So- I'm a slacker and have horribly neglected this community. Anyway- Saw Mike Birbiglia last night and he was wicked funny! Also really cool to chat with afterwards. He did a pretty long set and answered someone's cell phone. My friend Kara thinks he has a hot ass. He's a cool, chill guy, and is in the top ten for Comedy Central's Standup Showdown Check it out. There's a lot of good comedians on there, but Mike was one of the coolest to come through in a long time.
Love is being able to say things from stand-up bits and having the other person pick up on it and start acting it out.
While sitting in front of the fan (because it was 85 degrees out at 9 o'clock) Him: Oscilliating fan, what a cruel joke that is, huh? Me: Yeah, it's like waiting for a bus. (both of us acting very excited and refreshed while the fan is blowing on us) Him: That was good, wasn't it? That was nice. (as the fan blows past him) Him: Ahhh! I wasn't ready! Dammit!
From Kevin James, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff.
Also, as I was getting money from an ATM
"Run! It's Mike Wallace, run! The media is there!"
Here's the message I sent to Jackie and her reply. Huzzah for geeky fandom.
If I wrote stand upand let my hair go back to it's natural color and cut it short, I think we would have the same act. I just watched you on Comedy Central, and am ridiculously impressed. It was so refreshing to hear a woman talking about dorky stuff like videogames and the "Dork Forest." I believe it is about a third of the way into the Dork Forest that I met my fiance, who loves videogames almost as much as I do. In a world where there is a shortage of truly excellent female comics, and an even greater shortage of female comics who don't just talk about their boyfriends for half an hour you are a delicious rarity. Also, FF Legends is indeed one of the best videogames ever. Currently I'm about 100 hours in FF-X, with some Tony Hawk on the side. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you how much I loved our act. Hopefully someday you will be doing a show near me and I can come see you in person. There are too few of us hip-geeky chicks out there, we need to stick together. Sincerely, Quinn
And her reply
Hi Quinn,
First. Cool name. Tony Hawk on the side is sweet! I play mostly uprights cuz having them in the house decreases productivity. Thanks for liking the set! I have some material about the boyfriend, but since he works at playstation, it's really just more video game stuff. I hope you beat the games and don't do anything too drastic to your hair. Mine is "foiled" anyway. take care, jackie
By way of introduction: I started this community because there seemed to be a shortage of communities about stand-up that were not dedicated to a specific comic. So I says to myself, self I says, why don't you start a community dedicated to general stand-up discussion. So then I says, self, that's a good idea, I will do just that!
And I did.
Once again, stand up has restored my faith in humanity. I wrote Jackie Kashian a short email, saying that I enjoyed her act, and she wrote me back quickly and nicely. Yaay! She is currently in an argument with the town of North Platt, NE. Muaha, this makes me think I should write to more comics.
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