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[NP] New Column. New Book. And an endorsement


Photo by Thomas Hawk via Flickr

BIG writing announcements today, folks.

1. I am now a bi-monthly (that's twice a month) columnist for Boston's Weekly Dig!!

And you all have earned a treat. Back in November, I wrote about a nasty experience I had with the MBTA and a bus driver. Then I pulled it down while I went through some "legal" steps. Ultimately there was no major outcome, except for this new and improved retelling...

How I Almost Got a T Stop Named After Me


2. I've just released my third book! Yes, THIRD.

One year ago, I released the "MoJo Quarterly" best of 2005, and it was downloaded over 2,500 times. The idea was to release a book every three months. The idea was stupid. Annual is better. The title of the new "MoJo Journal" is.... (drumroll)

Thank You Congressional Pages!! (for being so damn sexy!)

This is a best of 2006 writing, MoJos and now photos. Free to download. $1 for a hardcopy.

Other matters.

THE WALSH BROTHERS

These are two brothers from Boston who are ridiculously hilarious. They are leaving Boston and moving on to big badass things in the entertainment industry out in Los Angeles. Before they go, here are some east coast shows:

Feb 3, NYC at the UCB Theatre
Feb 9th and 16th weekends at Jimmy Tingle's Theatre in Boston

Seriously, check them out while you can. These dudes are so original and so funny. See them while you can afford the tickets! Really. This is an official Baratunde endorsement, which I bestow rarely

http://www.myspace.com/walshbrothers

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That's all
www.baratunde.com

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[NP] The Year in Racism

EXTRA, EXTRA!, originally uploaded by my hovercraft is full of eels.

My people. I am so excited. For those who've known me a while, you'll remember that I started with this comedy thing through writing. The title "NewsPhlash" is from my college-era email newsletter, and I wrote funny joints in The Harvard Crimson. All good. Well, after a seven year break, I have returned to the world of print journalism. Check out my piece "The Year in Racism " in Boston's Weekly Dig newspaper. http://www.weeklydig.com/news_opinions/articles/the_year_in_racism Here's the teaser line: "From KKKramer, to scholarships for white folks, to the return of Trent Lott, it was not a pretty year" I'm a huge fan of the Dig (the Weekly, not the Big) and have wanted to write for them for a while. Let me know what you think. Reply here or post comments up on the Dig's site. Let `em know your boy is back!! Happy ChristmaHannuKwaazika! - Baratunde Thurston www.baratunde.com (always) STAY IN TOUCH MYSPACE FACEBOOK YOUTUBE BLOG

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[NP] I'm Goin Back to Cali PLUS new video!

What it is yall?

I just got back to Boston after a week in nearly every American timezone! My Portland, Oregon vacation was muy perfecto with additional brief stops in Minneapolis, Cedar Rapids and Chicago. I was last in Chicago for my improv summer program and spent all Thursday night back at the Improv Olympic taking in the talent. If you live there or will go, check out The Reckoning.

Now, an exciting and fun-filled NewsPhlash for ya.


THIS WEEK'S WINNER

is Charles in Clinton, Louisiana!!

Charles had, hands down, the best answers. Here's a sample:

Q: When did you first see Baratunde perform or read his work, etc.? What do you remember?

A: I was in this weird blog link exploration fuque. I was surfing buzzflash, which lead to patriotboy, which lead to only God knows and among my many stops I came upon the blog goodcrimethink. Loving Orwell and Brother's with Glasses (We need a sex symbol for the ocularly impaired, Urkel isn't cutting it)I immediately began to devour this site as if in a fever dream. Then I blackedout. A few days later I remember reading some blog on the net, looked it up, and have been here ever since.

Q: Please provide a contact at a club, theatre or college you think would dig Baratunde's comedy
A: I live in effing Louisiana, Clinton louisiana. My next door neighbors have more shotguns than they do family members, and they're a family of 8. I can't jog at night for fear of getting shot. Please don't come here, I'd be so sorry for being respondible for what happens.

Q: This is your chance to say anything else you feel the need to get off your chest right about now.
A: Free stuff from comedy sites is how I maintain my sanity. If give aways like this did not exist, I would be forced into a life of crime to be able to afford my insatiable comedian habit. I don't want to rob an old lady to get my Baratunde fix, but I will if it comes to that. Don't let it come to that. I love my Grandma.

Thanks so much Charles. You're hilarious. Now, stop it! To everybody else. We're doing this giveaway EVERY week until April. You can win t-shirts and books.

Just fill out this questionnaire to enter.



I'M GOIN BACK TO CALI, STYLIN, PROFILIN

I was just notified that I've been accepted into the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition and Festival! Past contestants and winners include Don "D.C." Curry, Mike Epps, D.L. Hughley, Mark Curry, Jaime Foxx and Chris Tucker. It happens from February 16-18 in and around San Fran, so thanks to my northern Cali people for your patience. I know I haven't been out there in a while. Hopefully I'll get a chance to swing through SoCal as well but no promises just yet.



MOJOS (MOMENTARY JOKES) ARE BACK

I know I've been a bit behind on sharing these, but airplanes + USA Today = new jokes, so enjoy.

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Despite the warnings of meteorologists, absolutely no hurricanes made landfall in the US this year. Scientists explained that a late El Nino pattern was responsible, but the truth is that since the destruction of New Orleans, there was simply a lot less gay sex in 2006.
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A new study finds that most of the funds used to support Iraq's Sunni insurgents comes from Saudi Arabia. After hearing the news, President Bush cuddled with King Abdullah, and the US government doubled its 2007 order of Saudi oil.
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A Mexican woman gave birth on a flight from Mexico to Chicago shortly before landing. That's a mother who takes her illegal immigration seriously!
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and finally, a bonus VIDEO MOJO that I wrote, performed, recorded and uploaded all in the past 48 hours!

Walmart's New Strategy.



STAY IN TOUCH

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/baratunde
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2244
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/baratunde
FLICKR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/baratunde/
MOJOS: http://www.dailycomedy.com/baratunde_thurston/home/
YELP: http://baratunde.yelp.com
BLOG: http://www.baratunde.com/blog

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[NP] T-shirt winners, vintage video and an unforgettable surgery (not mine)

Well, alrighty then. Citizens of Baratundesia, it's good to be back on schedule. We've got a special NewsPhlash for you that will more than make up for the delay. We've got stories of Nintendo Wii addiction, anal stitches (yes, you read that right), some shoutouts and, as promised, our first t-shirt and book contest winners are announced, inspiring me to post my first official standup gig from 2002 online because of you guys! Oh yeah, my YouTube videos have been viewed over 12,500 times!! woohoo! >>>>> Our first contest winners!!! <<<<< #1 Michelle from Providence, RI and #2 Lisa from Boston, MA Michelle will be receiving one autographed copy of my first book, Better Than Crying, Poking Fun at Politics, the Press & Pop Culture. Lisa will be receiving a babydoll, blue Kittens for Breakfast t-shirt! Congratulations ladies! It would be great to get a photo of you with the book and shirt, but no pressure! Highlights from their answers: Lisa's favorite joke, etc. of mine: "ok, i really liked when you had that npr interview with jane elliott. i liked that she received the honorary black person card." Michelle's favorite joke, etc. of mine: "I've liked lots of the blog posts, but I especially liked your contribution to blackpeopleloveus.com. Hey, do you know where I can get some weed?" My Response: Actually, Michelle, you want to talk to my boy Michael Richards. He's got the hook up! Lisa on first seeing me perform: "it was the young professionals for deval fundraiser. i remember your jokes about your name - I've met a Nigerian father and you were right on! i also remember that you didn't just leave after you performed. you stuck around and met people, including me. and you weren't snooty. You offered to include my blog address on your webpage. and then you did it! thanks, man." My Response: Lisa, you are so welcome and so on! I am not snooty! I think I'll put that in my presskit. Michelle on first seeing me perform: I saw your graduation show when you took the standup class like four years ago, 3rd floor of the Hong Kong. Yeah, that's right. You followed Sarah Silverman. She told a joke about how her ex-boyfriend got offended when she said he would've been a really expensive slave. You started with explaining that you would've been a really expensive slave. My Response: That's a pretty close memory there, Michelle. It's true yall. On my first real show ever, I had to follow Sarah Silverman! She indeed closed with that slavery joke. I got up there and said I'd have been a priceless slave. And actually, yall are in luck. Michelle has inspired me! I dug out the video of that first show, and I've just put it Google Video (was too big for YouTube). I'm a bit heavier and a lot less hairy, but it's me. Check it out and see me transition from Sarah Silverman by immediately attacking babies and children.

Check out vintage Baratunde, nearly five years ago!

Remember, I'll be giving away books and t-shirts for the next 21 weeks! The rules are simple. You actually have to be on my email list to have a chance, and I've made the entries a little easier with this web form here. >>>>> You had surgery where? <<<<< I have shared many medical trials and tribulations with you people, and from time to time I've wondered, am I a bit too open about all this? Is it too much information? A conversation I had on Saturday night has assured me that I haven't even gotten close. I was at a friend's birthday party, and within five minutes of meeting a woman there, she proceeded to tell me about how she required surgery on her actual anus. I know! And then she told me about the anal stitches. I know, yall! But since I had to suffer, so will you! At no point in our introduction did I ask, "So, how do you know Bob, and by the way, do you have any anecdotes you could share involving your anus? Really? You do!? Well do carry on!" Now that you're warmed up. Let's continue with the weekend. >>>>> I installed Linux on my old laptop <<<<< During the day on Saturday, I was a motivated man. I updated my mailing list, submitted to some comedy festivals, went shopping, worked to overthrow our corporatist government, and I even bought candles for my apartment. I've found that myrrhe works really well to get rid of that Thankstaking genocide dinner aroma. I had finished my errands, and decided to go to the mall. You have to understand, there was no reason to go to the mall. I had the damn candles (BTW, Dyptique on Newbury is the hotness), yet I found myself in the Best Buy. I knew why I was there. I wanted to get a Nintendo Wii. The last time I went through major medical drama (see tuberculosis 2004), I bought myself a hacked Xbox. I thought a mini-stroke qualified me for a Wii, but Best Buy didn't have any. Then I started checking out the Xbox 360. Then I went to EB Games, and they didn't have a Wii, but they had the Nintendo DS Lite which looked so cute and purchaseable! Then I went back to Best Buy and nearly attacked the sales guy. "Well, when will you get the Wii? Do you at least have a demo I could play. Please?! I just want to hold the controller!" It was when I found myself in the Apple store surfing eBay for the non-existent WiiBox 360 Lite that I realized I had a problem. I went home, busted out an old IBM laptop that wasn't doing the world any good, and proceeded to install Ubuntu Linux on it. Ahhh, sweet relief. I just needed to play with some technology. I needed the rush of downloading updates and pushing buttons. Anytime I find myself fiending for a game console, I just play with my free Linux machine. Mmmmm, security patches. >>>>> Save the dates <<<<< No shows this week. I'm off to Portland, OR for a little rest and relaxation (see abnormal migraines and fake stroke 2006), but there are a few Boston shows you should mark down. December 8th & 9th The Comedy Studio and a very special announcement... The Laughing Liberally Lab is coming to Boston! January 17th, 2007. and I'll be hosting!! >>>>> Shoutouts <<<<< To this guy, who nearly escapes a high speed police car chase twice! What a driver. To one of my favorite new websites, www.yelp.com. It has cool local reviews of restaurants, night life and stuff. Kind of like Citysearch but better. Check out my reviews via baratunde.yelp.com >>>>> MoJos (Momentary Jokes) <<<<< next week, yall. I'm tired. ---------------------- Baratunde Thurston Comedian, Author, Vigilante Pundit www.baratunde.com and everywhere else Internet tubes are found... MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/baratunde FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2244 YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/baratunde FLICKR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/baratunde/ MOJOS: http://www.dailycomedy.com/baratunde_thurston/home/ YELP: http://baratunde.yelp.com BLOG: http://www.baratunde.com/blog

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[NP] Next Station, Baratunde.com. Doors Opening on Your Left

also available online @ http://www.baratunde.com/blog/archives/2006/11/np_next_station.html

I've always dreamed of having a subway station named after me, and it looks as though my wish may come true. Keep reading to find out about that, my upcoming shows in NYC, how the Def Jam audition went, a link to my post-election analysis on public radio plus a new, weekly t-shirt giveaway

This is a long one, but worth every word unlike previous NewsPhlashes which were worth maybe every fifth word at best.

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UPCOMING SHOWS
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Tuesday, November 14th (TONIGHT!)
Morrison Motel
Cornelia Street Cafe b/w Bleecker & West 4th, 9pm, $10
feat. John Morrison, Brian Longwell, Ophira Eisenberg, Frank Vignola & more
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/get_here.asp
(go there early and have a great dinner)

Saturday November 18th
Comedy at the Shea, 8pm
Shea Theatre, Turner Falls, Mass.
headliner Tony V (The Brotherhood on Showtime)
http://www.sheacomedy.com/

Monday November 20th
Laughing Liberally, NYC, 8pm
45th Street Theatre b/w 8th & 9th
feat. Dean Obeidallah (SNL), Julie Goldman (VH-1) & more
http://www.laughingliberally.com

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What Happened with Def Jam, Son!?
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Oh, THAT ol' thing?

The Def Comedy Jam auditions were hot hot hot. I felt like I had a great set, but I won't know anything solid for a few months. In the meanwhile, check out this blog entry for more about the show and how I got to be in a TV pilot scene directed by Kevin Bright (producer of Friends).

http://www.baratunde.com/blog/archives/2006/11/so_how_did_def.html

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PUBLIC RADIO SHOULD JUST GIVE ME A SHOW ALREADY!
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As you can imagine, I thought last week was like the 21st century version of the end of slavery, given the results of the elections. I was chatting with some expat friends in Europe, and while they love the stronger currency over there, they're really looking forward to coming home now that sanity has triumphed.

Here in Massachusetts, Deval Patrick won in a landslide versus Kerry "Rape Me" Healey. I've been involved in Patrick's campaign from the start and am proud to say I've done some writing for him.

The good folks over at Christopher Lydon's Radio Open Source had me on for a second time, this time to discuss my take on the national and state results.

You can listen to the show here:

http://www.radioopensource.org/its-wednesday-morning-was-it-good-for-you/

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IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING:
BUS DRIVER NEARLY ASSAULTS SEXY MAN
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Due to the seriousness of the threats I faced, I have (at least temporarily) removed my account of the MBTA incident from this site.

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T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY
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In 23 weeks, I will have been doing standup comedy for five years. To celebrate, I'm giving away a book or t-shirt to a member of my mailing list for EACH OF THOSE WEEKS!!

That's right. And YOU get a t-shirt!! and YOU get a t-shirt!! and YOU get a book, etc.

23 weeks.
23 shirts or books.

Here's how it works. I'm showing love just to you folks on my email list. You've been with me through the Friendster implosion. You survived when those tubes on the Internet got all clogged with Sen. Ted Stevens's bullshit. You kept reading even though doing so made you a cut and run, Christmas-hating, flip flopping traitor.

(To those reading this on my blog, Facebook or MySpace, join the email list at www.baratunde.com for a chance to win.)

Rules

1. You must REPLY to a NewsPhlash email for a chance to win. You can't just be writing me cause you have my email.

2. In your email, please include at least ONE of the following

a) your favorite joke, blog post, book piece or other creation of mine and why
b) when you first saw me perform or read my work and what you remember
c) an explanation as to why Bill Clinton is so buddy-buddy with Bush the elder
d) a response to something I wrote in NewsPhlash
e) a contact at a club, theatre or college you think would dig my comedy

3. Include your first name and current city of residence

4. You must be cool with me mentioning you by name/city in subsequent NewsPhlashes along with your answers to option A through D above, if you win.

5. If you are not selected, you are still eligible to purchase a shirt or book with your own money

6. If you are me, you are not eligible to win

Each week, I'll go through the responses and declare a winner on the following Monday via NewsPhlash and my blog. You do not have to submit in a particular week to be the winner that week. If you reply once, you're in the pool. Multiple submissions won't help you win, but they will make me love you more.

The Prizes.

A choice between

1) My first book, Better Than Crying, autographed
http://www.baratunde.com/book.shtml

2) any one of my t-shirts
http://www.goodstorm.com/stores/baratunde

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UPDATE YOUR MAILING LIST PROFILE PERTY PLEASE
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Finally, many of you may have noticed I'm using a new email list service. The biggest sign that I'm with a new service is that you are actually receiving this message (don't ever do business with topica.com BTW).

What I need you to do is click on the link at the very bottom of this message and update your profile. At a minimum, add your zip code, so I have some idea of where my people are and can provide a more accurate report to the Department of Fatherland Security.

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WHERE TO FIND ME ONLINE
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MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/baratunde
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2244
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/baratunde
FLICKR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/baratunde/
MOJOS: http://www.dailycomedy.com/baratunde_thurston/home/

HOME: http://www.baratunde.com
BLOG: http://www.baratunde.com/blog

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NewsPhlash September 15: podcast is back; comedy central audition in boston

new york city in two words photo by me via Flickr (inside New York's subway). click for detail here's with the shortness of the newsphlashiness for you fans of baratunde thurston 1. Season Three of The Front Porch Podcast is gearing up. check out www.frontporchpodcast.com to hear my birthday episode this week 2. i'm still in New York for the Underground Comedy Fest. so far, i've done five shows with one more late night saturday. it's been a great trip. dare i say i like new york. forgive me mayor menino. 3. BACK TO BOSTON for my homeys (really, cause you live near my home) I'm returning to Boston next week you can see me all week

***** COMEDY CENTRAL AUDITION ****** SUNDAY @ 8pm if you keep beating yourself up for not seeing me live, not buying my books, not buying my shirts and general being a troop-hating disengaged fan, THIS IS THE SHOW TO SEE. 8pm comedy studio @ the hong kong in harvard square ONLY $8!!!! THURSDAY @ 8pm the comedy studio @ the kong in harvard sq FRIDAY & SATURDAY 10pm jimmy tingle's off broadway in davis square see www.baratunde.com or www.myspace.com/baratunde for details peacepeace oh, and buy some cool t-shirts www.goodstorm.com/stores/baratunde

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NewsPhlash September 8, 2006 (my bday is Sept 11)

For those of you who haven't seen the joke, it's true. I was born on 9/11:

That gives you all several hours to work out a gift for me. I'm thinking an end to the Global Islamofascists is in order, huh?! No really, this is your NewsPhlash for the week.

HOW CAN YOU CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY??

gifts. simple. gifts. Not to me. No, here's how it works. On 9/11, I want you to get someone else a gift. How does that help me? Because you're going to get them one of my t-shirts! Check out my increasing selection at

www.goodstorm.com/stores/baratunde

and now for the news...

BARATUNDE INVADES THE NEW YORK UNDERGROUND COMEDY FESTIVAL

I missed the deadline for the Boston Comedy Festival. How lame is that? My own town's comedy fest is going on right now, and I won't be performing. Well, it's all good because I have no less that five gigs in the Big Apple this upcoming week as part of the New York Underground Comedy Festival, including two on my birthday yall! What a way to celebrate. Check em out, and roll out to support your boy!


Sunday September 10th

Comedy Fights Cancer
at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4pm, for patients


Monday September 11th

The Next Wave Show
Gotham Comedy Club
7:30pm, $10 + 2 drinks

A Tribute to NYC's Bravest (9/11 Charity)
The Laugh Lounge
9pm, $10 + 2 drinks


I may be in the mood to gather with folks somewhere and celebrate. holla if you wanna kick it on the lower east side near the Laugh Lounge!!

Tuesday September 12th

I am not performing on Tuesday, but my good friend and fellow Boston comic Myq Kaplan is auditioning for Letterman. You should see the show. Myq is great and I'm sure the other comics are too. 10pm, Gotham Comedy Club. See Myq's site for more details

Thursday September 14th

The Next Wave
Gotham Comedy Club downstairs Vintage Lounge
6:30pm, $10 + 2 drinks

Saturday September 16th
(ok it's really eeeearly sunday morning, but that's sat night)

The Pajama Show, with the ladies of HotBox Comedy
yes, i perform in my pajamas with hot ladies.
The New York Improv
1am

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NewsPhlash Aug 28, 2006: Your Boy is Back (sexy, sexy...)

Wadup NewsPhlasherinos, Blog Readers and MySpace Junkies. So much has been happening and I have so little time to chat right now. Here's a quickie rundown of my time in Chicago, return to standup and the status of my media empire. Yes. Empire. Bow your heads!! 1. MY CHICAGO IMPROV SUMMER WAS OFF THE HOOK!! I spent five weeks this summer studying at the renowned Improv Olympic in Chicago. It was intense. It was strange. It was fun. It was hard! I've been blogging my daily notes over at my blog, GoodCRIMETHINK. Read from the bottom to the top for the full experience. I'll have finished up all the notes within the next few days. 2. I HAVEN'T REALLY DONE STANDUP IN TWO MONTHS I did one lil open mic in Chicago for about five people. Woohoo! Now that I'm back, there's a lot going on. It will be strange transitioning from improv back to standup. I'll either have brilliant new takes on my material, or I'll have lost all competency. Check out some of these shows in the near future ----------- Tonight, August 28th Laughing Liberally Returns to NYC at the 45th Street Theatre in Manhattan 8pm. Tickets $15-30 featuring ME, Dean Obeidallah, Julie Goldman, Scott Blakeman and Lee Camp Tuesday, August 29th I return to my co-hosting duties at Drinking Liberally This is a social, political drinking event No standup but lotsa comedy Nahmean?? at Middlesex Lounge, 315 Mass Ave, Cambridge starts at 7pm Friday, September 1 Cutting Edge at the Campfire at Club Passim in Harvard Sq. Cambridge 8:30pm, $15 Friday September 1 Comedy at Ten at Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Somerville, Mass. 10pm, $5 I think. Saturday, September 2 Private house party in Philly (sorry, if you didn't get the invite by now, you're not invited! but I will perform at your private party if the price/crowd is right) September 7 Stand-Uprov at The Improv Asylum in Boston I do standup, and improvisors improvise based on my words Further down the line we've got
  • Me hosting a political debate for a seat in the Massachusetts legislature (sep 28)
  • MC for the Harvard Black Alumni Weekend (sep 30)
  • Way more shows all over NYC and Boston
  • Performer in the NYC Underground Comedy Festival (sept 8 -16)
  • Online TV appearances and possible show courtesy of the Sweet Mother Project
  • Another showcase for Comedy Central (sept 17)!!!
----------- as always, see my official gig calendar or MySpace profile for full show details ----------- 3. STATUS OF MY MEDIA EMPIRE Ok, so I now have 698 MySpace friends versus about 500 of you on the NewsPhlash email list. Because of the sons of Nigerian dictators and Viagr0, email is becoming less and less effective. You've probably noticed I hardly use my email list. Here's wasup.
  • The blog is my most active place right now. I try to post daily and have a huge backlog of Chicago notes in the queue
  • Much as I still hate MySpace, the thing is effective. I eventually cross-post most blogs there and send out bulletins to hype special shows and projects. I also have some videos up there that aren't even on my main website. Wha??
  • The podcast has been on hiatus since May. This keeps happening. I'll keep it up, but the podcast will be more like TV shows, with seasons. There's just no way I can keep up a weekly radio show with everything else that's happening. Stay tuned for Season 3 of the Front Porch Podcast to start within the next few weeks
  • YouTube is being kept pretty fresh with video of standup posted regularly
  • I post mad photos to my public Flickr photo account
  • My main website remains the hub of most of this activity
  • Last is the NewsPhlash email list for reasons I've already explained
Aight mi gente. That's all for now. That's for supportin, and remember, if the FBI asks you about me, you don't know jack sh*t!!!!

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[NP] Final Big Boston show of the summer - Laughing Liberally

Yo people,

Sorry I've been so out of touch, but with no intern, it's hard to keep up with everybody. The blog is WAY more up to date than this email, so visit www.baratunde.com/blog for more timely goodness on the regular.

For example, you wouldn't have missed my recent post titled, "I hope Rick Santorum gets AIDS." Visit the blog to see the rest.

Most importantly, I'm off to Chicago for most of the summer, studying improv comedy in that great city with the folks at the Improv Olympic.

But like a good movie burglar, I've got one last, big gig before I bid farewell.

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LAUGHING LIBERALLY COMES TO BOSTON

This week.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at 7:30pm @ Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theatre

255 Elm Street, Davis Sq, Somerville MA (next to the Burren)

I will be on all these shows.

visit www.baratunde.com for more info.
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Prices range from $11 to $30 depending on if you're a student, show up on Thursday or have only one testicle.

I've performed with Laughing Liberally on Broadway in NYC and in Vegas this past weekend, both for about 1,500 people. I called General Wesley Clark a short, tiny, adorable general TO HIS FACE on C-SPAN. Ambassador Joe Wilson (the one whose CIA wife was outed by the cowards in the White House) thinks I'm hilarious. The show also hit up LA last weekend for over 1,000 people.

These Boston shows will feature incredible comics from New York City, including Julie Goldman, Dean Obeidallah & Scott Blakeman -- folks from Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central and many other places I only get to visit on my TiVo.

I'm serious. If you've been wanting to see me perform, THIS IS THE SHOW. I'll be doing about 15 minutes on each show, and have a lot of new material.

There are several other shows in the series I'm not doing, because liberals hate black people. See www.jtoffbroadway.com for more info, and go to those if you can't make mine, you racists.

That's about all.

Come to the show. Seriously. You'll regret it. Notice how the ticket prices to my shows keep going up. At this rate, it will cost you $500 to see me next year. Save money. Do it now!!!

Vegas was hot. Check the blog for more updates than that.

www.baratunde.com/blog
www.myspace.com/baratunde

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