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Comedy Whatevs and Evs Amen Published Feb 21, 2009Absurdist Eugene Mirman possesses no "life coach" qualifications but in his hilarious new book, The Will to Whatevs - A Guide to Modern Li...
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Mitch Hedberg Good Gosh Published Nov 23, 2008Breathing fresh air into observational stand-up, Mitch Hedberg was a weirdo who coined absurd, effortless jokes and one-liners (e.g. "Dogs a...
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Mike Birbiglia Shares Secrets Published Mar 24, 2008New York-via-Massachusetts comedian Mike Birbiglia strikes a one-two punch based on his blog, My Secret Public Journal. (birbigs.com) A hila...
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Patton Oswalt Patton Pending Published Jul 23, 2007Patton Oswalt has completed a rare feat in the annals of stand-up comedy. As Sub Pop releases Oswalt's second album, Werewolves and Lollipop...
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Eugene Mirman Takes Aim Published Apr 26, 2007One of the brightest young minds in comedy, New York comic and filmmaker Eugene Mirman is on the cusp of stardom with his new album En Garde...
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Demetri Martin He Is Trendspotting Published Feb 20, 2007You may not know the name, but there's a chance you've met Demetri Martin. He's everywhere. With a shaggy mop, youthful complexion and drape...
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Chappelle's Blacklist CONSPIRACY Published Feb 01, 2006Rampant rumours of mental breakdown and drug addiction greeted the announcement that comedy superstar Dave Chappelle would not complete the...
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Bill Hicks Prescient Pervert Published Jan 01, 2006Comedian Bill Hicks (who died in 1994) was a stand-up American on so many levels: he was a chain smoker, an alcoholic, a coke addict, a porn...
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Robert Pollard Guided By Giggles Published Apr 01, 2005So you're usually the life of the party, eh? Just two shots of rum and you're Robin Williams, Dave Chappelle and Seinfeld all rolled up into...