news, show listings, contests, ticket give-aways and slander about Nashville's comedy community
Lahna Turner‘s new video for her song “Angus Bangs Sheep” features many Nashville-based comics, including Scott D. Hill, Dan Whitehurst, Chad Riden, Kim Seals Parks, Manny Agee and Monty Hicks.. plus a lot of sheep.
Wanna watch the video? BE WARNED: you WILL see Scott Hill’s bare ass a LOT:
NOTE: No sheep were pleasured during the production of this video.
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. Follow and reply to @IronComic to play along at home.
The January 25th show lineup includes: Nashville’s Brad Hinderliter, John Thornton Jr and Sean Parrott; Knoxville’s J. LaLonde; plus from Atlanta, Joe Pettis and Nick Trammell. Nashville’s Jonnie W will be headlining the event.
Here’s a clip of Johnnie W:
The NashvilleStandUp.com Showcase featuring Iron Comic
Tues., Jan. 25, 2011
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:
Tues., Jan. 25, 2011 – 7:30 pm
More info about the N’Sup Showcase @ Zanies is available at: http://NashvilleStandUp.com/showcase/
The Insufficient Funds Tour: Five Austin-based comics and a film crew venture out on the road in a cramped RV to spread funny across the Southern U.S.
Featuring: Frank Washington, Jim Kirkland, Steve Cox, Eric Kennedy and Bobby Panzaroni joined by Nashville comics Sean Parrott and Chad Riden for one show only.
Sunday, 1/16 7pm
$8
Bongo Java – Belmont
2007 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/InsufficientFundsTour
Over the weekend we’ve been digging through the archives and found a couple better quality copies of sketch videos from Nashville comedians that were previously posted on MangyDog.com and YouTube at lower resolution. We’ve uploaded the cleaner versions to Funny Or Die for your enjoyment:
Comedy And You: An Edu-taining Enter-cation film about stand-up comedy
Featuring Keith Alberstadt, Chad Riden, Dave Young and Jesse Perry, a voice-over from Steve Kane and cameos from several other Nashville comics. Produced by MangyDog Productions. Edited by international idiots, inc. on July 17, 2006.
movie trailer: GNATS! “Terror has never been so annoying”
Featuring Jesse Perry, Chad Riden, John Selby, Melissa Young, Robert Tucker, and Bubba. Produced sometime around September 2001.
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. Follow and reply to @IronComic to play along at home.
The show is hosted and produced by NashvilleStandUp.com’s Chad Riden. The December 20th show lineup includes: Indiana’s Brent Smalley; former Nashvillian, now Knoxville-based Riley Fox; Nashville to Chicago transplant Ben Bergman; Nashville’s gift to Seattle Billy Wayne Davis; PLUS Nashville’s Brian E. Kiley, Mike James, James Austin Johnson, Johnny Q. Amish, Renard Hirsch, Gary Fletcher, “Happy Birthday Gary“‘s Sean Parrott PLUS a musical sketch from “Glasses 2 Glasses”, and Los Angeles’ favorite former Nashvillian Jesse Case will be headlining the event.
I can’t find any clips of Jesse Case online, but here’s a clip of Billy Wayne Davis from RooftopComedy:
The NashvilleStandUp.com Showcase featuring Iron Comic
Mon., Dec. 20, 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:
Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 – 7:30 pm
More info about the N’Sup Showcase @ Zanies is available at: http://NashvilleStandUp.com/showcase/