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<p>Friday Jul 29 2011  SPOTTED: Alden Ford and Justin Tyler and Some Turkey Burgers</p>
<p>Friday, July 29, 2011 at 10:10AM Sidecar's Alden Ford and Justin Tyler were SPOTTED recently in Union Square handing out FREE! turkey burgers on behalf of some kind of mobile advocacy group/death panel dedicated to the slaughter of hundreds of millions of adorable baby turkeys. A truck full of turkey slingers is cruising around NYC this week, it might be in front of your home or office right now. Go look. Not sure what the microphone in this picture is for. Is a reality series about turkey sandwiches in the works? The Apiary | Post a Comment | 3 References tagged Alden Ford , Justin Tyler , Turkey Trucks in General Interest Tuesday Jul 12 2011  GIVEAWAY | A pair of tickets to The Paley Center to see Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant</p>
<p>Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 4:03PM TOMORROW NIGHT at The Paley Center For Media, Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garantwill discuss their new book (Writing Movies For Fun & Profit) and share their winning insider life tips and strategies with the world. We have two pairs of RUSH passes to give away. Hurry! Here are the details:</p>
<p>> Robert Ben Garant andThomas Lennonmade their names with such fresh, innovative television comedies as MTV’s beloved cult sketch showThe Stateand Comedy Central’s uproariousReno 911!They have also written successful screenplays—including the likes ofHerbie: Fully Loaded,The Pacifier,Balls of Fury, and theNight at the Museumfilms—which have grossed in excess of one billion dollars. Expanding on their new guide about their time in the Tinseltown trenches (Writing Movies for Fun and Profit) Garant and Lennon will hold forth on the process of mainstream Hollywood screenwriting…and earning scads of dough.</p>
<p>TICKETS/INFO: Writing Movies For Fun & Profit: Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant @ The Paley Center - 7/13</p>
<p>Writing Movies For Fun and Profit from Thomas Lennon</p>
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<p>1) "LIKE" this page on Facebook then shoot us a quick email with "Paley Center Tickets" in the subject line.</p>
<p>2) Do this by noon tomorrow (7/13).</p>
<p>Two winners will be selected at random--we'll reach out to you tomorrow around 12:30PM if you're one of them!</p>
<p>The Apiary | 2 Comments | 1 Reference tagged Robert Ben Garant , The Paley Center , Thomas Lennon in General Interest Friday Jun 17 2011  Third Issue of The Devastator Hits Shelves and Storefronts</p>
<p>Friday, June 17, 2011 at 4:17PM The self-described "quarterly comedy magazine for humans" known as The Devastator released its 3rd issue this week. It features many essential stories about cats and a cover drawn by Conan O'Brien's famed graphics guy, Pierre Bernard.Here's a preview.</p>
<p>Open publication - Free publishing - More cats The Apiary | 1 Comment | 5 References tagged The Devastator , cats in General Interest Wednesday Jun 15 2011  You Need 4 Jobs and an Online Tip Jar to Make a Living in Comedy Now</p>
<p>Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 4:40PM With JFL Chicago sweeping the Windy City, The Tribune went door to door asking comedy folks there what's in their wallet. Short answer: a couple nickels to rub together and a bus ticket to the coast. Here's an example of how one person survives there:</p>
<p>> STACEY SMITH calls herself a goofball. At one point, Smith, 23, was taking classes at the city’s big four improv theaters simultaneously: iO, Second City, The Annoyance Theatre and ComedySportz. Between tuition, renting rehearsal space and hiring an improv coach, Smith said she had spent roughly $7,000 on training during her two years in Chicago.</p>
<p>> These are the ways Smith stays financially afloat: (1) She’s a nanny 10 hours a day, four days a week; (2) she began doing voiceover work, including a Web ad for Motorola headsets; (3) she bought “HTML for Dummies,” taught herself Web design and now creates websites for fellow comedians; (4) she wrote a one-woman show called “Confessions of a Chubby Tomboy” and performs it at comedy festivals; (5) she set up a donation page on her website that reads, “Thank you for supporting live independent theatre.” So far she’s received $800.</p>
<p>The resume of Stacey Smith sounds eerily similar to that of you, me and everyone we know. So do you think all these formative Chicago comedy schools are all just teaching future generations to be jack-of-no-trade, flittering fruit flies with an aversion to making serious dough? Or is that some kind of unique skill we all bring to the table? The Apiary | 2 Comments | 37 References in General Interest Wednesday Jun 01 2011  Mike Myers Debuts a New Act with The Modern Weepers</p>
<p>Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 2:41PM  Fred Armisen and Mike Myers are The Modern Weepers | Photos via BrooklynVegan</p>
<p>BrooklynVegan whipped its readers into an incensed frenzy, pumping speculation on the people behind an unknown band performing a sold out show at the Mercury Lounge last weekend called The Modern Weepers. As it turned out, The Modern Weepers were none other than Mike Myers and Fred Armisen trying out a brand new act. Spike Jonze was apparently at the show to film it all, which tells me this is just the tip of the iceberg. One BV commenter intuits:</p>
<p>> If Spike Jonze was filming this, I doubt it was just a one-off thing. I mean, it probably is one-off in the sense that there likely won't be a tour (at least not right now), but not a one-off in that this probably isn't the first we will hear of Modern Weepers. If I had to guess, it seems like they're testing the waters for a new schtick (aka Austin Powers, Love Guru, etc) that they can use in a future film or other project.</p>
<p>It's good to see Myers back on the scene!</p>
<p>The Apiary | 1 Comment tagged The Modern Weepers in General Interest Monday May 23 2011  United States Opens Border For Kumail Nanjiani</p>
<p>Monday, May 23, 2011 at 3:56PM  A sample of software Nanjiani may have used to become a US citizen Pakistani born comedian Kumail Nanjiani announced today that he's finally passed the parallel parking part of his U.S. citizenship test. He didn't hit a single cone! He tweets:</p>
<p>> First meal as American: Freedom fries and hamburger with American cheese, except now I call it just cheese. #citizen #getoffmylawn</p>
<p>Welcome to America!</p>
<p>The Apiary | Post a Comment | 1 Reference tagged Kumail Nanjiani in General Interest Monday May 23 2011  Essential Osama Bin Laden Beach Gear</p>
<p>Monday, May 23, 2011 at 1:19PM If you're heading to the beach this Memorial Day weekend, here's a quick checklist of things to pack:</p>
<p>* Sunscreen</p>
<p>* Beach umbrella</p>
<p>* Thong</p>
<p>* Osama Bin Laden is Dead T-shirt</p>
<p>I was just in Miami (hanging with Gloria Estefan) and I stopped working on my tan long enough to notice that the beach shops were buzzing with commemorative Osama t-shirts. They're fashionable AND great for swimming in.</p>
<p>Which is your favorite??</p>
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<p>The Apiary | Post a Comment | 6 References tagged beach gear in General Interest Tuesday May 03 2011  Inside the Party at Bin Laden's Farewell Sing-a-Long at Ground Zero</p>
<p>Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 4:55PM In his weekly email blasts to promo Sweet, Seth Herzog ruminates about current events and whatever else is going on in the world. This week, Seth shared a first hand account of the ticker tape parade at Ground Zero held in honor of Osama Bin Laden's body getting riddled with bullets and dumped in the ocean. He writes:</p>
<p>> Well, we did it, America. We killed Osama Bin Laden (But let’s be honest, his career has been dead for years). No more, "We can blah, blah, blah but we can’t find Osama" jokes. Judging from the reaction, it feels like America really needed this win. I live across the street from Ground Zero, so I’m reminded everyday of what happened. And when I heard that people were gathering down there. I decided to go downstairs and see the emotion for myself. Immediately you felt that rare NY vibe, where strangers are just coming up to you and introducing themselves, hugging you and saying, "It’s a good night" and "Finally" in proud yet somber tones. Once I got to the "ground zero of celebrating" which was at Ground Zero, everyone was excitedly staring at each other, and no one knew what to do. Like when a city wins a championship: There’s all this energy and no one knows where to direct it. So that’s when cars get turned over and businesses get burned. In this case, they sang. Boy did they sing. Anything that was remotely patriotic was sung, "The Star Spangled Banner," "God Bless America," "My Country Tis of Thee," and then when there was nothing else: the Pledge of Allegiance. No joke. And it happened more than once. People were climbing up the poles, waving flags, and yes, spewing champagne on the crowd like a rap video. Then as the crowd grew, so did the “attention seekers,” the kind that show up outside MJ trials or OJ hearings. There was a guy in a Captain America costume (ok, appropriate) and then a dude with an accordion and a Donald Duck costume (Um. Sure. I guess both Disney and Osama hated Jews, so that’s something). But once guys starting yelling at women, who were up on people’s shoulders, to "Show your tits" it was time for me to leave (only because I don’t think any tits were going to be shown). Its weird to cheer for someone’s death, it made me think this is what it must have felt like to be at the Roman Coliseum. Sometimes I think we’re sore winners.</p>
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