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March 25, 2016March 25, 2016

Help document the greatest dumbest thing we’ve ever done twice on film

help produce a #BrokenRecordShow documentary film

The only thing more pointless and silly than more than DOUBLING the world record for “LONGEST STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW – MULTIPLE COMEDIANS,” would be breaking your own GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title (184 hours, 16 minutes) by just five minutes. Guess what we’re doing?

Last year’s #BrokenRecordShow was SO FUN. We shot video of the entire show to meet GUINNESS’ evidence requirements but we really wish we could have filmed a documentary about what we were doing. We have all the resources we need to successfully run this 8-day long show and beat our own world record, but we don’t have the equipment we need to film a behind the scenes documentary about doing this very dumb thing (again). That’s where you come in.

We’ve launched an IndieGoGo crowd-funding campaign to pay for the minimum equipment we need to film a documentary.

What We Need

Three GoPro Hero4 cameras (3 x $329 = $987)
Six 64GB SD cards (6 x $24 = $144)
One USB hard drive ($125)
If we raise more money than the bare minimum we need ($1256 + 10% to cover the fees IndieGoGo will take out), maybe we’ll be able to buy a MacBook Pro to edit this thing on and be able to compensate people who help us out.

What You’ll Get
We appreciate your help. Here’s some ways we’ll thank you:

VIP all-access passes to the show May 15-23 at The East Room in Nashville, TN – watch hundreds of comics driven to madness by a relentless amount of comedy as many times as you want.
Tickets to an Exclusive Advance Screening of the finished film
Digital download of the finished film
YOUR NAME in the credits of the film / on IMDB
Weird other stuff?

Risks & Challenges
We HAVE done this before. That said, God is cruel and there are several ways he could possibly smote us:

The East Room is destroyed by terrorists who hate freedom and comedy.
What if we DON’T break our own world record? We’ll look pretty dumb, won’t we? The big difference is we first broke the world record after 80 hours and this time it’s going to take us 184 hours and 16 minutes to do it. That’s many more opportunities to screw this up.

Other Ways You Can Help
Some people just can’t contribute, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help:

Please tell your friends on social media!
Volunteer to help! Last year we had over 60 volunteers and we couldn’t have done the show without them.
SHOW UP at the show! We need butts in the seats. Everybody will be much more comfortable with a full audience.
Join the NashvilleStandUp.com mailing list & follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube.
Steal money from some richie rich person who doesn’t deserve what they have and THEN contribute with THAT money.
Wherever you live, go find the local comedy shows and comedians and support them. The super famous incredible “breakout” comics of 10-15 years from now are trying standup comedy for the first time ever this week and you could be there to see them.

Thank you very much for donating and we hope to see you at the show!

December 23, 2015December 23, 2015

We’re going to break our own GUINNESS WORLD RECORD by five minutes May 15-23, 2016

#BrokenRecordShow vol. 2 - May 15-23, 2016 at The East Room

From April 12-20, 2015, Nashville StandUp produced the World Record setting #BrokenRecordShow at The East Room in Nashville, Tennessee – a non-stop 184 hour, 16 minute long standup comedy show that more than doubled the previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title of “Longest Stand-Up Comedy Show – Multiple Comedians.” The show featured about 100 comedians, including surprise celebrity guest sets from Hannibal Buress, Eric Andre, Rory Scovel, Nate Bargatze, Luis J. Gomez, Keith Alberstadt, Jon Reep, Ahmed Ahmed and Killer Beaz.

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By more than doubling the previous record of 80 hours, this non-stop stand up comedy marathon put Nashville into the record books of comedy history. A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title Adjudicator was on site to certify the attempt as an official world record on Wednesday April 15th at 8pm.. but the show kept going until Monday, April 20th, at 4:20am. Hundreds of people attended the event and even more watched online. The successful attempt was covered by many local and international media outlets and mentioned in countless social media posts. It was the greatest, dumbest thing we ever did.. and we’re going to do it again.

Beginning at 11:59am on Sunday, May 15th, 2016, Nashville StandUp will attempt to break it’s own GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for “LONGEST STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW – MULTIPLE COMEDIANS” at The East Room in Nashville, TN.. by five minutes.

The non-stop 8+ day schedule will feature showcases, feature-length, and headliner-length sets, and will include surprise drop-ins from comedians of various levels of fame and fortune. The brainchild of Nashville-based comic DJ Buckley, this record-breaking show is being co-produced by Nashville-based comedian Chad Riden and The East Room’s Ben Jones.

It’s The Greatest Dumbest Thing We’ve Ever Done Twice.

Be a part of history.. again. Tickets are on sale NOW at special EARLY BIRD prices. Here’s the facebook event.

Nashville StandUp is a 509(a)(2) Public Charity with a mission to cultivate and promote middle Tennessee’s growing stand up comedy scene by supporting the Nashville-based comedians that help make the Music City a great place to see live comedy.

World Record holder DJ Buckley being carried around The East Room April 15, 2015. PHOTO: Erika Chambers

August 5, 2015

Narado Moore @ SPiFFY SQUiRREL Comedy Show (The East Room) 8/9/2015

8/9/2015 Narado Moore w/ Tollie Jones, Mike McCall, Jermaine Johnson at Spiffy Squirrel stand-up comedy show at The East Room.

Narado Moore w/ Tollie Jones, Mike McCall, Jermaine Funnymaine Johnson

Narado Moore has been called “The George Carlin of rim job humor,” but is also sometimes referred to as “The Richard Pryor of DeMoins” (by himself, when he is hilariously riffing on some of the crappy comics from out of town he has observed). Narado was the official MVP of NashvilleStandUp.com’s World Record Breaking #BrokenRecordShow in April and continues to slay audiences with his relaxed delivery, keen dissection of the absurdity of life, and the occasional incredibly crude and sexual non-sequitur. Narado never fails to “get the yuks.” HEYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
facebook.com/narado.narado
twitter.com/rod4short

Tollie Jones‘ comedy is favorably described as “if Kids in the Hall did stand-up” and is, if nothing else, always novel. He was selected to perform at the Birmingham music & comedy festival Secret Stages in 2012 and has opened for Doug Stanhope, among other acts.
tollietolliejones.com/
twitter.com/TollieJones
www.tollietolliejones.com/video/

Jermaine Funnymaine Johnson is a 10-year comedy veteran who can be heard on 95.7Jamz M-F 3-7pm in Birmingham, AL. He has featured for over 40 headliners and is a regular at the Stardome comedy club.
www.funnymainecomedy.com/
twitter.com/FunnyMaine
facebook.com/funnymaine

Mike McCall is funny.

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 6:30pm at The East Room for just $5 cover. Produced and hosted by Nashville’s Chad Riden.

8/9/2015 6:30pm: Narado Moore w/ Tollie Jones, Mike McCall, Jermaine Johnson:
facebook.com/events/1024594040885093/

6:00pm doors open
6:30pm show begins
6:31pm you’re late, dummy
8:00pm show is over

The East Room
2412 Gallatin Ave., Nashville, Tennessee 37206
615-335-3137
Facebook.com/TheEastRoom
Twitter.com/TheEastRoom

TICKETS: $5 at the door or in advance online

MORE INFO:
Twitter.com/SpiffySquirrel
Facebook.com/SpiffySquirrel

For Booking Inquiries, contact N’Sup

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015

Nashville StandUp’s “Broken Record Comedy Show” Shatters Previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title

Official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ adjudicator Michael Empric presents the framed certificate to Chad Riden (left) and DJ Buckley (center).

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Apr. 23, 2015 — Nashville StandUp’s “Broken Record Comedy Show” ended its 184 hour, 16 minute run at 4:20am April 20, 2015, setting the new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for: “LONGEST STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW – MULTIPLE COMEDIANS.”

Labeled as, “The Greatest Dumbest Thing We’ve Ever Done!” The show ran non-stop at The East Room in Nashville, Tennessee, beginning Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 12:04pm with DJ Buckley and ending Monday April 20 at 4:20am with Chad Riden.

The previous 80-hour record had been held by the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, CA, for a show which ran from 6 to 9 December 2010. That show included 170 different acts by 150 comedians.

The 80-hour mark was surpassed on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 8:04pm while DJ Buckley was performing. Official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ adjudicator Michael Empric was on site to announce the new record saying, “I’m so excited to announce that with 80 hours and two minutes, you guys have set a new Guinness World Record!” The standing room only crowd at The East Room erupted into cheers, carrying co-host D.J. Buckley on their shoulders with the framed certificate from GUINNESS raised high above his head.

As the crowd settled down, co-host Chad Riden performed a set, saying he did not want the show to ever end. “If we never stop, nobody can ever beat us unless they already started before we did or we die first.” The show continued through the entire duration of Nashville’s Wild West Comedy Festival, which was conducive to celebrity drop-in sets from Hannibal Buress, Rory Scovel, Al Jackson, Eric Andre, Nate Bargatze, Keith Alberstadt, Ahmed Ahmed, Killer Beaz and Jon Reep.

The show finally began wrapping up Sunday night April 19th as the regularly scheduled weekly SPiFFY SQUiRREL Comedy Show presented the “Bestival of the Festival” showcase featuring stand-out performances from crowd favorites Mary Jay Berger, Brad Edwards, Carter Glascock, Monty Mitchell, Jonathan Craig, Brett Cantrell, Narado Moore, Joe Kelley and Jim Seward.

After an amazing set where Narado Moore improvised unflattering impressions of lackluster out of town guest comics, the marathon show came to an end early Monday morning, April 20th with show producers DJ Buckley and Chad Riden doing their final sets. “I want to do this again next year,” said Riden. “I think we have to. I want to break our own record by five minutes just to show that we know how silly and pointless this all is.” As the official clock neared 4:20 a.m., Riden thanked show co-producers Mary Jay Berger, Ben Jones and DJ Buckley, along with Zanies Comedy Clubs’ Brian Dorfman, comedian Nate Bargatze, the Wild West Comedy Festival, Outback Concerts, the dozens of volunteers who staffed the event, the comics who performed and everybody who was in attendance to a standing ovation before hopping off stage.

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015

#BrokenRecordShow ends 184+ hour run at 4:20am April 20, 2015

#BrokenRecordShow started 4/12/2015 12:04pm with D.J. Buckley & ended 4/20 4:20am with Chad Riden.

‪#‎BrokenRecordShow‬ at The East Room featured the best of Nashville’s comedians & even celebrity drop-in sets from Hannibal Buress, Rory Scovel, Al Jackson, Eric Andre, Nate Bargatze, Ahmed Ahmed, Keith Alberstadt, Killer Beaz & Jon Reep. Starting 4/12/2015 12:04pm with D.J. Buckley and ending 4/20 4:20am with Chad Riden, NASHVILLE STANDUP surpassed the previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™ title of 80 hours for “Longest Stand-up Comedy Show – Multiple Comedians” on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 8:04pm and finished at 184+ hours long at 4:20am on April 20th.

I’ll write more about this later but for now, THANK YOU to Mary Jay Berger, Ben Jones, DJ Buckley, Brian Dorfman, Zanies, Outback Concerts, the Wild West Comedy Festival, Nate Bargatze, the comics who performed and attended the show, the Nashville StandUp volunteers and fans who were there to witness The Greatest Dumbest Thing We’ve Ever Done. I love each and every one of you.