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<p>Entries from June 1, 2006 - June 30, 2006</p>
<p>Friday Jun 30 2006  The Sting: ASSSSCAT 10th Anniversary spectacular is coming to Irving Plaza, The Burg doesn't need the Hipster Handbook to be cool, Friends don't shoot fireworks at friends on the 4th of July, and more!</p>
<p>Friday, June 30, 2006 at 12:53PM "You grossed him out with your stupid pussy," Howls Gabe Liedman at Jenny Slate in Exciting Brunch Video Featuring Joe MandeElliott Kalan & Friends Challenge Bryan Singer for Superman SupremacyLeo Allen Reads Books -- via NichelleTeenage Daniel Kitson On Some Strange GameshowThe Streets at Webster HallGod's Pottery Prepares for Edinburgh Fringe FestivalNew York's Bravest Boy in Blue, Anthony Devito, Retires From Fashion PoliceStrangers With Candy Boxed Set RELEASEDAmy Sedaris Talks to The Onion AV ClubWorldwide Ban for the Saying, "I threw up just a little in my mouth" Called For Nearly 6 Months AgoWatch: Williamsburg's Must See TV, The BurgThe Rapture Needs Roller Skating Hipsters Like NowNew Jersey a Comedy Hotzone Says America's So-Called Paper of Record -- via JesseColossal ASSSSCAT 10th Anniversary Tickets On Sale Now: Featuring Original UCB, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz, Kevin Dorff, and More!</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 2 Comments in The Beehive Friday Jun 30 2006  Inside With: Sean O'Connor, Andrew Wright, and Nick Maritato, Hosts of Here's The ThingBy Ben Kharakh</p>
<p>Friday, June 30, 2006 at 8:54AM Every Sunday night at Rififi, Sean O'Connor, Nick Maritato, and Andrew Wright host a comedy show called Here's the Thing where they do a little stand up, a sketch, and invite their favorite comics to perform. They must be doing something right, because word is spreading fast. In June, Spin magazine called the show one of the top 101 things to do that month and every week the audience gets bigger.How does Here's the Thing (HTT) compare to other comedy shows?Sean O'Connor: I like to think that the difference between HTT and other comedy shows is that it allows us to do things every show, while at other shows we are in a rotation and don't get to go up every week. Andrew Wright: That would be the difference for us.How about for the audience?Andrew: We've got a really good rotation of comics that we consider some of the best people coming up in the city. So we basically try to book the show as fans to see the show we would want to see. Nick Maritato: We go on stage every Sunday night not really knowing what type of show we are gonna do. It's spontaneous yet written.What are your different strengths and how does that make HTT so unique?Sean: I think Andrew's strengths are his brains. Nick's an excellent actor/character work-shopper. I think I'm really funny and very faux-confident. Andrew: Nick is really great at characters and Improv. Sean is one of the best up-and-coming stand-ups. I'm from Georgia. Nick: Both of my boys are excellent writers. I’m not too shabby myself, but I can’t do it the way they do. They have work ethic. I'm more of a “Let’s just do it and hope it’s not a train wreck” sort of guy.How do you approach writing the bits featured in your show, like billionaire Booble creator Henry H. Henry's attempt to buy out HTT?Sean: The way we approached that "bit" was that I had that idea lying around from a fan fiction Simpsons episode. Nick and Andrew added some amazing jokes and history was made. Andrew: You wrote a fanfic Simpsons episode? Sean: I like how you think I only wrote one. I have seasons. Bart becomes Jewish. "Mad About Jew" is that episode. Lisa slam dunks a basketball, "Mad About Slam Dunk" Andrew: Marge dies in a drunk driving accident. "mad about m.a.d.d."How did the three of you meet?Andrew: Sean and I met because we were on the same bill at each other's shows. We do a lot of the downtown stand-up shows. The moment I knew that I was a fan of Sean's was when he took a sip of water onstage and then said into the microphone, "glug, glug." I was like, "This kid knows comedy!" Sean: Nick and I went to high school together.Are you working on any projects, like a Channel 102 pilot or something?Sean: "White Men Can't Jump : The TV Show" is something that's written.You can visit Here's the Thing online at: www.myspace.com/heresthethingcomedy or see them this (and every) Sunday at 8PM.Ben Kharakh is the creator of the online humor magazine One Trick Pony.</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 2 Comments in EXCLUSIVELY at The Apiary Thursday Jun 29 2006  Lovebirds: Mary Lynn Rajskub & Rush Limbaugh</p>
<p>Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 1:55PM Rush Limbaugh locks bedroom eyes with alleged gal-pal Mary Lynn Rajskub and goes in for a juicy smooch.Story and photos from the Washington PostAnalysis at Best Week Ever</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 3 Comments in The Beehive Thursday Jun 29 2006  A Website For Women</p>
<p>Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 9:04AM Hello Hilarious launched yesterday. It's helmed by Eliza Skinner and features contributions from an all-female pool of comics like Sara Schaefer, Becky Yamamoto, Julie Klausner, the Stickerbook ladies, and more. If you think that all these girls plan on talking about is Luna bars and menses--you are wrong! Hello Hilarious promises "daily updates of show & event recommendations, articles, and interviews - written by some of New York's top writers, artists, and comedians. Music, Art, Comedy, Theatre, Blogs, Food...Comedy."</p>
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<p>The Apiary | Post a Comment in General Interest Thursday Jun 29 2006  Say Something Nice To... Star Jones!</p>
<p>Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 7:39AM It just doesn't seem fair that the whole world is making fun of poor Star Jones right now. The Apiary believes blogs can rise above the callous snarkiness that's so prevalent on OTHER blogs--and we refuse to take part in that kind of vicious warbling. The sight of a wounded celebrity is sadder than the sight of a thousand starving babies, it's time people got together to say something nice for a change... to Star Jones! Let's cheer her up!--Star, in hard times like these, feel safe knowing you will always have the devout love of your husband, Al Reynolds. --You're not a fatty anymore. --I think it's wrong that people call you a bug-eyed mutant. --Having The View on your resume will get you noticed when applying for jobs. --The Surreal Life is casting soon--that would be a great opportunity! --The ratio of people saying little prayers to God for you versus people who are actively sacrificing chickens to Satan against you is probably 5:1 or higher! --Stomach stapling scars are hot. Not as hot as scars from extreme sports or boating accidents, but they're still scars. --At least you don't have a lisp like Babwa Wawa. LOL. She can't even say her own name! What a loser. --You should be happy you got shit-canned, The View fucking sucks.Say something nice!</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 9 Comments in The World Around You Wednesday Jun 28 2006  Whitest Kids Sign Deal With Paramount</p>
<p>Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 10:14AM Here's some explosive news... Variety published a one sentence blurb in a recent article:> Andy Samberg -- known for his Internet spoof "Lazy Sunday" on "Saturday Night Live" -- is being prepped to star in Paramount's "Hot Rod." The studio recently made a deal with the sketch comedy group the Whitest Kids U Know.</p>
<p>And there's another sentence or two on the matter at the William Morris Agency page for The Whitest Kids.This is awesome.</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 1 Comment in TV/Film Wednesday Jun 28 2006  Todd Barry Fistbumps Fan in Awkward Comedian-to-Fan Exchange</p>
<p>Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 8:56AM The comedy fan known only as Njoki recounted the good times she had at Gothamist's Laughable Hype showcase last night. She posted a rundown of the show and wrote extensively about her experience FISTBUMPING Todd Barry. She states:> "I love your comedy, I've seen you before" to which [Todd] responds by giving me another puzzled look, and then he seems to understand that I'm complimenting him but also maybe he's confused that I said I've seen him before? In any case, he decides to say thanks by putting out his hand, shaping it into a fist and waiting for me to do the same so that he can, as the kids put it, give me daps.</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 1 Comment in True Accounts Wednesday Jun 28 2006  Audition Takes Turn For the Banal</p>
<p>Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 7:55AM Comedian Dave Rubin said yesterday on his blog that at a recent audition he was asked the following question:Do you know who Tomax and Xamot are?Is this normal at an audition? What kind of twisted and sadistic casting directors would implore such things? (VH1?) You finish an awesome tap dancing routine, arms outstretched, smiling wide and breathless, only to get runover by a speeding G.I. Joe trivia question. It doesn't seem right.History of Tomax & Xamot</p>
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