This is a Great Time to Go to the Comedy Club!
This is a Great Time to Go to the Comedy Club!
This is a great time to hang out at your local comedy club. Why would I say such a thing.
Due to the economic downturn and a number of other factors the number of comedy clubs have decreased in recent years. High gas prices have cut out many of the one Nighters which means fewer and fewer stages for the comic to work on. While this is a bad thing for the comics trying to hit it big it has also raised the bar to get the remaining gigs. The talent at your local comedy could be at an all time high. So it is a great time to go see some very talented performers.
Categories: Comedy
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Comic Book Collecting 101
Collecting comic books is a source of joy for many comic book and graphic novel enthusiasts. However, many collectors have trouble finding comics that they feel would be worth collecting and don’t really know what to do with them when they do. There are a number of ways that collectors and comic enthusiasts can find out where to buy, sell and trade collectible comics and other memorabilia.
Categories: Comics & Animation
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How to Be a Working Comic: An Insider’s Guide to a Career in Stand-Up Comedy
From Library Journal
Schwensen, former talent coordinator for A&E’s An Evening at the Improv, reminds us that comedy is a business and provides specific and useful advice on basic issues such as headshots, resumes, and agents. While Schwensen sensibly advises novices to be original and to work steadily at stage time, Jay Sankey’s Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy (LJ 5/1/98) offers much more on the craft of performance. Nearly half of this book is devoted to brief interviews with 12 top comedians (e.g., Drew Carey, Rhonda Shear, and Rene Hicks). While Jeff Dunham observes that “comedy has taken such a nose-dive,” Schwensen does not otherwise acknowledge that comedians face a shrinking stand-up industry. For strong performing arts collections.?Norman Oder, “Library Journal”Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
This truly funny book about being funny is also a serious guide to the business of laughter and how to make it pay off. New Yor… Read more…
Categories: Comedy
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How to Secure Low Comic Book Prices for your Comic Book Collection
Comic books are for the most part an easy way to relax and enjoy the exploits of your favorite characters form action series, science fiction and in some cases fantasy series. The comic books are for the most part not that expensive and you can also buy back issues of series that you may have missed or want to read. With all of these comic books you will need to know what the comic book prices are.
Categories: Comics & Animation
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Why Is Hitting Animals Not Funny In America But It Is Everywhere Else?
I see commercials all the time where animals get hurt and it’s pretty darn funny. Now they aren’t really hurting them so it’s not cruelty to animals. It’s no different than when a comic takes a hilarious fall. So why are we Americans so uptight, why is it ok showing humans getting hurt but not ok to show the illusion of punting a kitten?
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Categories: Pets & Animals
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Comic Book Collector Questions
Many of us collected comic books as kids. As adults, we think back to a simpler time when our biggest worry was the release of the latest edition of our favorite comic. At the time, we collected comics simply because we loved them.
As we grew up, however, our interests changed. We became adults and too grown up for comic books. We might still have a stack of old comics in the attic, though, or we may have sold them at a yard sale years ago.
Categories: Comics & Animation
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