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The new season of Last Comic premiers Thursday, May 22nd on NBC.
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Zanies and Nashville-based comic Rik Roberts are offering new sessions of the popular "School of Laughs" classes. Coming up in the next few months: the Business of Comedy Seminar, Intro to Improv, Stand Up Level One: Writing, and Stand Up Level Two: Performance. More details after the jump..
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"Super High Me" is a film featuring comedian Doug Benson that explores the current situation with medical marijuana in California and the United States, specifically focusing on the conflict between federal and state law and the explosive growth in medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles over the past two years.
As part of his journey, Doug smokes, eats and vaporizes medical marijuana for thirty consecutive days in order to get "Super High." But there is a catch-first Doug must go thirty days without any marijuana and undertakes a number of tests, completing the same tests while medicated and while sober, in an effort to find out what marijuana does and how it really affects people. Along the way, we follow Doug as he goes out on the road to stand up gigs across the country and hangs out with fellow comedians Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk and Patton Oswalt.
You know that movie Super Size Me, where that guy Morgan Spurlock ate McDonald's every meal for 30 days? People actually paid money to see that. Well, if that's a movie, I've got a movie! I'm going to smoke pot every day for 30 days, and it's going to be called Super High Me, or Business As Usual.. I haven't decided on a title yet. But guess what? McDonald's is going to be in my movie too!- Joke from Doug Benson's stand up act, 2006
SUPER HIGH ME will be rolling across the country in a series of grassroots screening events. What's different here is that the screenings won't be at the local multiplex, and you won't find listings in the local paper. SuperHighMeMovie.com has offered everybody the chance to ROLL YOUR OWN screening of SUPER HIGH ME. For FREE. Yes, free. Screenings start, of course, on 4/20.. and NashvilleStandUp.com is doing just that.
Join us on Sunday, April 20th at Spanky's Sportsbar and Grill as we premier SUPER HIGH ME in Nashville. Booze and full menu available. SEATING IS LIMITED and we are NOT selling tickets or charging admission. Get there early so you get a good seat & some munchies. We'll begin the film at 4:20pm.
Spanky's is located directly behind the WalMart at the intersection of Harding Place and Nolensville Road in Nashville, Tennessee. Call 615-837-3450 if you're too baked to find your way there.
Spanky's Sportsbar & Grill
330 Welch Road
Nashville, TN 37211
615-837-3450
UPDATE: NORML will also be hosting a 4/20 Film Fest at the Belcourt Theatre and will also show SUPER HIGH ME at 10pm, accompanied by the pot-friendly standup of Wix Wichmann:
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UPDATE: here are the winners from the Nashville showcase who will move on to the next stage: Dale Jones, Mary Mack, Taylor Mason, Heath Hyche, Erin Jackson.
On Monday, March 3rd, NBC's "Last Comic Standing" will be holding open call auditions from 9-5 at Zanies in Nashville.. so start camping out now, insane homeless guy in the chicken suit! The call-back / "crushing disappointment for all" show is at 7:30 p.m. and costs $10. The news media and NBC cameras will be all over the place.. ignoring the actual comics in line and flocking to the wacky jackasses without a clue or any jokes. See you there!
Reports have been filtering in from comics around the country about how the auditions in other cities went.. and we've heard a LOT of negative remarks from a lot of angry people but comics still seem to want to go audition for it.. and it's undeniable that the show has certainly made household names out of a few hard working, very funny people. Even if the chances are very slim of progressing on to the next stages of the competition, here's an opportunity to get together with a hundred or so comics from all over - old friends and new ones - and have a unique, potentially fun day together.
On January 27, 2004, when they came to Nashville to film for season two.. we had a ball. N'Sup passed out fliers to everybody in line that said, "don't worry, we didn't win either" and had directions to our open mic show that night at the Bar Car. The place was packed and we had comic after comic go up until 2 or 3 in the morning. It was a lot of fun.
From Zanies.com:
NBC’s hit competition show “Last Comic Standing” and host Bill Bellamy is ready to roll in a barrel of laughs when they hit the road in a multi-city search for America’s funniest new comedian for season six."Last Comic Standing" is looking for one thing - someone who can bring the funny! Candidates should be at least 18 years of age and be prepared to showcase their funniest two minutes for the talent scouts. The top comics from each city will advance to the semi-finals where they will be narrowed down to the top 10 finalists, who will then engage in a fiercely funny and fast-paced competition where only one will become the next "Last Comic Standing."
MARCH 3
NASHVILLE, TN
Zanies
Doors open at 9:00 a.m.
2025 8th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37204
615-269-0221Call-back show: 7:30PM
$10.00
"Last Comic Standing" is produced by Peter Engel Productions and Universal Media Studios. The executive producers are Peter Engel ("Saved By the Bell," "The Next Best Thing"), David Friedman (NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly) and Barry Katz ("Action," "Dane Cook's Tourgasm"). Javier Winnik (NBC’s "The Singing Bee") and Noel Guerra (Bravo’s “Project Runway”) are co-executive producers.
If you're here in Nashville, come by Zanies and see the spectacle.. and if you can get tickets to the call-back show, by all means.. go! It'll be fun. If you can't, join the comics who didn't make the cut over at the open mic at Big Tony's Pizza in Hermitage:
Big Tony's Pizza
4054 Andrew Jackson Way
Hermitage, Tennessee 37076
(615) 391-9099
Show starts at 7pm. No cover. Show up and go up. Great pizza and booze available!
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NashvilleStandUp.com's Tuesday night Open Mic stand-up comedy show continues next week at the new place with the same times, rules and hilarity.
Come see us:
Spanky's Sportsbar & Grill
330 Welch Road
Nashville, Tennessee 37211
(615) 837-3450
(behind the Wal-Mart at the intersection of Harding Place and Nolensville)
The Tuesday night open mic stand-up show was started about ten years ago in a corner on the second floor of Cummins Station. The show has evolved over the years as comics, hosts, regulars in the audience and the venue has changed.. and N'Sup would like to thank everybody who has supported this show over the years, especially Kenny Winchell, Lundy Lee, Tim Northern, Jody Faison, Kazu, and the staff and residents of Cummins Station.
We hope to see you at the new place!
Got a favorite Bar Car memory? Remind us over in the N'Sup Forum!
The Chris Loyd & Friends Comedy Show
8pm Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008
Music City Bar & Grill
2416 Music Valley Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
615.883.2367
no cover! 2-for-1 pints! 21+
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Nashville-based comedy website MangyDog.com will be recording a live podcast in honor of its first CD release. The show will feature sketch comedy, songs, and stand-up from the Ultimate Comedy group. 8pm, Thursday, Feb. 28. Bongo Java After Hours Theater. $5 cover includes free CD.
"The Mangy Dog Radio Hour Whoop Dee Doo!" is a podcast featuring character-driven sketch comedy skits, prank phone calls, silly songs and stand-up from comedians Jesse Perry, Mark Anundson, Sean Parrott and (sometimes) Chad Riden plus contributions from various other comedian friends of the show. After 20 hilarious episodes, the show is releasing a "best of" cd, after which ComedyPodcast.com will take the "first season" episodes off-line forever.
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Late breaking news!
The showcase originally scheduled to be the first show at Spanky's has been moved to the Bar Car. We'll close down the old place TONIGHT with one last show featuring - Jesse Perry, Mark Anundson and Chad Riden, hosted by Joe Southards.
Come out and help us celebrate 10 years of fun at the Bar Car with this final show. You never know, we may just do One Last Joke.
Hope to see you tonight!
Bar Car @ Cummins Station
209 10th Avenue South
(10th & Demonbreun, behind the Frist)
Nashville, TN
8pm
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