comedy festival in the Southeast” consists of five shows featuring over 40 comics over the course of three days – July 16-18 – in the Diana Wortham Theater in Asheville, North Carolina. The final schedule with dates, times and details of all performances has not been announced yet. See www.laughyourashevilleoff.com for more info.

This week in Nashville: Joe Rogan, Janet Williams (“The Tennessee Tramp”)

joe-rogan_zaniesMonday, June 1
9th Annual Christian Comics Association Conference
8pm OPEN MIC (Lonnie’s on West End)

Tuesday, June 2
9th Annual Christian Comics Association Conference
8am – 9am Get Up, Stand Up (91.1 WRVU-FM)
6pm Hope Lodge Night of Laughs (American Cancer Center Hope House)
8pm OPEN MIC Contest (Spanky’s Sportsbar & Grill)

Wednesday, June 3
7:30pm Janet Williams, Lahna Turner, Dan Whitehurst (Zanies)
9pm “Dive Laughing” OPEN MIC (Springwater)

Thursday, June 4
7:30pm Janet Williams, Lahna Turner, Dan Whitehurst (Zanies)

Friday, June 5
7:30pm, 9:45pm Joe Rogan (Zanies)

Saturday, June 6
7pm, 9pm Joe Rogan (Zanies)

Sunday, June 7
7:30pm TC Cope’s Birthday Bash with Prescott & Chris Thomas (Zanies)
8pm OPEN MIC (Music Row Bar & Grill)

More details can be found in the NashvilleStandUp show calendar in the sidebar.