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<p>Entries from March 1, 2008 - March 31, 2008</p>
<p>Monday Mar 31 2008  Tom McCaffrey Signs Record Deal With Crazy Hair</p>
<p>Monday, March 31, 2008 at 5:57PM It was announced today that Tom McCaffrey will be coming to a boombox near you. From the press release:> Crazy Hair Productions (CHP) has teamed with Brooklyn-based It Takes A Lot To Laugh Productions to sign New York comedian Tom McCaffrey to CHP Management. The album is scheduled for release early this summer and will be available at music retail outlets in New York City and at www.tommccaffrey.net. The CD will be recorded live at Pianos (152 Ludlow St.) on Sunday, April 20, 2008, at 8:00 PM.</p>
<p>Photo: Anya GarrettWe e-spoke to Scott Rogowsky, the man in charge of It Takes a Lot To Laugh Productions, to ask a few questions:> When you say he's signed to CHP Management, the word "management" here means the CD recording and production? Or are you guys handling the artist management/booking/deal-getting stuff too?</p>
<p>Tom was signed to a record deal with CHP Management. CHP Management encompasses recording, production, promotion, and artist development. In its current incarnation, CHP does not manage the career of its clients like a Generate or 3 Arts would, but we are in talks with Tom to expand our relationship to cover booking and "deal-getting" responsibilities. A tour in support of the CD is an example of what we're considering.How did the idea to start a comedy label come to be?Tom was the impetus, to be quite honest. I've been a fan of his for so long, and it just dawned on me a couple of months ago after a show we did at Roger Williams--this guy needs to be seen and heard by everyone. He performs just about every night of the week in New York, and I feel like he, along with so many other great comics in this city, doesn't get the appreciation he deserves. I approached my friend Travis Sluss, who has been running his recording studio and production company (Crazy Hair Productions) for 4 or 5 years now. He was working strictly with musical acts. I convinced him to partner with me and my comedy production team (It Takes A Lot To Laugh Productions) to invest in this new comedy label. He's got the equipment and the industry expertise... I've got the good sense to not let talents like Tom fall through the cracks. And if this first project is successful, there will be more to follow! What AST Records is doing in LA, I'd like to be doing here in New York. And you don't need me to tell you that Tom is not alone in that "underappreciated New York comedian" category.</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 3 Comments in The Beehive Monday Mar 31 2008  Daily Bee-log</p>
<p>Monday, March 31, 2008 at 11:54AM --Maybe Hillary wrote out the wrong mailing address? Or perhaps she affixed a 39 cent stamp to the envelope, totally unaware that it costs 41 cents to send a letter now? Surely, the check is on its way. [Baratunde Thurston] --Mole person surfaces from his home 10 stories beneath Grand Central only to struggle with sophisticated new touch screen technology. [Ann Carr] --They should start this same sort of business but with loose sluts instead of puppies. [Gothamist] --Newly minted 30-year old warns us of our collective dark future: moisturizer application with a spatula. [MCC]</p>
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<p>The Apiary | Post a Comment in Daily Bee-log Monday Mar 31 2008  The Honey Shot</p>
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<p>Dave Pasquesi and David Cross in Chicagolanta, last night at The Magnet Theater | Photo: Christian CapozzoliPhoto submissions to keith3000@gmail.com.</p>
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<p>keithhuang | Post a Comment in Photos Friday Mar 28 2008  Colours</p>
<p>Friday, March 28, 2008 at 10:49AM Something strange is happening in the town of Colours. It hasn't rained in years and the dogs are carrying wallets. Billy Scafuri and Tim Bierbaum, creators of the webcomic The Librarianist, will take you to Colours every Friday on The Apiary.</p>
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<p>In September 2002, a lesser-known Dave Chappelle, dressed as "Lyle," tooled around Times Square with Joe Rogan, pinning blue ribbons on great "New York Boobs" | Photo: JadonTVA year later, Dave would spam his Comedy Central show list: "So we're at lunch and somebody mentions Rick James, to which Charlie [Murphy] responds, 'You know, I had to fight Rick over 10 different times.' Needless to say, we dropped our forks and immediately started prepping the sketch. ... One of most rewarding parts of making the sketch was showing the finished product to Charlie and Eddie a few weeks ago. We're pretty sure we saw Eddie wipe a tear away he was laughing so hard. Pretty surreal." (Feb. 11, 2004)Photo submissions to keith3000@gmail.com.</p>
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<p>keithhuang | 1 Comment in Photos Thursday Mar 27 2008  Inside With: Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld</p>
<p>Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 12:25PM We've interviewed a lot of folks here, but none as ace as Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld, the CollegeHumor officemates responsible for the site's hit series Hardly Working as well as their creative outpost, which is immensely popular amongst the Tumblr community, JakeandAmir.com. If you don't know much about them yet, prepare yourself for a couple days of mindlessly clicking through their video archive. Their tight and quirky vids are packed with real laughs and the sketches are never 10 seconds longer than they need to be. Today, Jake and Amir face the toughest QQs of their lives, including questions such as, but not limited to: "Who are you people??" and "Do you really have an MTV deal?" How did all of this happen? What are your backgrounds and how did you get started at Connected Ventures?Amir: I started writing for CollegeHumor in 2003 when I was a sophomore at UC Berkeley -- sending them articles every couple weeks. As I was getting ready to graduate in June of 2005, CH had signed a book deal and used some of the money to hire me, so I moved to New York to work there as a full time writer right away. Jake: I started writing articles for CollegeHumor in 2005, a year later I moved to New York and started as an intern. Eventually I started working all the time and getting paid. We moved offices last April and Amir and I got seated across from each other.Do you actually still do actual work there? Or has work become writing and shooting Jake and Amir videos all day?Jake: We do other work for CH, some people might not call it that, though. For instance, I am in charge of keeping up the Cute College Girl section. Amir: My actual job is to help with the videos on the site. Finding popular internet videos, uploading them, captioning them etc. We also help come up the original videos that we shoot around the office that aren't "Jake and Amir based. The one's we call Hardly Working. We usually save the actual shooting/editing of Jake and Amirs for after work.It's truly awesome how in recent years, CollegeHumor has birthed its own stable of talent. If the Internet's not buzzing about the CH founders, it's talking about you guys or the Prank War or Moberg or the latest video on CHTV. CH/CV is creating and defining our collective web experience as well as our culture in a number of different ways. Has that been the business plan all along? And are you all a part of The 250?Amir: Wow, thanks. I don't think the business plan all along has been to hire people to get the internet buzzing. I think that's just a byproduct of 50 creative/talented/funny people who work together and encourage each other. Eventually somebody will create something or do something that a greater audience becomes interested in. Jake: What's the 250 thing? Amir: Don't worry about it...</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 5 Comments in EXCLUSIVELY at The Apiary Thursday Mar 27 2008  Daily Bee-Log</p>
<p>Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 9:46AM --Learn how to speak to beatniks, jazz musicians, and juvenile delinquents with Del Close. [Ze Frank] --Butthead wins at life. Again. [Brad Steuernagel] --Charlie Rose has talked to a lot of comedians. [Sandpaper Suit] --Alex Blagg enters THE BLOGTAGON with UFC Champion Quinton Rampage Jackson. [BestWeekEver]</p>
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<p>The Apiary | Post a Comment in Daily Bee-log Thursday Mar 27 2008  The Honey Shot</p>
<p>Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 5:00AM</p>
<p>At The Dave Hill Explosion, Ira Glass (This American Life) looks on approvingly as Dave Hill plays bongos and trusty-yet-volatile sidekick Phil strums alongside musician Moby | Photo: AnonymousDo you photograph shows? Or has someone taken a great photo of you recently? Send in new shots or links to keith3000@gmail.com.</p>
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