For far too many stand-up comedians, crowd work is a crutch to lean against when you don’t have material. For far too many audience members, crowd work means a fear that a stand-up comedian will make fun of you.
But it’s something special when Todd Barry does it.
You’ll find out just how special when Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour comes out in March. Barry revealed the release date a few days ago, noting that Lance Bangs directed it, and it’ll cost $5. We learned last night that Louis C.K. financed Barry’s special and will release it exclusively online via C.K.’s website at buy.louisck.net.
Barry also talked about his new special in an interview on “The Goddamn Dave Hill Show” on WFMU. “In September I did a Crowd Work tour where I just interacted with the crowd. No jokes. No material. Just kinda walked up there and started… talking to people. You’ve seen comics do crowd work,” Barry told Hill. “I filmed this tour. It was seven cities. Lance Bangs, who you may know, has directed a lot of cool stuff… we had a whole film crew, and we filmed seven shows, starting in San Diego, going up to Anchorage, Alaska.”
Todd Barry: Final Crowd Work Tour
The High Watt, 1 Cannery Row, Nashville, TN, 37203
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This amazing, super-duper mega-event kicks off TUESDAY, April 1st!
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Of course these shows are mostly show-up and go-up open mics, but there are so many benefits to be gained by registering for the Festival:
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Silver Level Package: – official festival t-shirt
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– admission to the industry / booker meet and greet sessions
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Tanner Inman is a fearless and unique performer who will dominate any stage he may find. He is deliberately the artistic genius and village idiot all at once. An experimental comic’s comic who still possesses the ability to appeal to the rest of the world. Tanner is not one to be missed.
Finalist, 2013 Laughing Skull Festival (Fourth Place), Winner of 2011 Creative Loafing’s Best Comedian in Atlanta and 2009 Atlanta Stands Up Andy Kaufman award.
SPiFFY SQUiRREL is Nashville’s only truly independent, underground professional weekly alt comedy show. Featuring touring comedians from all corners of the earth, plus outstanding local regulars who are worth paying attention to. Sundays at 7:30pm at The East Room for just $5 cover. Produced and hosted by NashvilleStandUp.com’s Chad Riden.
Charismatic, relatable and honest to a fault, Cam O’Connor is one of the hardest working young comedians in the Midwest. In a relatively short period of time, he has opened for Kyle Kinane, Stewart Huff and Doug Stanhope, and was the touring opener for Ryan Singer and Jarrod Harris on their “Organic Comedy Tour.” The twelve-state “Organic” tour, which celebrated underground comedy scenes across the country, was filmed for a documentary that is scheduled to be released in 2014. Cam was recently a finalist in both the 2012 Funniest Person in Cincinnati competition and the Bob & Tom All-Star Contest. A native of Indianapolis, IN, Cam is the creator of Rocketship Comedy, a series of stand-up showcases that are quickly becoming a preferred destination for many of the most respected names in comedy.
DISCLAIMER: Cam O’Connor is NOT one of the most respected names in comedy.
Quick to quote Nietzsche and T-Pain in the same breath, Dwight Simmons is a true wildcard. He touches on everything including, but not limited to, social commentary, relationships, sex, children, politics and of course racial issues. Having grown up in two completely different environments, one predominantly rich, one predominantly poor, Dwight offers an interesting and fresh perspective that represents both sides of the spectrum. Visit Dwight online at: Rooftopcomedy.com/comics/DwightSimmons, Facebook.com/Dwsimmon, Twitter.com/UnWellSpoken
Tom Brady is a comic living in Chicago by way of Bloomington, IN. His personal, yet silly style of comedy has led to him winning the 2009 and 2011 Bloomington Comedy Festivals, held at the Comedy Attic in Bloomington, IN. Recently, Tom was featured on PBS as a centerpiece for a segment on the art of comedy. This summer, he has been chosen to perform on the main stage at the Limestone Comedy Festival in Bloomington, IN, as well as on the main stage at the Cincinnati Brew Haha Comedy Festival in Cincinnati, OH. Visit Tom online at: tomabrady.tumblr.com, Rooftopcomedy.com/comics/TomBrady, Facebook.com/tomallenbrady, Twitter.com/tomabrady
SPiFFY SQUiRREL is Nashville’s only truly independent, underground professional weekly alt comedy show. Featuring touring comedians from all corners of the earth, plus outstanding local regulars who are worth paying attention to. Sundays at 7:30pm at The East Room for just $5 cover. Produced and hosted by NashvilleStandUp.com’s Chad Riden.
The Pink Collar Comedy Tour, featuring New York-based comedians Erin Judge, Abbi Crutchfield, Carrie Gravenson, and Kaytlin Bailey, will bring cutting-edge, hilarious stand-up comedy to Nashville in March 2014. “Pink collar” is a term designating a type of worker just like blue collar or white collar, only it refers to work said to be stereotypical women’s work and is typically in the service industry although these comedians are anything but typical!
The Pink Collar Comedy Tour premiered in South Carolina in 2012 and has since played to packed houses in more than 25 cities, including Austin, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francsico, Raleigh, and more. The Boston Globe said it best: The Pink Collar Comedy Tour is “smart comedy by female comics.”
Kaytlin Bailey is the founder of the Pink Collar Comedy Tour and performs regularly at the famous Vagabond Cafe in the West Village of Manhattan. Her nothing-to-lose honesty and brazen comedic style are sure to make you laugh, or avoid eye contact with your significant other…and mom. She is originally from Raleigh, NC and a College of Charleston alum.
Abbi Crutchfield is a comedian, writer and actor from Indianapolis, IN listed as one of the 18 Funny Women You Should Be Following on Twitter by Huffington Post Comedy. She produces the live comedy hour The Living Room Show in New York City. She has been featured on VH1 and MTV as well as in national commercials.
Carrie Gravenson, a native New Yorker, won the 2009 New York Underground Comedy Festival’s Emerging Talent Stand-Up Competition and was a runner up in 2009′s Catch a Rising Star Stand-Up Competition. She was a semi-finalist in the Ventura Comedy competition and the She Devil comedy contest in 2012. She also co-produces “The Tomfoolery Hour,” a popular monthly comedy showcase in New York City.
Erin Judge has appeared on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham” and at comedy clubs and festivals all around the world. This Brooklyn native recently released her first stand-up album, So Many Choices by Rooftop Comedy Productions to rave reviews. When she is not touring she produces the popular comedy hour The Afterlife at New York City’s historic Sidewalk Cafe.
SPiFFY SQUiRREL is Nashville’s only truly independent, underground professional weekly alt comedy show. Featuring touring comedians from all corners of the earth, plus outstanding local regulars who are worth paying attention to. Sundays at 7:30pm at The East Room for just $5 cover. Produced and hosted by NashvilleStandUp.com’s Chad Riden.
3/16/2014 7:30pm: The Pink Collar Comedy Tour: Erin Judge (Comedy Central), Carrie Gravenson (Catch a Rising Star), Abbi Crutchfield (VH1), Kaytlin Bailey (Vagabond Cafe) & more. Facebook.com/events/248690955304846/
6:30pm doors open
7:30pm show begins
7:31pm you’re late, dummy
