<p>*  Home</p>
<p>*  Photos</p>
<p>*  Interviews</p>
<p>*  Videos</p>
<p>*  Reviews</p>
<p>*  Giveaways</p>
<p>*  Jobs</p>

<p>The Apiary</p>
<p>Comedy and Beyond  *  Home</p>
<p>*  Photos</p>
<p>*  Interviews</p>
<p>*  Videos</p>
<p>*  Reviews</p>
<p>*  Giveaways</p>
<p>*  Jobs</p>

<p>Top  *  Home</p>
<p>*  Photos</p>
<p>*  Interviews</p>
<p>*  Videos</p>
<p>*  Reviews</p>
<p>*  Giveaways</p>
<p>*  Jobs</p>

<p>Advertisement</p>
<p>Advertise on the NYC BlogAds Network.</p>

<p>About  *  About Us</p>

<p>Contact theapiary@gmail.com</p>

<p>Meta Syndicate this site (XML)</p>

<p>Archives</p>

<p>Site built and designed by Bathrobewarrior.com</p>

<p>Logo designed by Tim Bierbaum</p>

<p>Total Nonstop News  * Darrell Hammond Fresh Airs It Out | NPR</p>
<p>* Seth Herzog Trapped! In an Elevator | NYMag</p>
<p>* New Album From Andre du Bouchet | iTunes</p>
<p>* The 2011 New York Musical Improv Festival - November 1st - 6th</p>
<p>* 2011 Friars Club Comedy Film Festival Runs October 12th - 16th</p>

<p>More Search Video of the Day Eleven Heads on 11/11 | Koren Ensemble</p>
<p>Fanatical About</p>

<p>Tuesday Feb 10 2009  Video Catch-Up</p>
<p>Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 7:49PM Please enjoy a hearty list of upcoming comedy on the left side of your screen (right above where you can purchase an ad, hint hint). Also, here's some videos!</p>

<p>"Hitler as a Young Adult" from our friends over at The Elders of The Dark Tower (of Xxoron)!</p>

<p>"Jones' Big Ass Truck Rental & Storage voice mails Vol. 1" from our friends at Big Dog Eat Child</p>

<p>And finally, a teaser for the awesomeness that is Demetri Martin's "Important Things"</p>
<p>Important Things with Demetri MartinWed 10:30pm / 9:30c Preview - Time GigoloJoke of the Day</p>
<p>Stand-Up ComedyGet Funny Ringtones</p>
<p>More Funny Videos</p>

<p>In preparation for Valentine's Day, send us your love/romance/heartbreak funny videos and we'll post 'em! Stay strong, and don't touch the dog there. The Apiary | Post a Comment | Share Article in Uncategorized Tuesday Jan 20 2009  Blerds Show!</p>
<p>Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 8:19PM We were excited about it yesterday and now you've got a chance to check it out. The Los Angeles folks from Blerds are getting roasted by our friends at Comedy Coalition.</p>

<p>Official lineup of Roastees: Mike Bridenstine, Mike Burns, Nate Craig, Mike Holmes, Kyle Kinane, TJ Miller, Brady Novak, with a video from Jordan Vogt Roberts. The Roastmaster for the evening is Matt Braunger.</p>

<p>Come check it out tonight at 8pm at the Blue Goose Lounge (5201 W Sunset Blvd). Only $5! The Apiary | Post a Comment | Share Article in Uncategorized Monday Jan 19 2009  Kumail Nanjiani at Tiger Lily, Taking over LA</p>
<p>Monday, January 19, 2009 at 9:33PM Speaking of Tiger Lily, they've got a great line-up tonight, including our friend Kumail Nanjiani. He's actually going to be all over LA this week, so to get you excited we snagged an interview with the man himself. Let's dive in!</p>

<p>You've been featured on both of our sister sites, The Apiary and the now defunct Bastion, so we'll try not to rehash too much.</p>

<p>Sounds good.</p>

<p>You're coming out to LA for some awesome show dates*, have you ever been out to the west coast before?</p>

<p>Oh, I visited a couple years ago, I think we did a Blerds show at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater.</p>

<p>So you still like New York? No chance of stealing you out our way?</p>

<p>Nah, I'm just coming for a week, do a bunch of shows, see a bunch of shows, see how things are, definitely hang out with some Blerds guys... I haven't seen them in a while so I'm definitely looking forward to that.</p>

<p>So let's go way back to the beginning... you graduated from Iowa, moved to Chicago, and met up with Blerds how?</p>
<p>All these guys that we knew did stand-up together in Chicago, and someone came up with the idea to collaborate together. We had all known each other for about two years at that point so when someone thought of collaborating we all just sort of jumped on it.</p>

<p>Any talk of a Blerds reunion or intercoastal podcast?</p>
<p>We started Blerds at a time when we were all sort of ready to make the big move out of Chicago. It's just hard to collaborate when we're all over the country.</p>

<p>But you personally are still doing lots of stand-up and still hosting a video game comedy show at UCB, correct?</p>
<p>Yeah, I do a lot of work for the monthly video game show. I've been really busy; I toured with Zach Galifianakis in mid 2007, then a Stella mid-West tour in December, then opened for Zach after that. I'll be going to Boston in a month with Eugene Mirman, and I'm always playing in clubs in NYC.</p>

<p>Over at The Bastion they had asked about your career goals and you had said "I wanna have congregations of people, couple thousand mayhaps, reciting my bits for hours on end. And then I want them to mail me a royalty fee. That way I get paid for shows I don't even show up to." Are you still mostly stand-up/congregation oriented? Any TV/movie aspirations?</p>
<p>I'll always be doing stand-up just because that's what I want to be doing, but I'm also working on developing TV shows, movies, the video game show at UCB, and a whole new one man show. Unpronounceable [my previous one man show] had some more serious parts in it, the new one should be a little lighter, a little goofier. There's no title yet, because that was the hardest part with Unpronounceable, but the show itself is starting to come together. Zach Galifiniakis is always doing new things, he just does just what he wants to do and is one of the best stand-ups I've ever seen. He's always doing new and weird stuff, he has so many short videos online. I really want to do that, keep doing stand-up and focus on other weird little projects.</p>

<p>The video game show we're pitching to TV already, and it's been running about five or six months now. We sort of used the live show to hone our pitch for television, and I think now we've gotten into a format we really like. It's me and Thomas Middleditch who's fantastic and we're just doing what we want to do. Aside from that I'm just trying not to put all my eggs in one basket.</p>

<p>This may sound stupid, but do you feel like the recession has effected live comedy?</p>
<p>I haven't really noticed anything. In Chicago it was much harder to get audiences to come out to a stand-up show, it really skewed more sort of sketch. Shows in New York have a built-in stand-up audience and every show I've done has been really well attended, and they're really well-produced but cheap to attend shows with big names like Mike Birbiglia, Michael Showalter, and Eugene Mirman.</p>

<p>What are your thoughts on state of comedy in general? There seems to bea trend towards more off the wall comedy like Tim and Eric or Neil Hamburger, as opposed to more "normal" comedy. Any thoughts on that?</p>
<p>I really like it. There are really creative people in New York, and they are finding success without having to compromise. Eugene Mirman is a good example, or Kristen Schaal. It's just really, really weird stuff that people are getting success from. It's a new movement that I don't think is going to take over but it broadens people's horizon and that's always good for the community.</p>

<p>Any final thoughts or sage advice you've picked up from all the big names you're performing with now?</p>
<p>I've found that the best comedians I've seen, the people I've watched growing up, they all seem to be having fun on stage. To me that's eye opening; if you're having fun it's going to be a good show.</p>

<p>*If you're looking down here for show dates and times, you're in luck. Also check Kumail's MySpace Page to stay up to date on his shows.</p>

<p>Jan 19 2009 8:00P What’s up, Tigerlily?</p>
<p>Jan 20 2009 8:30P Comedy Death Ray @ UCB LA</p>
<p>Jan 21 2009 7:00P Punk House @ Westside Eclectic</p>
<p>Jan 22 2009 9:30P One Man Show @ UCB LA</p>
<p>Jan 23 2009 8:00P Hollywood Improv</p>

<p>Thanks to Kumail and all you wonderful readers, and look forward to more up and coming comedians in the future. The Apiary | 2 Comments | Share Article in Uncategorized Monday Dec 01 2008  What's Up, Tiger Lily?</p>
<p>Monday, December 1, 2008 at 6:44PM There's all kinds of happenings going on, both internet and non-internet related. I hope you're all excited and I hope you get a chance to catch this show.</p>

<p>What's Up, Tiger Lily?</p>
<p>Mondays @ 8p</p>
<p>Cuba Libre Bar</p>
<p>1745 N. Vermont</p>
<p>Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027</p>

<p>Hosted by: ED SALAZAR Featuring: MELINDA HILL, TJ MILLER, RICK SHAPIRO, CHIP POPE, DUNCALL TRUSSELL, MOSHE KASHER, MATT PETERS, RON BABCOCK, HAMPTON YOUNT The Apiary | Post a Comment | Share Article in Uncategorized Tuesday Nov 25 2008  Videos! Skinny Bitches, Big Asses... and Christmas!</p>
<p>Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 2:19PM This first video is one that we would love to hate, but really we just love to love. Maybe these are incredibly good-looking women with a hilariously ironic sense of humor, or they're just incredibly good-looking bitches. Either way, it's fun to watch and funny; we're just not sure if you're supposed to laugh with them or at them.</p>

<p>The Skinny Ep.7 - "Raw Food Crazies"</p>

<p>Check out more of The Skinny here (and yes, we realize that we are in fact laughing with them because they're both incredibly talented comedians).</p>

<p>Next, from our friends at Big Dog Eat Child, this guy's got serious deals on storage.</p>
<p>See more funny videos at Funny or Die</p>

<p>And finally, in case you missed it last Sunday, Colbert's Christmas Song!</p>
<p>The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c A Colbert Christmas: Another Christmas SongRon Paul Interview</p>
<p>Bob Barr InterviewGreen Screen</p>
<p>Bill O'Reilly Interview</p>
<p>Yes, it's a funny, catchy song. But what's most amazing is the sheer genius of creating a character who survives on selling out, makes the selling out not only okay but necessary.</p>

<p>Happy Tuesday, comedy fans! The Apiary | Post a Comment | Share Article in Uncategorized Page 1 ... 2 3 4 5 6 ... 87 Next 5 Entries » Copyright © 2011, [theapiary.org]. All rights reserved.</p>