ONLINE ONLY OPEN MIC #2 – Monday, August 3, 2015
hosted by Chad Riden & Mary Jay Berger
SIGN UP AT 9, SHOW AT 9:30 Central
streaming LIVE online on YouTube & NashvilleStandUp.com
TO WATCH: we will post the video link HERE & on Facebook & twitter at 9pm. All you need is access to YouTube.
TO PARTICIPATE:
STEP 1: get Skype for your computer or phone or your watch or your toaster or however you use the chinternet
STEP 2: add chad.riden as a contact
STEP 3: ???
STEP 4: profit
STEP 5: sign-up BY COMMENTING ON THIS POST! We’ll post a lineup here once it’s ready.
STEP 6: show starts at 9:30. please wait patiently for your turn.
STEP 7: when you see the guy in front of you in line on the live stream, DISCONNECT from YouTube (turn down your radio!) and make sure you are ACTIVE on Skype. WE WILL CALL YOU.
“Brilliant. The modern day version of Crank Yankers.” – Bob Pettit, Aqua Teen Hunger Force art director
“The Picture Show” is a stand up comedy presentation of stock photos from the internet and Facebook posts of Atlanta-based comedian Ben Palmer asking companies ridiculous questions and their hilarious responses, and also Ben’s ‘Freelance Customer Service,’ a bit where Ben answers questions on behalf of the company and raises hell and confusion on the consumers who initially asked the questions. His hilarious responses finally poke fun at the people who live to pester corporations through petty complaints and disillusioned requests.
After being fired from his job for posting pictures of his vacation on Facebook, Ben felt that it was time to go at the corporate world and its consumers. If they can view his profile and do as they please, Ben felt that he should be able to do the same. He uses his years of experience as an actual customer service representative for JoAnn Fabrics and an environmental company, in which he fielded call after call of angry customers without ever being able to express his true feelings.
Ben’s work can be found on Amazon.com in the form of two published books, Stock Photos with Captions, a collection of stock photographs with hilarious captions, and Freelance Customer Service, a story of Ben’s quest to provide the most excellent freelance customer service on Facebook for companies that he does not work for.
Ben has maneuvered his way onto three separate court television shows, Judge Alex, Judge Joe Brown, and Judge Alex again, appearing as a witness, plaintiff, and defendant, arranging court cases with his friends to sue each other and splitting the money. Ben has been performing stand up comedy for six years and has worked at clubs and theatres throughout the country.
Smorgasbord Showcase featuring: Nick Alexander (Charlotte), Mary Jay Berger (Nashville), Cameron Buchholtz (Oklahoma City), DJ Buckley (Nashville), Mo Arora (Atlanta), Brad Sativa (Nashville), Jim Seward (Nashville) & Chad Riden (America’s Favorite Comedian of All Time)
Nick Alexander is one of the top ranked comedians in the world, if you go by alphabetical order. Hailing from Charlotte, NC, Nick covers a wide range of subjects from comic books and dating to politics and religion. Nick has brought his ranty, witty and dark joke writing to comedy clubs, auditoriums and bars throughout a significant part of the country… depending on your definition of significant.
Mary Jay Berger is an awful person (her mom says she’s sassy). You don’t believe it because she’s so attractive but she is truly terrible. She hates sharing and loves telling people that she’s a doctor. Mary is not a doctor, but she does know more about Harry Potter than Neil deGrasse Tyson knows about anything.
Mary’s credits include: the Mary Watches Movies web series and being kicked out of a Titanic museum. She produces the monthly ‘Flying With Jaybird’ stand-up comedy show and tours the midwest and south east. See the reason Mary Jay Berger’s mom cries every day.
Cameron Buchholtz is a stand up comedian based in Oklahoma City, OK. He is a regular at comedy clubs across the country, has done theater shows with the likes of Chris Hardwick, Tig Notaro and Todd Barry, rock clubs with Michael Ian Black, Maria Bamford, and Neil Hamburger, festivals such as the Moontower Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Fest, FunFunFunFest, and the Gathering of the Juggalos, and took part in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. He is also the host of the laid back interview podcast ‘CB Radio’, where every week he sits down with some of the biggest names in comedy and pop culture.
Mo Arora began his comedy career in Montreal, Canada, and is now based in Atlanta. As an Indian-Canadian and now a Canadian in America, Mo’s comedy often comes from a unique, outsider perspective. An expert writer, Mo articulates the bizarre ways people act when dealing with race, relationships, or getting a drink at the bar. He is also the host of the award-winning podcast, Laughmatic.
Brad Sativa brings his own quick-witted, crazy, intelligent prospective to comedy. His humor is very much influenced by events in his own personal Life. Brad goal is to perform comedy that will allow any demographic to relate.
Jim Seward didn’t follow the normal route to the entertainment business, having served 22 years in the US military. But after spending time in Iraq and using humor to get through stressful situations and to relax his troops, Jim decided to try his hand at stand-up comedy. Walking into his first open mic, he was told by the host he had two and a half minutes to make people laugh. Much to his surprise, they laughed and he never looked back. The truth is, though, Jim shouldn’t be a comic. His parents never divorced. His wife loves him (we don’t know why either, but we know it isn’t for money), his kids are relatively well adjusted. He wasn’t bullied in school. He doesn’t need a therapist. He’s never even been to jail for Pete’s sake. But despite all these major disadvantages, Jim has overcome his doubts and fears of being normal and managed to make people laugh at the reality of everyday living. His quick wit, take on kids, marriage, military experiences, travel and his memories of dating in the 80s takes the audience on a non-stop ride of laughter . Jim has a versatile range of topics that make him ideal from anything to a comedy club to corporate work to a private show. He’s even performed in churches and not been struck by lightning.
Jim has appeared in several episodes of Wicked Attractions and on FBI Takedowns. He also can be seen as the cop in the country music video by Love and Theft, “Night That You’ll Never Forget.” He has performed with Tommy Davidson, Rich Vos, John Heffron, Jon Reep, Bobby Collins and many more.
Chad Riden’s comedy is about his chaotic reality. His last few years have featured bankruptcy, divorce, foreclosure and the best shows of his life. Chad has appeared on “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, the Late Show with David Letterman’s “Tony Mendez Show,” ABC’s “Nashville,” and is featured on CMT-Canada’s upcoming “Mississippi Snake Grabbers.” Biding time until his “snake money starts rolling in” when he is “super duper MF’ing Canada Famous” – Riden continues to tour the nation using his smart-ass super powers for good, not evil.
“Chad’s a good guy. He’s been through a rough divorce and his heart is heavy; he’s got a burden. That burden makes him funny.” – Marc Maron, WTF episode 209 (September, 2011) & in Marc’s book “Attempting Normal.”
7/26/2015 6:30pm: Smorgasbord Showcase featuring: Nick Alexander (Charlotte), Mary Jay Berger (Nashville), Cameron Buchholtz (Oklahoma City), DJ Buckley (Nashville), Mo Arora (Atlanta), Brad Sativa (Nashville), Jim Seward (Nashville) & Chad Riden (America’s Favorite Comedian of All Time): facebook.com/events/1438510823130296/
6:00pm doors open
6:30pm show begins
6:31pm you’re late, dummy
8:00pm show is over
Savannah, TN’s Catfish and Comedy Festival 6/27/2015
Sara Schaefer with Andre Churchwell, Brad Hinderliter, Brandon Sams, Michael Brown, Chad Riden plus improv from Sara Cravens, Judilin Bosita, Dominic Burgess, Ian Gary.
SARA SCHAEFER IS A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STAND UP COMEDIAN, WRITER, AND PRODUCER CURRENTLY BASED IN LOS ANGELES. SHE WAS RECENTLY THE CO-HOST OF MTV’S LATE NIGHT SHOW NIKKI & SARA LIVE. SARA HAS APPEARED ON @MIDNIGHT, JOHN OLIVER’S NEW YORK STAND UP SHOW, LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, BEST WEEK EVER, AND INSIDE AMY SCHUMER. SHE WON TWO EMMY AWARDS FOR HER WORK AT LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, AND HAS WRITTEN FOR BESTWEEKEVER.TV AND WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE.
*SOME MATERIAL INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES
*ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE SERVED
