OK, so by now we all know that Doug Benson smokes weed.  I mean, the man created The Marijuana-Logues.  Benson is an expert at crafting jokes for the weed smoking community, and has taken this talent to the big screen.  In Super High Me, Doug Benson sets out to discover what effects marijuana have on his stand-up career, his mind, and his body.

Based on a concept similar to Morgan Spurlock’s “Super Size Me”, Doug Benson documents his experience of abstaining from weed for 30 days, and then consuming massive amounts for 30 days.  Since Doug is already a stoner, the 30 days of sobriety are just as funny as his 30 days of being baked.

Super High Me is just as much about stand-up comedy as it is about weed. The film has some excellent cameos from the LA comedy scene. Comedians Jimmy Dore, Sarah Silverman, Dana Gould, Zach Galifianakis, Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt and tons of others discuss their views on marijuana, and one of them even smokes it on camera.

People that don’t enjoy smoking reefer will enjoy this movie as well. “Super High Me” examines California’s system of medical marijuana use and adds a much needed layer of seriousness that keeps the movie from being just a bunch of dumb stoner moments.

Go check out some of Doug’s clips on RooftopComedy.com, and add “Super High Me” to the top of your Netflix queue!

Posted: August 14th, 2008 under Reviews.
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Last night Iliza Shlesinger was announced as the first female (and sixth overall) winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing.   Along with a cash prize, development deal, and a new car, Iliza will join a few of the other finalists on a nationwide tour.  Hopefully this will be a perfect jump start to take her to superstar-dome.

As a nod to female comics everywhere, here is one of my favorite clips from Maria Bamford discussing women comics:

Posted: August 8th, 2008 under Reviews, Ruminations, theorizations and stuff.
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OK, so we’ve all seen John McCain’s ad where he calls Barack Obama the world’s biggest celebrity and likens him to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.  Recently, Paris Hilton felt the urge to defend her honor and came right back at McCain with a video of her own.  In the words of Paolo, “God bless America”.

Check out what Costaki Economopolous has to say about all of this:

Posted: August 5th, 2008 under Reviews, Ruminations, theorizations and stuff.
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Tune in to Comedy Central tonight at 11 p.m. for an all-new, one-hour stand-up special from Jimmy Dore.

In the stand-up special, “the weed-philosophizing political commentator” will give his humorous explanations for why the Clinton sex scandal upset the American public, why watching Christian talk shows is dangerous when you’re high and delves into the paranoia surrounding retailer The Gap.  “Plus, Dore makes Al-Qaeda look less scary—by naming a fruity vodka drink after them!,” network officials said.

Several members of the RooftopComedy staff (including myself) were lucky enough to attend the live taping of this show at the Fillmore in San Francisco.  I can tell you first hand that this show was gut-bustingly funny.  If you’re a long-time fan of Jimmy, you will not be disappointed, and if you’re new to his material, this is Jimmy at his best.  I suggest you turn off your cell phone, throw on some sweat pants, and settle in for a night of hilarity!

Posted: August 1st, 2008 under Press Releases, Ruminations, theorizations and stuff.
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Posted: July 11th, 2008 under Cool stuff from RooftopComedy.
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Jennifer is trying to get back home, but its a lot more complicated than that. The guy sitting next to her in the taxi is smoking cigarettes, but won’t roll the window down because he doesn’t want to let the tear gas in. The 70 year old grandmother on her other side wants to know why her Arabic is so bad, why she doesn’t wax her arms and why at the age of 28 she is not yet married. It’s 100 degrees outside, and she’s been in this taxi for 2 hours even though it should have been a 20 minute ride. And all she can focus on are the soldiers on the one side of the road shooting rubber bullets through traffic at the kids hurling stones on the other side of the road. Wait, why did she want to come to Palestine?

Oh yes that’s right, sick and tired of the unsolicited discussions, debates and disagreements about her identity and her opinions about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Jennifer decides to go to Palestine and figure it out for herself. Join her on American and Palestinian soil on auditions, bad dates, and across military checkpoints as she navigates the thorny question of "where are you from?",  and defines for herself what being a single, Christian Palestinian-American woman really means. Apparently it means a lot of comedy.

Read more about I Heart Hamas, after the jump!

Posted: July 8th, 2008 under Press Releases.
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Posted: June 27th, 2008 under Ruminations, theorizations and stuff.
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After 3 great years of booze, short stories, and crazy phone calls, Air Out My Shorts (AoMS) has finally made it to their 100th episode!

Join hosts Preston Buttons & The Word Whore as they clumsily narrate their way through submitted works of Short Fiction: often painfully, always absent-mindedly and completely unencumbered by any relevant credentials!

Though each episode of Air Out My Shorts will make a somewhat valiant attempt to present a short work of original fiction, Buttons & The Whore are a FAR CRY from traditional — let alone knowledgeable literary critics. This free-form netcast is intended only in good ALTERNATIVE UNCENSORED fun and will not be appropriate for all listeners OR aspiring authors.

Posted: June 26th, 2008 under Cool stuff from RooftopComedy, Press Releases, Reviews.
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Following the Final of the NIVEA Funny Women Awards at the Comedy Store in London, Funny Women are proud to announce that the winner of this year’s awards is Katherine Ryan.

Canadian Katherine Ryan is a recent arrival to the UK only having properly lived here since January 2008.  Crossing the pond with her comedian fiancé because “comedy in the UK is the best in the world”, Katherine is a former children’s TV presenter as well as a stand up.

“I’m delighted to have won” Katherine said, “I didn’t think I would as all the girls were so funny and talented and it was great just to be included in such a brilliant line up.  I didn’t quite believe it when they called my name, but I’m really thrilled – especially about the year’s supply of NIVEA products. I tried the bathrobe on as soon as I got offstage!”

“Katherine is a brilliant comic and gave a stand out performance at the Final“ Funny Women producer Lynne Parker adds, “she was confident and witty with some inspired material – a real funny woman.”

Read more about Katherine, after the jump!

Posted: June 26th, 2008 under Press Releases.
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In tribute to a true comedy great, HBO will be airing every one of Carlin’s specials in a two day marathon. Starting this Wednesday at 8PM, dial in and check out some amazing comedy!

Posted: June 25th, 2008 under Press Releases, Ruminations, theorizations and stuff.
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